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Cho Won-Hee Personal information Full name Cho Won-Hee Date of birth 17 April 1983 Place of birth Seoul, South Korea Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder Club information Current club Guangzhou Evergrande Number 16 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2002 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 1 (0) 2003–2004 Gwangju Sangmu (Army) 33 (2) 2005–2008 Suwon Bluewings 82 (1) 2009–2011 Wigan Athletic 5 (0) 2010 → Suwon Bluewings (Loan) 20 (1) 2011– Guangzhou Evergrande 30 (0) National team‡ 2002–2003 South Korea U-20 9 (1) 2005– South Korea 36 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2009Cho Won-Hee Hangul 조원희 Hanja 趙源熙 Revised Romanization Jo Won-hui McCune–Reischauer Cho Wŏn-hŭi Cho Won-Hee (Hangul: 조원희, born 17 April 1983) is a South Korean footballer who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande as a midfielder.
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Club career
As a child, Cho often played as a forward. Later, when he was picked for South Korean U20 squad, he also played as a left winger. In 2001, Cho was planning to play football at university as many other Korean footballers do, but he failed to do so, so he signed with Ulsan Hyundai, one of the most successful clubs in the K-League . In 2003, Cho decided to join Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix, the army team to finish his army duty and to play first team football. There, he was quite impressive, and after his 2-year-duty at Gwanju, he moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings, a team that was nicknamed "Real Suwon" for its cash-splashing signings. He originally played as a right wingback or right fullback at the Big Bird Stadium, competing for regular with Song Chong-Gug, but in 2007, after a long-term injury of defensive midfielder Kim Nam-Il, he changed his position to defensive midfielder. Throughout the 2007 season, he was not very impressive, and many fans were especially concerned with his rough passing. However, next season, he showed his quality with improved passing and sight, and became a first team regular. After lifting the league trophy with Suwon, he became free agent.
Wigan Athletic
Cho was linked with several European clubs, including German giant Schalke 04 and French side AS Monaco. After trialing with AS Monaco in January 2009,[1] Cho sought another trial with Wigan Athletic after it was revealed that AS Monaco had all of their non-EU player slots filled. He impressed during a trial with the club,[2] and after being granted a work permit, Cho was allowed to join Wigan Athletic on 6 March. Cho played his first reserve game in a 2–2 draw against Liverpool reserves, notching an assist.[3] Cho received a calf injury in a friendly against Iraq where he was kicked in the leg. [4] He nearly missed the remainder of the season, but managed to fully recover so as to make his Premier League debut for Wigan in the final match of the 2008–09 season against Stoke City.[5] So far, Cho has made one appearance as a starter and four as a substitute. He scored a beautiful goal against Norwich City in a pre-season friendly at Carrow Road.
Suwon Bluewings (loan)
He joined Suwon Bluewings on a one-year loan in January 2010.[6]
Guangzhou Evergrande
On 13 February 2011, Cho joined Chinese Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande on a free transfer,[7] which made him the second Korean player to play for Guangzhou F.C. after Park Ji-Ho.
