Seo Jung-won

This is a Korean name; the family name is Seo.
Seo Jung-Won
서정원
Personal information
Full name Seo Jung-Won
Date of birth (1970-12-17) December 17, 1970
Place of birth Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Manager (Former Winger, Forward)
Club information
Current team
Suwon Samsung Bluewings (manager)
Youth career
1990–1991 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 Austria Salzburg 12 (2)
2005–2007 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 Austria 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

* 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
Hangul 서정원
Hanja 徐正源
Revised Romanization Seo Jeong-won
McCune–Reischauer Sŏ Chŏngwŏn

Seo Jung-Won (born December 17, 1970 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 even offered a contract from Barcelona in his early twenties which he turned down. As of 2006, he played forward and midfielder for Ried, a club in the Austrian Bundesliga. Seo moved to Ried from Austria Salzburg in June 2005.

He debuted in FC Seoul, then known as LG Cheethas in 1994 and also served as player at Suwon Samsung Bluewings in South Korea from 1998 to 2004. He was a member of the South Korea national football team at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1990, 1994, 1998 Asian Games, and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. His contract with SV Ried expired in May 2006. He was named the player of the year (Jahreswertung aller Spieler) of the 2005–2006 season in the Austrian Bundesliga

After South Korea national football team's head coach Pim Verbeek resigned, along with his former national team teammate, close friend, and the current South Korea national football team's assistant coach Hong Myung-Bo was made on the list for the vacant head coaching job for the South Korea national football team.

Club career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
1992LG CheetahsK-League163-51-214
199392-20-112
199441-00-41
199540-00-40
1996Anyang LG Cheetahs2760000-
19976144118-
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
1997–98StrasbourgLigue 1124000004
1998–99400010-50
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
1999Suwon Samsung BluewingsK-League157??124??
2000222??32??
20012511??80??
2002235??94??
2003431000--4310
200415110100-261
Austria League Austrian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2004–05Austria SalzburgAustrian Football Bundesliga12210-
2005–06Ried28710-
2006–0727221
Total South Korea 209496019
France 164001004
Austria 671141
Career total 29264

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
September 8, 1990 South Korea Busan  Australia 1 goal 1–0 Friendly match
September 23, 1990 China Beijing  Singapore 2 goals 7–0 1990 Asian Games
September 27, 1990 China Beijing  China PR 2 goals 2–0 1990 Asian Games
April 28, 1993 South Korea Ulsan  Iraq 1 goal 2–2 Friendly match
May 15, 1993 Lebanon Beirut  Hong Kong 1 goal 3–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 19, 1993 South Korea Seoul  Egypt 1 goal 1–2 1993 President's Cup
September 24, 1993 South Korea Seoul  Australia 1 goal 1–1 Friendly match
June 17, 1994 United States Dallas  Spain 1 goal 2–2 1994 FIFA World Cup
October 15, 1994 Japan Hiroshima  Kuwait 1 goal 1–2 1994 Asian Games
September 25, 1996 South Korea Seoul  China PR 1 goal 3–1 Korea-China Annual Match
February 22, 1997 Hong Kong Hong Kong  Hong Kong 1 goal 2–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
June 14, 1997 South Korea Suwon  Ghana 1 goal 3–0 1997 Korea Cup
June 16, 1997 South Korea Seoul  Yugoslavia 1 goal 1–1 1997 Korea Cup
September 28, 1997 Japan Tokyo  Japan 1 goal 2–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Park Kun-ha
Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain
2002
Succeeded by
Kim Jin-woo
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