Choi Eun-sung (born 5 April 1971) is a South Korean former professional

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who last played for

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC () is a South Korean professional football club based in Jeonju, North Jeolla Province that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Jeonbuk have won the K League a record nine times, including ...

. He spent 15 seasons as the

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with Daejeon Citizen. He played for the

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and was a participant at the

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. He was the first goalkeeper to score in the

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, in a match against Macau club

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on 9 October 2002. Daejeon Citizen went on to win the match 5–1. In February 2012, just before the 2012 league campaign, Choi requested to extend his contract with Daejeon for one more year, but the board rejected his proposal and he was forced to leave the club and become a free agent. On 23 March 2012, Choi joined

on a one-year deal. While at Jeonbuk, Choi sportingly scored an own goal on purpose during a match against

Seongnam Seongnam (; ) is the fourth largest city in South Korea's Gyeonggi Province after Suwon and the 10th largest city in the country. Its population is approximately one million. It consists of three administrative districts: Bundang District, J ...

, after team-mate

Lee Dong-gook Lee Dong-gook (; ; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional Association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with ...

accidentally scored while attempting to return the ball to Seongnam's goalkeeper; Seongnam won the match 2–1.

Club career statistics

National team

* 2001 Confederations Cup *

References

External links

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National Team Player Record
* 1971 births Living people Men's association football goalkeepers People from Hanam South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers Goyang KB Kookmin Bank FC players Gimcheon Sangmu FC players Daejeon Hana Citizen players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players K League 1 players 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup players 2002 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Gyeonggi Province {{SouthKorea-footy-goalkeeper-stub