International career
Cho scored his first international goal in his debut game against Iran on 12 October 2005. His shot deflected off an opposing defender and became one of the few goals scored within a minute. This goal is guessed to be the fastest goal South Korean National Team has ever scored, if the unrecorded games in the 50s and the 60s are not counted. Although Cho impressed as a right-back in his first game, he did not make an appearance in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition October 12, 2005 Seoul Iran 1 goal 2–0 Friendly match Club career statistics
- As of 2 November 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total 2002 Ulsan Hyundai FC K-League 1 0 0 0 - 1 0 2003 Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix K-League 23 2 0 0 - - 23 2 2004 10 0 0 0 11 0 - 21 0 2005 Suwon Bluewings K-League 20 0 2 0 9 0 31 0 2006 23 0 2 0 4 0 - 29 0 2007 14 0 2 0 5 0 - 21 0 2008 25 1 1 0 10 0 - 36 1 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2008–09 Wigan Athletic Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 0 2009–10 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 4 0 South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total 2010 Suwon Bluewings K-League 20 1 6 0 - 26 1 China PR League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total 2011 Guangzhou Evergrande Chinese Super League 30 0 2 0 - - 32 0 Total South Korea 136 4 7 0 45 0 188 4 England 5 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 0 China PR 30 0 2 0 0 0 - 32 0 Career total 171 4 9 0 45 0 225 4 Honours
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- K-League: 2008
- FA Cup: 2010
- Hauzen Cup: 2008
- Guangzhou Evergrande
- Individual
- 2008 K-League Best 11
References
- ^ Korea's Cho In Monaco Trial
- ^ "Cho Won-hee impresses Wigan". Sky Sports. 2009-02-18. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_4935897,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Cho gets Wigan green light". Sky Sports. 2009-03-06. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5012637,00.html. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ Wigan's Cho out for season
- ^ "Britannia given Potters treat". Sky Sports. 2009-05-16. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3005626,00.html. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ "Cho agrees Korea return". Sky Sports. 2010-01-04. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11996_5831760,00.html. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
- ^ "恒大官方宣布签强力亚洲外援 前韩国国脚曾踢英超" (in Chinese). sina. 2011-02-13. http://sports.sina.com.cn/j/2011-02-13/10545448533.shtml. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
External links
- Cho Won-Hee profile at the Wigan Athletic website
- (Korean) Cho Won-Hee at kleague.com
- Player Statistics at FIFA
- Cho Won-Hee at National-Football-Teams.com
- Cho Won-Hee career stats at Soccerbase
Awards GK: Kim Byung-Ji DF: Lim Joong-Yong · Yoo Kyoung-Youl · Cho Yong-Hyung · Kim Young-Chul MF: Lee Chun-Soo · Lee Ho · Kim Do-Heon · Cho Won-Hee FW: Park Chu-Young · Leandro MachadoGK: Lee Woon-Jae DF: Adilson · Mato Neretljak · Park Dong-Hyuk · Choi Hyo-Jin MF: Kim Hyeung-Bum · Cho Won-Hee · Ki Sung-Yueng · Lee Chung-Yong FW: Edu · Lee Keun-HoSouth Korea Squads South Korea squad – 2006 FIFA World Cup 1 Lee Woon‑Jae (c) • 2 Kim Young‑Chul • 3 Kim Dong‑Jin • 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul • 5 Kim Nam‑Il • 6 Kim Jin-Kyu • 7 Park Ji‑Sung • 8 Kim Do‑Heon • 9 Ahn Jung‑Hwan • 10 Park Chu‑Young • 11 Seol Ki‑Hyeon • 12 Lee Young‑Pyo • 13 Lee Eul‑Yong • 14 Lee Chun‑Soo • 15 Baek Ji‑Hoon • 16 Chung Kyung‑Ho • 17 Lee Ho • 18 Kim Sang‑Sik • 19 Cho Jae‑Jin • 20 Kim Yong‑Dae • 21 Kim Young‑Kwang • 22 Song Chong‑Gug • 23 Cho Won‑Hee • Coach: AdvocaatGuangzhou Evergrande F.C. – current squad 1 Yang Jun · 2 Tu Dongxu · 3 Paulão · 4 Gao Shunhang · 5 Zhang Linpeng · 6 Feng Xiaoting · 7 Feng Junyan · 9 Cléo · 10 Zheng Zhi · 11 Muriqui · 12 Dong Qingyu · 13 Tang Dechao · 14 Li Jianhua · 15 Conca · 16 Cho Won-Hee · 17 Gao Zhilin · 18 Chen Jianlong · 19 Yang Hao · 20 Ni Bo · 21 Jiang Ning · 22 Li Shuai · 23 Li Zhilang · 24 Shi Hongjun · 25 Yang Yihu · 26 Wu Pingfeng · 27 Ye Weichao · 28 Zhi Xinhua · 29 Gao Lin · 30 Peng Shaoxiong · 31 Zhang Hongnan · 32 Sun Xiang · 33 Li Yan · 34 Huang Jiaqiang · 35 Guo Zichao · 38 Zhang Yujia · 39 Zhang Tianlong · 40 Pan Weiye · Manager: Lee Jang-Soo
Categories:- 1983 births
- Living people
- People from Seoul
- South Korean footballers
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- South Korean expatriates in England
- South Korean expatriates in China
- Association football midfielders
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- Gwangju Sangmu players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Guangzhou FC players
- K-League players
- Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- South Korean expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Expatriate footballers in China
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