Cha Du-ri

Cha Du-ri
차두리
Cha in 2006
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-07-25) 25 July 1980
Place of birth Frankfurt, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right-back, right winger
Youth career
1996–1998 Paichai High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2002 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
2002–2003Arminia Bielefeld (loan) 22 (1)
2003–2004Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 31 (1)
2004–2006 Eintracht Frankfurt 56 (11)
2006–2007 Mainz 05 12 (0)
2007–2009 TuS Koblenz 61 (3)
2009–2010 SC Freiburg 23 (1)
2010–2012 Celtic 31 (2)
2012–2013 Fortuna Düsseldorf 10 (0)
2013–2015 FC Seoul 82 (2)
Total 328 (21)
International career
2001–2015 South Korea 76 (4)
Managerial career
2025– Hwaseong FC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
2015 AustraliaTeam
2011 QatarTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Cha Du-ri
Hangul
차두리
Hanja
車두리
Revised RomanizationCha Duri
McCune–ReischauerCh'a Turi

Cha Du-ri (Korean: 차두리; Korean pronunciation: [tɕʰa.du.ɾi] or [tɕʰa] [tu.ɾi]; born 25 July 1980) is a South Korean professional manager and former footballer. He played as a right back, right winger, or striker. Born in Germany, he is the first Korean player who was born outside of Korea to have played in a FIFA World Cup. During the third-place match of the 2011 AFC Asian Cup against Uzbekistan, Cha captained the national team in place of the regular Korean captain, Park Ji-sung.

Cha also played for one of his father Cha Bum-kun's clubs, Eintracht Frankfurt.