Seo Jung-Won

This is a Korean name; the family name is Seo.

Personal information
Seo Jung-Won
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

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

v • d • e 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

v • d • e 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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