Seo Jung-won

Seo Jung-Won
서정원

Personal information
Full name	Seo Jung-Won
Date of birth	(1969-12-17) December 17, 1969
Place of birth	Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (manager)
Youth career
1988–1991	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1997	LG Cheetahs Anyang LG Cheetahs	66	(13)
1998	Strasbourg	16	(4)
1999–2004	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	143	(36)
2005	FC Red Bull Salzburg	12	(2)
2005–2007	SV Ried	55	(9)
Total		291	(64)
National team‡
1987	South Korea U-17
1991–1992	South Korea U-23	23	(12)
1990–2000	South Korea	87	(16)
Teams managed
2005	FC Red Bull Salzburg (player-coach)
2008–2010	South Korea U-23 (assistant)
2010–2011	South Korea (assistant)
2012–2013	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (assistant)
2013–	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Honours Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 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 25 March 2007

Seo Jung-Won (born December 17, 1969 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a football player and coach from South Korea. Nicknamed nalssen dori (speedy Gonzales-equivalent in Korean) in his native Korea, he was reportedly offered a contract from FC Barcelona and other European Club giants after his performances at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1] Though Seo played mainly in the K League, he played for both FC Red Bull Salzburg and SV Ried as a forward and midfielder in the Austrian Bundesliga.

He made his professional debut in the South Korean K-League for FC Seoul, then known as LG Cheetahs, and played at Suwon Samsung Bluewings from 1998 to 2004. He has over 100 caps for his nation, and he was selected as a member of the South Korea national football team at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup, and the 1990, 1994, and 1998 Asian Games. His contract with SV Ried expired in May 2006.

After South Korea national football team's head coach Pim Verbeek resigned in July 2007, Seo entered the list for the vacant managerial position for the South Korean 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 U-20 and U-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 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 Cup Final was decided over penalties where Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 10-9. The FA Cup was Seo's first silverware of his managing career.

Club career statistics

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	Korea-China Annual Match
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	Yugoslavia	1 goal	1–1	1997 Korea Cup
September 28, 1997	Tokyo, Japan	Japan	1 goal	2–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

References

External links

• Seo Jung-won – K League stats at kleague.com
• National Team Player Record (in Korean)
• Seo Jung-won – FIFA competition record (archive)
• France Football League Player Profile (in French)
• Seo Jung-won at National-Football-Teams.com