Choi Sung-yong

Choi Sung-yong is a player I file under unsung but essential. A wing-back known for stamina and concentration, his defining job was man-marking Hidetoshi Nakata in those tense Korea-Japan clashes around the turn of the millennium, and shutting down the best Asian player of the era is no small badge of honour. That's the kind of selfless, tactical role I love reading about. A Korea University product who later moved into coaching, he represents the disciplined, team-first defending that doesn't make highlight reels but wins matches. Fans who really know the game remember exactly what he gave.

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Name (English)

Choi Sung-yong

Name (Japanese)

崔成勇

Reading

ちぇ・そんよん

Born

December 25, 1975 (age 50)

Origin

Masan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea

Height

173 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

University

Korea University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choi%20Sung-yong
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B4%94%E6%88%90%E5%8B%87
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483762

Tags

• South Gyeongsang
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

November 2, 2026

Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.