Profile Cha Du-ri

Personal information

Full name : Cha Du-Ri

Date of birth : 25 July 1980

Place of birth : Frankfurt am Main, West Germany

Height : 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)

Playing position : Right back

Current club : Celtic

Number : 11

Youth career :

1999–2002 Korea University

Senior career :

2002–2004 Bayer Leverkusen

2002–2003 Arminia Bielefeld (loan)

2003–2004 Eintracht Frankfurt (loan)

2004–2006 Eintracht Frankfurt

2006–2007 Mainz 05

2007–2009 TuS Koblenz

2009–2010 SC Freiburg

2010– Celtic

National team :

2001– South Korea

Club career

Cha commenced his group line of work in Germany and had curses with Bayer Leverkusen, Arminia Bielefeld and Eintracht Frankfurt.

Mainz

Before the 2006–07 time of the year hit off, Cha Du-Ri modified his location from Striker to Right wingback for Mainz,[citation needed] but right through the time of the year, he was hampered with a leg damage that averted him from uniting the commencing line-up or even getting some playing time. After the 2006–07 time of the year, Mainz were relegated to 2. Fußball-Bundesliga, and subsequently after, Cha terminated the contract.

Koblenz

During the 2007 off-season, Cha noted a transfer-free bond with Koblenz in 2. Fußball-Bundesliga for Second Fußball-Bundesliga 2007–08 season.[citation needed] He in addition has changed his locations back to right boundary midfielder/wing frontwards, sustaining Striker, and the centre frontwards location, after his nonachievement to acclimatise to right wingback for Mainz.

Freiburg

After two years Cha left TuS Koblenz and noted a bond for two years with SC Freiburg.

Celtic

Following onvolvement from Celtic, Cha came in Glasgow for a medicinal on 30 June 2010. In an interview viewing the windup of a progress to Parkhead, Cha articulated his wish for to vie in an Old Firm derby. Cha noted for Celtic pending commendation of a work permit. In performing so he united up with his countrywide assembly buddy Ki Sung-Yeung. On 28 July 2010 Cha made his Celtic debut in the UEFA Champions League Third qualifying around in resistance to Braga, 3-0 overcome and on 14 August Cha made his SPL debut in resistance to Inverness CT 1-0 win over the Highland side. Cha counted his first Celtic objective in resistance to St.Johnstone in the SPL.

International career

Cha was discerned by Guus Hiddink when the countrywide assembly acted a rehearse correspond in resistance to Korea University.[citation needed] Strong, combative and pacey, he was still playing amateur football when he made his debut for the South Korea countrywide assembly in 2001.

2002 World Cup

He was embraced in the South Korea football assembly for 2002 World Cup, even though his playing time was constricted to off-the-bench appearances.South Korea astonished the football world by proceeding to the semi-finals of the tournament, thrashing the likes of Portugal and Italy along the way. Their fairy-tale run finished in the semi-finals when they were abolished after suffer forfeit 1-0 to Germany, with Michael Ballack netting the only goal.

2006 World Cup

Cha was left off Korea's roster for the 2006 World Cup, and alternatively gave shade of colour commentary for MBC's inhabit telecasts of the tournament's recreational activities near his father. Pim Verbeek, South Korea's head trainer, adjoined him into his squad for the condition of the 2007 Asian Cup.On 14 October 2009, Cha was called back to global responsibility in resistance to Senegal.[citation needed] It was the first time Cha had been picked for the Korean countrywide assembly since late 2006.

2010 World Cup

In the 2010 World Cup, Cha acted an influential job as an assaulting right-back as long as the first half of the game in resistance to Greece, undertaking frontwards and giving an assaulting danger on the right side. During the second half, South Korea were primary so he dwelled back in a more defensive job for his side. He did not join the subsequent qualifying correspond in resistance to Argentina and South Korea lost 4–1. He was influential in the next correspond draw in resistance to Nigeria. On 26 June, Cha acted his 50th game for South Korea in a 1–2 forfeit in resistance to Uruguay as long as the World Cup in South Africa