Cho Min-kook

{{Short description|South Korean footballer and coach (born 1963)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Cho Min-Kook
조민국

| fullname = Cho Min-Kook

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|7|5}}

| birth_place = Seoul, South Korea

| height = {{convert|1.82|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

| currentclub = Ulsan Hyundai

| position = Defender

| youthyears1 = 1982–1985

| youthclubs1 = Korea University

| years1 = 1986–1992

| clubs1 = Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso / LG Cheetahs

| caps1 = 129

| goals1 = 14

| years2 = 1993–1994

| clubs2 = Chūō Bōhan F.C.

| caps2 = ?

| goals2 = ?

| nationalyears1 = 1983–1991

| nationalteam1 = South Korea

| nationalcaps1 = 46

| nationalgoals1 = 5

| manageryears1 = 1998

| manageryears2 = 1999–2008

| manageryears3 = 2008–2013

| manageryears4 = 2014

| managerclubs1 = Dong-eui University

| managerclubs2 = Korea University

| managerclubs3 = Ulsan Hyundai Mipo Dolphin

| managerclubs4 = Ulsan Hyundai

| pcupdate =

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates =

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}}

{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=조민국|hanja=曺敏國|rr=Jo Min-guk|mr=Cho Min-kuk}}

Cho Min-Kook ({{Korean|hangul=조민국}}; born July 5, 1963) is a South Korean former footballer and football coach who played for the whole of his career as a defender for Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso and LG Cheetahs. He managed K League Classic side Ulsan Hyundai for the 2014 season.

Honours

=Player=

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso / LG Cheetahs

K-League Winners (1): 1990
K-League Runners-up (1) : 1986, 1989
Korean National Football Championship Winners (1) : 1988

=Individual=

K-League Best XI : 1986

Club career statistics

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|+ All-Time Club Performance

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! rowspan="2" | Club

! rowspan="2" | Season

! colspan="3" | League

! colspan="3" | League Cup

! colspan="3" | AFC Champions League

! colspan="3" | Total

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! Apps

! Goals

! Assts

! Apps

! Goals

! Assts

! Apps

! Goals

! Assts

! Apps

! Goals

! Assts

rowspan="5" align=center valign=center | Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso

| align="center" | 1986

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 5

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | ?

!

align="center" | 1987

| align="center" | 19

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | -

| align="center" | ?

!

align="center" | 1988

| align="center" | 10

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | -

! 10

! 0

align="center" | 1989

| align="center" | 9

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | -

! 9

! 1

! 2

align="center" | 1990

| align="center" | 23

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 3

| align="center" | -

! 23

! 1

! 3

rowspan="2" align=center valign=center | LG Cheetahs

| align="center" | 1991

| align="center" | 32

| align="center" | 6

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | -

! 32

! 6

! 2

align="center" | 1992

| align="center" | 26

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 2

| align="center" | 8

| align="center" | 1

| align="center" | 0

| align="center" | -

! 34

! 2

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! colspan="2" | Career totals

! 129 !! 14 !! 9 !! 10 !! 1 !! 2 !! !! !! !! !! !!

International goals

:Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

class="wikitable" ! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
May 19, 1985	Seoul	{{fb\|MAS}}	1 goal	2-0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
February 16, 1986	Hong Kong	{{fb\|PAR}}	1 goal	1-3	1986 Lunar New Year Cup
September 28, 1986	Seoul	{{fb\|CHN}}	1 goal	4-2	1986 Asian Games
May 25, 1989	Seoul	{{fb\|NEP}}	1 goal	9-0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 5, 1989	Singapore	{{fb\|MAS}}	1 goal	3-0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification