Seo Jung-Won

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Seo.
Seo Jung-Won
Personal information
Full name Seo Jung-Won
Date of birth December 17, 1970 (1970-12-17) (age 37)
Place of birth    Gwangju, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Former Midfielder, Retired
Club information
Current club Retired
Number -
Youth clubs
Korea University
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1992-1997
1997-1998
1999-2004
2005
2005-2007		 Anyang LG Cheetahs
RC Strasbourg
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Red Bull Salzburg
SV Ried		   78 (22)
  16   (4)
185 (46)
  12   (2)
  54   (9)   
National team2
1990-2000 Korea Republic   85 (16)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20 May 2007 [2] [3] [4].
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 25 March 2007 [1].
* Appearances (Goals)
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 in Korean) in his native Korea, he was even offered a contract from FC Barcelona in his early twenties which he turned down.[1] As of 2006, he played forward and midfielder for SV Ried, a club in the Austrian Bundesliga. Seo moved to SV Ried from Red Bull Salzburg in June 2005.

He also served as player-coach at Suwon Samsung Bluewings in South Korea from 1998 to 2004. He was a member of the South Korean national football team at the 1994 World Cup, the 1998 Asian Games, and the 1998 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[2]

Recently, after South Korea national football team's head coach Pim Verbeek resigned, along with his former national team teammate, best 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.

[edit] Club history

[edit] References

  1. ^ KFA 축구자료실 국내선수통산 A매치
  2. ^ K-리그 개인기록 현황
  3. ^ SV Reid match results
  4. ^ Austria league results
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South Korea squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Choi In‑Young • 2 Chung Jong‑Son • 3 Lee Jong‑Hwa • 4 Kim Pan‑Keun • 5 Park Jung‑Bae • 6 Lee Young‑Jin • 7 Shin Hong‑Gi • 8 Noh Jung‑Yoon • 9 Kim Joo‑Sung • 10 Ko Jeong‑Woon • 11 Seo Jung‑Won • 12 Choi Young‑Il • 13 An Ik‑Soo • 14 Choi Dae‑Shik • 15 Cho Jin‑Ho • 16 Ha Seok‑Ju • 17 Gu Sang‑Bum • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Choi Moon‑Sik • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Park Chul‑Woo • 22 Lee Woon‑Jae • Coach: Kim Ho
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South Korea squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Kim Byung‑Ji • 2 Choi Sung‑Yong • 3 Lee Lim‑Saeng • 4 Choi Young‑Il • 5 Lee Min‑Sung • 6 Yoo Sang‑Chul • 7 Kim Do‑Keun • 8 Noh Jung‑Yoon • 9 Kim Do‑Hoon • 10 Choi Yong‑Soo • 11 Seo Jung‑Won • 12 Lee Sang‑Hun • 13 Kim Tae‑Young • 14 Ko Jong‑Soo • 15 Lee Sang‑Yoon • 16 Jang Hyung‑Seok • 17 Ha Seok‑Ju • 18 Hwang Sun‑Hong • 19 Jang Dae‑Il • 20 Hong Myung‑Bo • 21 Lee Dong‑Gook • 22 Seo Dong‑Myung • Coach: Cha Bum‑Kun (Kim Pyung‑Seok)
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