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Hangul	구자철
Hanja	具滋哲
Revised Romanization	Gu Ja-cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Ku Cha-ch'ŏl

Koo Ja-Cheol
Personal information
Date of birth	27 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Chungju, Chungbuk, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	VfL Wolfsburg
Number	5
Senior career*
Years	Team
2007–2010	Jeju United
2011–	VfL Wolfsburg
International career‡
2008–2009	South Korea U-20
2009–	South Korea U-23
2008–	South Korea
Medal record
Representing South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2011; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 August 2011

Koo Ja-Cheol (Korean: 구자철; born 27 February 1989) is a South Korean footballer who currently plays as midfielder for VfL Wolfsburg and South Korea national football team.

Career

On 9 January 2010, Sky Sports reported that Koo had been invited to England by Blackburn Rovers for a trial starting 18 January 2010 and this invitation had been accepted by both Koo and his club Jeju United.^[1] On 25 January 2010 Koo revealed Blackburn Rovers had held initial discussions with Jeju United to bring him to the Premier League club. He also confirmed that further talks were planned. At this point the chances of the deal happening were rated as 50/50 by the player.^[2] However due to poor weather in the United Kingdom during that period. Koo's trial could not be completed successfully.

On 30 January 2011, Koo Ja-Cheol successfully transferred to VfL Wolfsburg within the Winter Transfer Window, signing a three-and-a-half year contract for an undisclosed fee.^[3] On 12 February 2011, Koo made his VfL Wolfsburg debut against Hamburger SV, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute in the 0–1 home defeat.^[4]

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2007	Jeju United	K-League	10	1	1	0	6	0	-		17	1
2008			9	0	0	0	5	0	-		14	0
2009			22	1	2	1	6	1	-		30	3
2010			29	5	4	0	1	0	-		34	5
Total	South Korea		70	7	7	1	18	1	-		95	9
Germany			League		DFB-Pokal		Other		Europe		Total
2010-11	VfL Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	10	0	0	0	0	0	-		10	0
2011-12	VfL Wolfsburg	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	0	0	-		1	0
Total	Germany		11	0	0	0	0	0	-		11	0
Career total			81	7	7	1	18	1	-		106	9

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 January 2010	Johannesburg	Zambia	2–4	2–4	Friendly match
2	7 February 2010	Tokyo	Hong Kong	2–0	5–0	2010 EAFF Championship
3	10 January 2011	Doha	Bahrain	1–0	2–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup
4	10 January 2011	Doha	Bahrain	2–0	2–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup
5	14 January 2011	Doha	Australia	1–0	1–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup
6	18 January 2011	Doha	India	2–1	4–1	2011 AFC Asian Cup
7	28 January 2011	Doha	Uzbekistan	1–0	3–2	2011 AFC Asian Cup
8	7 June 2011	Jeonju	Ghana	2–1	2–1	Friendly match