Choi Won-kwon
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 Choi Won-Kwon, playing for Daegu FC in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Choi Won-kwon | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2010 | Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul | 124 | (3) |
| 2009–2010 | → Gwangju Sangmu (Military service) | 46 | (8) |
| 2011–2013 | Jeju United | 44 | (0) |
| 2013 | → Daegu (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2014 | Gyeongju KH&NP | 3 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Daegu FC | 17 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2003–2004 | South Korea U-23 | 27 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | South Korea | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022–2024 | Daegu | ||
| 2024–2025 | Vietnam (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Dong A Thanh Hoa | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 July 2025 | |||
| Choi Won-kwon | |
| Hangul | 최원권 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 崔源權 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Won-gwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Wŏn-gwŏn |
Choi Won-kwon (Korean: 최원권; Hanja: 崔源權; born 8 November 1982) is a South Korean former football player. He is the current head coach of the Dong A Thanh Hoa.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]He was played for FC Seoul, Jeju United, Daegu FC
International
[edit]He was part of the South Korea U-23 team in the 2004 Summer Olympics that finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round before being defeated by the eventual silver medalists, Paraguay.
Coaching career
[edit]After his retirement, Choi became a manager. He was appointed as the head coach of his former team Daegu in 2022 and remained there until 2024. He then worked as assistant coach for Kim Sang-sik at the Vietnam national team. On 14 July 2025, he was appointed as the head coach of V.League 1 club Dong A Thanh Hoa.[1]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 31 December 2013
※ Checking 7 matches in 2001–02 Asian Club Championship now.
| 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 | |||||||
| 2000 | Anyang LG Cheetahs | K-League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ? | 0 | 4+? | 0 | ||
| 2002 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ? | 0 | 21+? | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 2 | ||||
| 2004 | FC Seoul | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 36 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | - | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Gwangju Sangmu | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 5 | ||
| 2010 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2011 | Jeju United | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | K League Classic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | Daegu FC | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 226 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 3+? | 0 | 291+? | 12 | ||
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2003 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
Managerial
[edit]| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| Daegu (Caretaker) | 15 August 2022 | 7 November 2022 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 38.5 |
| Daegu | 7 November 2022 | 19 April 2024 | 48 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 31.3 |
| Dong A Thanh Hoa | 10 July 2025 | Present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Total | 61 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 32.8 | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CLB Đông Á Thanh Hóa chính thức ra mắt HLV trưởng Choi Won Kwon" (in Vietnamese). Báo Thanh Hóa. 14 July 2025.
- ^ "Choi Won-kwon". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
- ^ "Won-kwon Choi". Sofascore. Retrieved 9 September 2024.
External links
[edit]- Choi Won-kwon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record[permanent dead link] (in Korean)
- FIFA Player Statistics
- Choi Won-kwon at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1981 births
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- Gimcheon Sangmu FC players
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- K League 1 players
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- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
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