Newly-promoted Bundesliga side Freiburg have signed South Korean defender Cha Du-Ri from second division Koblenz for an undisclosed fee.

The 28-year-old Korean has already played more than 90 Bundesliga matches having represented Bielefeld [2002-03], Frankfurt [2003-06] as well as Mainz [2006-07] and was part of the South Korea squad which reached the semi-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan™.

"With Cha Du-Ri we have strengthened our team with an experienced professional who will be good for the side," said Freiburg's director of sport Dirk Dufner.

Freiburg finished top of the second division and are back in the Bundesliga next season after a four-year absence.