Choi Yong-son
North Korean footballer (born 1972)
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Choi Yong-son (Korean: 최영선; born 10 October 1972) is a North Korean former footballer. He represented North Korea on at least twenty-nine occasions between 1990 and 1993, scoring ten goals.[3] He also represented the unified Korean team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1972 | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Pyongyang Athletics College | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Pyongyang[2] | |||
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Korea U20 | 4 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | North Korea | 29 | (10) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Korea | 1990 | 7 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 6 | 1 | |
| 1993 | 15 | 8 | |
| Total | 29 | 10 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 October 1991 | RFK Stadium, Washington, United States |  United States |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 24 August 1992 | Workers' Stadium, Beijing, China |  South Korea |
1–1 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | 19 January 1993 | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India |  Bolivia |
?–? | 2–1 | |
| 4 | 31 January 1993 |  Finland |
1–0 | 3–2 | ||
| 5 | 2–0 | |||||
| 6 | 9 April 1993 | Khalifa International Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Vietnam |
2–0 | 3–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 13 April 1993 |  Indonesia |
2–0 | 4–0 | ||
| 8 | 3–0 | |||||
| 9 | 26 April 1993 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore |
2–0 | 3–1 | |
| 10 | 3–1 | |||||
