Freiburg, Germany - SC Freiburg have hired South Korean Cha Du-Ri from German second division club Koblenz.

Freiburg said on Monday that the 39-times capped Cha joins them on a free transfer. Cha, 28, has also played at Arminia Bielefeld, Eintracht Frankfurt and Mainz in the past.

Freiburg won the second division in the past season to gain promotion into the Bundesliga. (dpa)