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Koo Ja-cheol

1989 - Today

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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 one of the three most successful South Korean players with careers in the German Bundesliga, alongside Cha Bum-kun and Son Heung-min. He played for VfL Wolfsburg, FC Augsburg and Mainz 05 with 211 Bundesliga appearances. He also captained the South Korea national team in the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, and won a bronze medal in the Summer Olympics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Koo Ja-cheol is the 6,612th most popular soccer player (up from 6,670th in 2019), the 517th most popular biography from South Korea (up from 526th in 2019) and the 37th most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 6,612 out of 21,273. Before him are Eduardo Coudet, Alessandro Lucarelli, Jackie Henderson, Oliver Reck, Youri Mulder, and Nayef Aguerd. After him are Angeliño, Nico Schlotterbeck, Hitoshi Usui, Carlos Alberto Santos, Arnaut Danjuma, and Mariano Andújar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1989, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 174. Before him are Tomáš Vaclík, Sabine Lisicki, Siem de Jong, Hellen Obiri, Daniel Wass, and Ahmad Massoud. After him are Mike Will Made It, Leandro Damião, Aysel Teymurzadeh, Jordi Masip, Pizzi, and Anna Todd.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 517 out of 1,128. Before him are Choi Tae-joon (1991), Lee Sang-yoon (1981), Choi Jin-cheul (1971), Key (1991), Choi Yo-sam (1973), and Joy (1996). After him are Cho Gue-sung (1998), Lee Do-hyun (1995), Park So-jin (1986), Kim Jung-hyun (1990), Yook Sung-jae (1995), and Song Ha-yoon (1986).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Koo Ja-cheol ranks 37. Before him are Kim Young-gwon (1990), Kim Jung-woo (1982), Choi Dae-shik (1965), Hwang Ui-jo (1992), Lee Kang-in (2001), and Choi Jin-cheul (1971). After him are Cho Gue-sung (1998), Kim Tae-young (1970), Masayoshi Takayanagi (1994), Choi Yong-soo (1973), Ko Jeong-woon (1966), and Lee Keun-ho (1985).

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