OSAKA (Kyodo) Asian club champion Gamba Osaka has acquired the services of South Korean international striker Cho Jae Jin, officials of the J. League club said Saturday.

Cho, a member of South Korea's squad at the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany, played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in 2008 following a stint with J. League side Shimizu S-Pulse from 2004-2007. Gamba has also signed former South Korean international defender Park Dong Hyuk.