About Cha Gi-suk
Lived 1986 – 2021 (aged 34). Cha Gi-suk was a South Korean association football player.
After retirement Cha retired from playing in 2010, and worked as a goalkeeper coach at Yonsei University and youth team of Bucheon FC 1995. He had a kidney transplant from his another uncle due to the side effects of his second transplant in 2013. He suffered from Polymyositis since 2019 and thromboangiitis obliterans in 2020 due to a relapse of the side effects. He had both his legs amputated below his knees and put two stents in his heart. He died on 13 July 2021 at the age of 34.
Honours South Korea U17 AFC U-17 Championship: 2002
South Korea U20 AFC Youth Championship: 2004
Individual AFC U-17 Championship Most Valuable Player: 2002
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Who was Cha Gi-suk?
South Korean footballer
When was Cha Gi-suk born?
Cha Gi-suk was born on 26 December 1986 in Pohang.
When did Cha Gi-suk die?
Cha Gi-suk died on 13 July 2021.
What was Cha Gi-suk's occupation?
Cha Gi-suk was an association football player.
What nationality was Cha Gi-suk?
Cha Gi-suk was South Korean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cha Gi-suk. https://biography.guide/cha-gi-suk/
MLA: "Cha Gi-suk." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/cha-gi-suk/.
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