Seo Jung-won

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Seo Jung-won
Seo Jung-Won from acrofan.jpg
Seo in 2010
Personal information
Full name Seo Jung-won
Date of birth (1970-12-17) 17 December 1970 (age 51)
Place of birth Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
1988–1991 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 LG Cheetahs 66 (13)
1994–1995 → Sangmu FC (draft)
1998 Strasbourg 16 (4)
1999–2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 143 (36)
2005 Austria Salzburg 12 (2)
2005–2007 SV Ried 55 (9)
Total 292 (64)
National team‡
1988 South Korea U20 1 (1)
1991–1992 South Korea U23 7 (4)
1990–2001 South Korea 88 (16)
Teams managed
2008–2010 South Korea U23 (assistant)
2010–2011 South Korea (assistant)
2012–2013 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (assistant)
2013–2018 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2021– Chengdu Better City
Honours
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 October 2018
Seo Jung-won
Hangul
서정원
Hanja
徐正源
Revised RomanizationSeo Jeong-won
McCune–ReischauerSŏ Chŏngwŏn
In this Korean name, the family name is Seo.

Seo Jung-won (born 17 December 1970) is a South Korean former football player and current coach. A winger who had explosive pace, he was nicknamed the "Nalssaendori", meaning an agile man in South Korea.[1]

Playing career[]

Seo played for South Korea under-23 at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, and went into the opponents' goalpost with a goal during the match against Sweden.[2] He was reportedly offered a contract from FC Barcelona and other European club giants after his performances at the Olympics, but he stayed South Korea to serve a two-year mandatory military service.[3] He also played for South Korea at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, and scored the equalizer against Spain.

After serving his military service in Sangmu FC, Seo longed to play in Europe, and even left for Germany and the Netherlands to participate in tryouts.[4][5] In the summer of 1997, he succeeded to contract with Portuguese Benfica and appeared four games with a goal in the pre-season. However, the Korean FA didn't approve of his employment to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup with him.[6] In January 1998, joining a French club Strasbourg, Seo became the first South Korean player who played in the Ligue 1.[7] He successfully spent his first season by contributing to their survival in the Ligue 1, but he was pushed to the bench next season after his manager was replaced.[8] He participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup although he got chickenpox, transferred from his son, but showed unnoticeable performance with the team's elimination in the group stage.[9]

In February 1999, he returned to South Korea and joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings. He led the heyday of Suwon for six years with 12 trophies, including two Asian Club Championship. Lastly, he played for Austria Salzburg and SV Ried in the Austrian Bundesliga. He was also selected as the Austrian Footballer of the Year by two Austrian media Kurier and Sportwoche in 2005.[10]

Managerial career[]

After South Korea's head coach Pim Verbeek resigned in July 2007, Seo entered the list for the vacant managerial position for the national team. From 2009 to 2010, he and his former national teammate and close friend, Hong Myung-bo, worked together as a part of the coaching staff for the South Korea under-20 and under-23 team. In 2010, Seo joined the coaching staff of the senior team under manager Cho Kwang-rae. Since 2012, he has been a member of the coaching staff of the Suwon Samsung Bluewings, becoming the club's manager in 2013. Under his tenure, the Bluewings finished the 2014 and 2015 seasons as runner-ups and won the Korean FA Cup in 2016. The FA Cup Final was notable as it featured Suwon Samsung Bluewings and FC Seoul, one of the biggest K League rivalries. The match went into extra time after FC Seoul scored a goal in the 93rd minute, leveling the aggregate score to 3–3 over two legs. After a scoreless extra time period, the final was decided over penalties where Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 10–9. This was Seo's first silverware of his managing career.

Career statistics[]

Club[]

Source:[11][12]

Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
LG Cheetahs 1992 K League 16 3 — 5 1 — 21 4
1993 K League 9 2 — 2 0 — 11 2
1994 K League 4 1 — 0 0 — 4 1
1995 K League 4 0 — 0 0 — 4 0
1996 K League 27 6 0 0 0 0 — 27 6
1997 K League 6 1 4 4 11 8 — 21 13
Total 66 13 4 4 18 9 — 88 26
Sangmu FC (draft) 1994 Semi-pro League —
1995 Semi-pro League —
Total —
Strasbourg 1997–98 French Division 1 12 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 4
1998–99 French Division 1 4 0 1 1 1 0 — 6 1
Total 16 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 19 5
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1999 K League 15 7 12 4 27 11
2000 K League 22 2 3 2 25 4
2001 K League 25 11 8 0 33 11
2002 K League 23 5 9 4 32 9
2003 K League 43 10 0 0 — — 43 10
2004 K League 15 1 1 0 10 0 — 26 1
Total 143 36 1 0 42 10 186 46
Austria Salzburg 2004–05 Austrian Bundesliga 12 2 1 0 — — 13 2
SV Ried 2005–06 Austrian Bundesliga 28 7 1 0 — — 29 7
2006–07 Austrian Bundesliga 27 2 1 0 — 6 2 34 4
Total 55 9 2 0 — 6 2 63 11
Career total 292 64 10 5 61 19 6 2 369 90

International goals[]

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
September 8, 1990 Busan, South Korea  Australia 1 goal 1–0 Friendly match
September 23, 1990 Beijing, China  Singapore 2 goals 7–0 1990 Asian Games
September 27, 1990 Beijing, China  China PR 2 goals 2–0 1990 Asian Games
April 28, 1993 Ulsan, South Korea  Iraq 1 goal 2–2 Friendly match
May 15, 1993 Beirut, Lebanon  Hong Kong 1 goal 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 19, 1993 Seoul, South Korea  Egypt 1 goal 1–2 1993 President's Cup
September 24, 1993 Seoul, South Korea  Australia 1 goal 1–1 Friendly match
June 17, 1994 Dallas, United States  Spain 1 goal 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup
October 15, 1994 Hiroshima, Japan  Kuwait 1 goal 1–2 1994 Asian Games
September 25, 1996 Seoul, South Korea  China PR 1 goal 3–1
February 22, 1997 Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1 goal 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 14, 1997 Suwon, South Korea  Ghana 1 goal 3–0 1997 Korea Cup
June 16, 1997 Seoul, South Korea  FR Yugoslavia 1 goal 1–1 1997 Korea Cup
September 28, 1997 Tokyo, Japan  Japan 1 goal 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial[]

As of 31 July 2019
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 12 December 2012 28 August 2018 265 113 82 70 042.64
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 15 October 2018 2 December 2018[13] 9 1 4 4 011.11
Total 274 114 86 74 041.61

Honours[]

Player[]

LG Cheetahs

Sangmu FC

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

SV Ried

South Korea

Individual

Manager[]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

References[]

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