Cho Jae-Jin

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Cho Jae-Jin
Personal information
Full name	Cho Jae-Jin
Date of birth	July 9, 1981 (age 25)
Place of birth	Paju, South Korea
Height	185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Striker
Club information
Current club	Shimizu S-Pulse
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000-01 2002-04 2004 2004-	Suwon Bluewings Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix (army) Suwon Bluewings Shimizu S-Pulse	3 (0) 36 (3) 8 (1) 73 (32)
National team2
2003-	Korea Republic	27 (8)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2005. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Cho Jae-Jin (Korean:조재진) (born July 9, 1981) is a South Korean football player who plays for Shimizu S-Pulse of Japan. He was a member of his national team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Contents 1 Career 2 Fame outside of football 3 References 4 See also

[edit] Career

Cho emerged as a national star when he played for South Korea in the 2004 Olympics. He was instrumental in Korea's second half comeback against Mali. Down 3-0, between 55" and 62" Cho scored two consecutive goals. Later in the Mali penalty box, a Mali defender, in a vain attempt to defend against Cho, committed an own goal, equalizing the game at 3-3. South Korea placed second in Group A and qualified for the next round, in which it was defeated by Paraguay, the runner-up team.

Before playing for Shimizu S-Pulse, Cho had played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings but did not enjoy much success. He is a close friend of Kim Dong-Jin, who was also a member of the 2004 Olympic team and now plays for Zenit St. Petersburg in Russia. He has also announced a desire to play in England and has said he is kind of envies Lee Dong Gook's move to Middlesbrough.

[edit] Fame outside of football

Cho is frequently seen outside the football field and boasts many female fans. In 2004, he was chosen as face of clothing brand "ASK" and has posed for Adidas and Korean edition of Cosmopolitan in the past.^[1] When the Red Devil sold jerseys of footballers to commemorate South Korea's performance in 2004, 34.5% of buyers who purchased Cho's uniform were female compared to 8% for Ahn Jung Hwan's jersey.^[2]

[edit] References

1. ^ <프로축구소식> 조재진, 캐주얼의류 광고 모델
2. ^ 조재진, '스포츠 얼짱'으로 부상

[edit] See also

• List of Koreans
• South Korea national football team

	South Korea squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Lee Woon‑Jae | 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 Doo‑Hyun | 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: Advocaat