Choi Soon-ho
Choi Soon-ho was born in Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea on January 10th, 1962 and is the South Korean Footballer. At the age of 62, Choi Soon-ho biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Choi was named in the South Korean squad for the 1980 AFC Asian Cup. He scored seven goals including two goals against Kuwait, and a hat-trick against United Arab Emirates in the group stage. South Korea met Kuwait again at the final, but they lost this time. Choi became the youngest player to be the top scorer in the history of the AFC Asian Cup at age 18.
In March 1981, he won the 1980 AFC Youth Championship, in which he scored four goals, with the South Korea under-20 team. He also played at the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship in the same year. He defeated Italy 4–1 in the first game by recording two goals and two assists. However, South Korea was eliminated in the group stage after losing to Romania and Brazil.
Choi was selected for the South Korean squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He contributed to more than half of the team's 17 goals with one goal and eight assists in eight games of the qualification. He scored a goal outside the penalty area against Italy. He finally recorded two assists as well as a goal in the World Cup, proving his abilities outside Asia.
A Serie A club Juventus was interested in Choi after the World Youth Championship. Its interest lasted until the end of the 1986 World Cup, but his team POSCO consistently rejected its offer.