How many caps did Cho Young-jeung win for South Korea?

Cho Young-jeung won 109 caps for South Korea, scoring 1 goals.

Which clubs did Cho Young-jeung play for?

Industrial Bank of Korea (1977–1981), Sangmu (1978–1980), Portland Timbers (1981–1982), Chicago Sting (1983–1983), FC Seoul (1984–1987).

Where does Cho Young-jeung rank among South Korea's greatest footballers?

The 33 Legends almanac ranks Cho Young-jeung #31 of South Korea's 33 greatest players of all time, in the Stalwart tier.

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Cho Young-jeung

Stalwart CB Right-footed

Rating

Caps

109

Goals

Life

1954

Clubs

Portland Timbers, Chicago Sting, FC Seoul

#31

Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea

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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A sweeper by trade, he scored in six consecutive K League matches in 1984, a run that stood until Hwang Sun-hong broke it in 1995, and in 1982 he had already made the NASL All-Star first team with the Portland Timbers. Mexico 1986 was his World Cup, framed by Asian Games gold in Bangkok in 1978 and Seoul in 1986, the 1980 Asian Cup final, the 1985 K League with Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, and 113 caps in eleven years. Career record: 109 caps and 1 goals for South Korea; club career at Portland Timbers, Chicago Sting, FC Seoul.

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Career record

1977–1981	Industrial Bank of Korea
1978–1980	Sangmu
1981–1982	Portland Timbers
1983–1983	Chicago Sting
1984–1987	FC Seoul
South Korea	109 caps, 1 goals

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Around Young-jeung in the almanac

One rank above: Park Kyung-hoon at #30.

One rank below: Kim Jin-su at #32.

South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.