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. He decided to retire from playing in 2010. He worked as a goalkeeper coach at Yonsei University before quitting after another kidney transplant.

Cha Gi-suk

He died on 13 July 2021, aged 34, of AIDS after receiving a donor kidney infected with HIV.

Cha Gi-suk

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FIFA Player Statistics

1986 births

2021 deaths

South Korean men's footballers

Men's association football goalkeepers

Jeonnam Dragons players

Gyeongju Citizen FC players

Bucheon FC 1995 players

K League 1 players

K3 League players

Kidney transplant recipients

Deaths from AIDS-related illness

People from Pohang

Footballers from North Gyeongsang Province

Cha Gi-suk