33 Legends The football almanac
‹ South Korea's 33

No verified career portrait available.

17 / South Korea · 1997–2006

Choi Jin-cheul

CB
Caps · South Korea
65
Goals · South Korea
4
Life
1971
Clubs
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
#17
Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea
–
The people's rank, live from duel votes

The 2002 back three was Hong Myung-bo, Kim Tae-young and him, and he was still going four years later, voted best player of the 2006 AFC Champions League as Jeonbuk beat Al-Karamah 3-2 in the final. Career record: 65 caps and 4 goals for South Korea; club career at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Career sourcesCareer dates · checked 4 October 2026
Identity and career · Wikidata Q483068
Vote in South Korea's duels Build your South Korea XI

Career record

1996–2007Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea65 caps, 4 goals

Sources

Shared the era

South Korea legends whose careers overlapped Jin-cheul's

The world's great CBs

Around Jin-cheul in the almanac

One rank above: Lee Kang-in at #16.

One rank below: Koo Ja-cheol at #18.

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

Report an error

Page: /legends/kor-choi-jin-cheul

10 to 1,000 characters. Include a source if you can. Keep personal information out of the message.

We store your message, this page and, if provided, your email to review the correction. Email is removed on completion or within 90 days; messages within 365 days. Privacy and deletion.