Cho Kwang-rae

Cho Kwang -rae ( born March 19, 1954 in Jinju, Gyeongnam ) is a South Korean football manager and former player. From July 2010 to December 2011 he worked as a coach for the South Korean selection.

  • 3.1 As a player
  • 3.2 As a coach

Playing career

Association

During his time at Yonsei University Cho Kwang -rae has developed a key player at the University team and moved even then the focus of the national team of his home country. After he graduated, the midfielder joined the amateur club POSCO. A year later, he joined the military crew Korean Loyalty. After completion of the service, he moved to the newly founded club Daewoo. Right off the bat, the club was runner-up in the newly formed professional league K- League. For the following season the club changed its name to Daewoo Royals. After the good performance in the previous season, managed Cho and his team in 1984 to win the national championship. After his second championship success in 1987 he announced end of his career.

For the greatest success, however, is one of winning the Asian Club Championship 1985/86. After the competition was held for the first time since 1971, the Royals made ​​it to the finals, where they met with Al -Hilal of Saudi Arabia and is interspersed with 3:1. It was the first victory in this competition for a South Korean club. As the winner you also qualified for the final of the Afro Asian Cup which was played in 1986 for the first time. Cho's team was playing against the Moroccan team FAR Rabat and also kept here 2-0 the upper hand.

National

Cho Kwang -rae was 1975-1986 national team of South Korea. In the Asian Games 1978 in December of the year, he was part of the contingent of the team that won the football competition. Eight years later, in 1986, the team repeated this success in their own country. Also in 1986 he was part of the squad of coach Kim Jung -nam at the World Cup in Mexico. There he came in all three games for use. His World Cup debut was on 2 June 1986 in the game against Argentina, when he came on in the 68th minute for Kim Pyung -seok. South Korea stepped down a point in the first round of the Table Group A.

Coaching career

After Cho had ended his active career, he took over the office of the practice manager at his former club Daewoo Royals. He held for the next five years under changing main responsible managers this post. After he came in second place in the league in 1990, he could hold in 1991 as a coach 'Cup K -League in their hands. In 1992 he became the first time the coach of the national team, but returned in the same year back to the Daewoo Royals back. In two years, but it was not enough to a renewed title. In 1995, Cho for league rival Suwon Samsung Bluewings, who had just been established. Right away he led the team to runner-up in 1996 and the final of the national cup, but where they lost.

1997, the paths of the two parties parted again. After almost two years of break, hired Cho 1999 in Anyang LG Cheetahs the. There, the football coach formed a strong team and with the help of the later known in Europe as Lee Young- pyo and the star striker Choi Yong -soo in 2000 won the team the first South Korean championship in club history. This title could not be defended and it was enough behind Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma only for second place in the following season. However, they made sure in advance the Super Cup. In 2002, Cho the Cheetahs to the final of the AFC Champions League. There, however, you failed to Cho's former club Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2:4 on penalties.

After the club was renamed in 2004 in FC Seoul, Cho left the club and paused for the next three years. In 2007 he devoted himself but then again the football and became the new coach was founded in 2005 Gyeongnam FC. Cho should build in the coming years a strong team that could be competitive in the battle for the title. As one of his first acts there, the young Seo Sang -min and the Brazilian Índio incorporate into the team, and succeeded him was. Cho led the team to the finals of the national cup competition. In the league, but succeeded neither in 2008 nor 2009, the entry into the Championship play-offs. In 2010, Cho went with the Gyeongnam FC in the season, but left the club to the middle of the season and was replaced by Kim Kwui -hwa.

In July 2010 it was announced that Cho 's new coach of the South Korean national team and retired after the 2010 World Cup Huh Jung- moo replaced. He received a two- year contract in January 2011 took Cho and his team then at the Asia Cup 2011 in part, where they finished third. The next task of the coach to lead the South Korean team to World Cup 2014. After a good start in the qualifying stage, Cho was in December 2011, after the first qualifying defeat, dismissed by the South Korean association after they saw participation in the World Cup at risk.

Achievements

As a player

  • South Korean champion with Daewoo Royals: 1984, 1987
  • AFC Champions League with Daewoo Royals: 1986
  • Afro Asian Cup with Daewoo Royals: 1986
  • Winning the Asian Games: 1978, 1986

As a coach

  • South Korean champion with Daewoo Royals: 1991
  • South Korean champion with Anyang LG Cheetahs: 2000
  • Anyang LG Cheetahs Super Cup: 2001
K League Classic Al-Hilal FC 1978 Asian Games 1986 Asian Games Lee Young-pyo Choi Yong-soo Huh Jung-moo
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