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Koo Ja-cheol
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South Korean footballer
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Koo Ja-cheol (구자철) is a South Korean male association football player born on February 27, 1989. While one source lists his birthplace as Chungju, another identifies it as Nonsan in South Chungcheong, South Korea. He holds South Korean citizenship and speaks Korean as his native language. His professional career began in 2007, and he wears the sport number 13.
He plays as a wing half or midfielder and has competed in the Bundesliga. His club affiliations include Jeju SK FC, VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg, and 1. FSV Mainz 05. On the international stage, he has represented South Korea in the 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2014 FIFA World Cup, the 2015 AFC Asian Cup, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Film & TV
Nonsan, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Known for
- 골 때리는 녀석들 - 레전드 한일전2025
- The Backpacker Chef — Self2022
- The Gentlemen's League2019
- Running Man2010
via TMDB
Key facts
- 2021
- Al-Khor
- Full name
- Koo Ja-cheol
- Date of birth
- ( 1989-02-27 ) 27 February 1989 (age 37)
- Place of birth
- Nonsan , Chungnam , South Korea
- Height
- 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
- Position
- Midfielder
- 2004 2006
- Boin High School [ ko ]
- Years
- Team
- 2007 2010
- Jeju United
- 2011 2014
- VfL Wolfsburg
- 2012 2013
- → FC Augsburg (loan)
- 2014 2015
- Mainz 05
- 2015 2019
- FC Augsburg
- 2019 2021
- Al-Gharafa
- 2022 2024
- Jeju United
- 2007 2009
- South Korea U20
- 2009 2012
- South Korea U23
- 2008 2019
- South Korea
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- South Korea
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of birth
- Chungju
- Occupation
- association football player
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Native language
- Korean
- Participant in
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- Al-Khor Sports Club
- Position played
- wing half
- League
- Bundesliga
- Country for sport
- South Korea
- Mass
- 83
- Image
- 2012.8.16 공군, 구자철 선수 홍보대사로 위촉 Rep.of Korea Airforce (7799743422).jpg
- Height
- 183
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1989-02-27
- Commons category
- Koo Ja-cheol
- sport number
- 13
- start of work period
- 2007-00-00
- name in native language
- 구자철
- social media followers
- 125000
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 November 2024 (UTC)
Koo Ja-cheol (Korean: 구자철; Korean pronunciation: [ku.dʑa.tɕʰʌl] or [ku] [tɕa.tɕʰʌl]; born 27 February 1989) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Koo is considered one of the most successful South Korean players at the Bundesliga. He made 211 Bundesliga appearances, while playing for VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg and Mainz 05. On the international side, he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics, and captained the South Korea national team at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
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