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Personal information
Full name Seo Jung-won
Date of birth (1970-12-17) 17 December 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.73 m
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Chengdu Rongcheng (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Anyang 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 20 (10)
1990–2001 South Korea 88 (16)
Teams managed
2013–2018 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2021– Chengdu Rongcheng
Honours
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Asian Games
Bronze 1990 Beijing Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Seo Jung-won
Hangul
서정원
Hanja
徐正源
Revised Romanization Seo Jeong-won
McCune–Reischauer Sŏ Chŏngwŏn

Seo Jung-won (born 17 December 1970) is a famous South Korean football manager and former player. He was known for being a very fast and agile player. Today, he is the head coach for a team called Chengdu Rongcheng in China.

Playing Career

Seo Jung-won was a winger, which means he played on the sides of the field. He was super fast, earning him the nickname "Nalssaendori," meaning "agile man" in Korean.

He played for the South Korean under-23 team in the 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. He even scored a goal against Sweden there! After his great performance, big European clubs like FC Barcelona reportedly wanted to sign him. However, he decided to stay in South Korea to complete his two years of mandatory military service.

Seo also played for the senior South Korea team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. In one exciting game, he scored a goal that helped his team draw 2–2 with Spain.

After his military service, Seo really wanted to play football in Europe. In 1997, he almost joined a Portuguese club called Benfica. He even played a few practice games for them. But the Korean Football Association didn't allow him to move overseas at that time because they wanted him to help the national team qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

In January 1998, Seo joined Strasbourg in France. This made him the first South Korean player to play in the Ligue 1, which is France's top football league! He helped his team stay in the league that season. He also played in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, even though he was feeling unwell.

In February 1999, he returned to South Korea and joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings. This was a very successful time for him. He helped Suwon win an amazing 12 trophies over six years! This included two Asian Club Championship titles, which are big tournaments for clubs in Asia.

Later in his career, he played for teams in Austria, like Austria Salzburg and SV Ried. While playing in the Austrian Football Bundesliga, he was even called the best footballer in Austria by two major sports newspapers!

Managerial Career

After he stopped playing, Seo Jung-won became a football coach. From 2009 to 2010, he worked with his friend Hong Myung-bo as part of the coaching staff for South Korea's under-20 and under-23 national teams. In 2010, he joined the coaching staff for the senior national team.

In 2012, he became a coach for Suwon Samsung Bluewings, the team he played for before. He became the main manager in 2013. Under his leadership, the Bluewings finished second in the K League in 2014 and 2015.

In 2016, his team won the Korean FA Cup. The final match was very exciting because it was against FC Seoul, one of Suwon's biggest rivals! The game went into extra time, and then to a penalty shootout. Suwon Samsung Bluewings won 10–9 in penalties, giving Seo his first trophy as a manager!

Personal Life

Seo Jung-won got married in 1995 and has three sons. His third son, Seo Dong-han, also became a football player and plays as a forward for Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Honours

Player

Anyang LG Cheetahs

  • Korean League Cup runner-up: 1992

Sangmu FC

  • Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1994

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

SV Ried

  • UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2006

South Korea

  • Asian Games bronze medal: 1990
  • Dynasty Cup: 1990

Individual

  • Asian Games top goalscorer: 1990
  • K League All-Star: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003
  • K League 1 Best XI: 1999, 2001, 2002
  • Asian Super Cup Most Valuable Player: 2001
  • Korean FA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2002
  • K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013

Manager

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

  • Korean FA Cup: 2016

Individual

See also

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