Cha Gi-Suk (26 December 1986 – 13 July 2021) was a South Korean professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Pohang, South Korea | ||
| Date of death | 13 July 2021 (aged 34) | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Jeonnam Dragons | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | Gyeongju Citizen | 12 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Bucheon FC 1995 | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 29 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | South Korea U-17 | 17 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | South Korea U-20 | 22 | (0) |
| 2004 | South Korea | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cha was a member of South Korea U-17 and South Korea U-20. He had chronic kidney disease since 2006. Because of this, he never played in Chunnam. In 2006, he received a kidney transplant from his father and 2008 May, after two years, he received kidney again from his uncle.[1] He decided to retire from playing in 2010.[2] He worked as a goalkeeper coach at Yonsei University before quitting after another kidney transplant.[2]
He died on 13 July 2021, aged 34, of AIDS after receiving a donor kidney infected with HIV.[2]
References
edit- ^ "'부천 FC 이적, 지도자 준비'... 차기석의 무한도전" (in Korean). SpotalKorea. 23 July 2009.
- ^ a b c "국가대표 골키퍼 출신 차기석, 투병 끝에 35세 일기로 별세" [Former national goalkeeper Cha Ki-seok dies at the age of 35 after fighting a disease]. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 13 July 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
External links
edit- FIFA Player Statistics
- Cha Gi-suk – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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