Cho Byung-deuk

Cho Byung-deuk (Korean: 조병득, born May 26, 1958) is a South Korean former football player and goalkeeper coach.

Cho Byung-deuk

Personal information
Full name	Cho Byung-deuk
Date of birth	(1958-05-26) 26 May 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	Ganghwa, Gyeonggi,^[1] South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1972–1974	Seoul Physical Education Middle School
1975–1977	Seoul Physical Education High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1979–1980	Myongji University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978	POSCO FC
1981–1986	Hallelujah FC	62	(0)
1987–1990	POSCO Atoms	72	(0)
Total		134	(0)
International career^‡
1977^[2]	South Korea U20
1978^[3]	South Korea B
1979–1989	South Korea	44	(0)
Managerial career
1997–1998	Hallelujah FC
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team AFC Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait Team 1988 Qatar Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 May 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2009

In this Korean name, the family name is Cho.

Playing career

Cho played for South Korea in 1980 AFC Asian Cup, 1986 Asian Games, 1988 Summer Olympics and 1988 AFC Asian Cup.^[4] He conceded 29 goals in 44 international matches and won the 1986 Asian Games.^[4] He was also selected as a member of South Korean squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, but was pushed to the bench by his rival Oh Yun-kyo. Unfortunately, he couldn't appear in the World Cup.^[5]

Style of play

Cho is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean goalkeepers of all time.^[6][7] He had a supple and nimble body, and showed accurate goal kicks.^[5][7] He is the first goalkeeper to provide an assist in the K League.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

Source:^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
POSCO FC	1978	Semipro League	?	?	?^[a]	?	?^[b]	?	?	?
Hallelujah FC	1981	Semipro League	?	?	?^[a]	?	?^[b]	?	?	?
	1982	Semipro League	?	?	?^[a]	?	?^[b]	?	?	?
	1983	K League	15	0	—		—		15	0
	1984	K League	28	0	—		—		28	0
	1985	K League	19	0	—		—		19	0
	1986	Semipro League	?	?	?^[a]	?	?^[b]	?	?	?
	Total		62	0	?	?	?	?	62	0
POSCO Atoms	1987	K League	18	0	—		—		18	0
	1988	K League	6	0	?^[a]	?	—		6	0
	1989	K League	25	0	?^[a]	?	—		25	0
	1990	K League	23	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		72	0	?	?	—		72	0
Career total			134	0	?	?	?	?	134	0

1. Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
2. Appearance(s) in Korean President's Cup

Honours

Myongji University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1979^[9]

Hallelujah FC

• K League 1: 1983^[9]

POSCO Atoms

• K League 1: 1988^[9]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1986^[10]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1980, 1988^[11][12]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987^[13]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1980, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988^{[14][15][16][17][18]}
• K League 1 Best XI: 1983^[19]
• K League 1 Best Goalkeeper: 1983, 1987^[19][20]
• K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003^[21]

References

1. 강화군(江華郡) (in Korean). Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
2. 亞洲 청소년蹴球 韓國선수단 出國. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 11 April 1977. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
3. 킹스컵蹴球 代表에 金在元등 17명選拔. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 March 1978. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
4. 조병득 JO Byung-Deuk GK (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
5. [나의 선수시절62] 조병득' 80년대를 풍미했던 최고의 수문장 (in Korean). KFA. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
6. 감스트 : 장지현 해설위원 합방 초대박 레전드! (Jang Ji Hyun football commentator Joint broadcasting). YouTube.com (in Korean). GAMST TV. 3 September 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-20. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
7. [원투펀치 328회 2부] K리그 역대 베스트 키퍼 Top7. TV.Kakao.com (in Korean). Daum. 24 September 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
8. Cho Byung-deuk – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)  
9. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
10. "Asian Games 1986". RSSSF. 21 December 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
11. "Asian Nations Cup 1980". RSSSF. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
12. "Asian Nations Cup 1988". RSSSF. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
13. "Egypt v Korea Republic, 06 January 1988". 11v11. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
14. 80最優秀선수 李榮武 蹴球기자단 選定…27일표창. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 21 January 1981.
15. 85축구 베스트11 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 January 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
16. 축구「올해의 베스트11」선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 17 December 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
17. 87축구「베스트11」선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 22 January 1988. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
18. 88MVP 鄭용환 축구협 베스트11선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 25 January 1989. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
19. 할렐루야 元年 우승. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 1983-09-27. Retrieved 2020-12-15.
20. 87프로축구 MVP 丁海遠. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 1987-11-19. Retrieved 2020-12-31.
21. [프로축구]80년대 vs 90년대 축구 왕별들 뜬다…15일 OB 올스타전 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 2003-08-01. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

External links

• at FIFA (archived) 
• Cho Byung-deuk at K League 
• Cho Byung-deuk at National-Football-Teams.com 
• Cho Byung-deuk at Olympedia 
• Cho Byung-deuk – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)