Cha Gi-suk explained

Cha Gi-Suk
Birth Date:26 December 1986
Birth Place:Pohang, South Korea
Height:1.91 m
Position:Goalkeeper
Years1:2005–2008
Clubs1:Jeonnam Dragons
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2009
Clubs2:Gyeongju Citizen
Caps2:12
Goals2:0
Years3:2009–2010
Clubs3:Bucheon FC 1995
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Totalcaps:29
Totalgoals:0
Nationalyears1:2002–2003
Nationalteam1:South Korea U-17
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2003–2005
Nationalteam2:South Korea U-20
Nationalcaps2:22
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2004
Nationalteam3:South Korea
Nationalcaps3:0
Nationalgoals3:0

Cha Gi-Suk (26 December 1986 – 13 July 2021) was a South Korean professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: '부천 FC 이적, 지도자 준비'... 차기석의 무한도전. SpotalKorea. 23 July 2009. Korean.
  2. News: 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 . July 13, 2021 . . July 13, 2021. ko.