Ko Jeong-woon

Ko Jeong-woon (born 27 June 1966) is a South Korean football manager and former player. He was South Korea's most threatening forward in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. His tireless dribbles made Spain and Germany difficult to keep solid defence,^[1] and sent off Miguel Ángel Nadal. That year, he also showed his best performances in the K League, winning the title and the MVP award. He interested Bayer Leverkusen, and negotiated with them in Germany after the end of the season. However, Ilhwa's director strongly opposed and scuttled Ko's deal, and the cancellation became his lifelong resentment.^[2] He is currently manager of Gimpo FC.

Ko Jeong-woon

Ko in November 2022
Personal information
Full name	Ko Jeong-woon
Date of birth	(1966-06-27) 27 June 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Wanju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Gimpo FC (manager)
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985–1988	Konkuk University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1996	Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	173	(34)
1997–1998	Cerezo Osaka	29	(3)
1998–2001	Pohang Steelers	35	(14)
Total		237	(51)
International career‡
1987–1988	South Korea B
1989–1997	South Korea	77	(10)
Managerial career
2003	Sun Moon University
2018	FC Anyang
2020–	Gimpo FC
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1990 Beijing Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 June 2014

Ko Jeong-woon
Hangul	고정운
Hanja	高正云
Revised Romanization	Ko Jeong-un
McCune–Reischauer	Ko Jŏng-un

In this Korean name, the family name is Ko.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[3]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma	1989	K League	31	4	?	?	—		—		—		31	4
	1990	K League	21	4	—		—		—		—		21	4
	1991	K League	40	13	—		—		—		—		40	13
	1992	K League	26	4	—		7	3	—		—		33	7
	1993	K League	2	0	—		0	0	—		—		2	0
	1994	K League	21	4	—		0	0	?	?	—		21	4
	1995	K League	25	4	—		4	1	?	?	—		29	5
	1996	K League	7	1	?	?	5	3	?	?	4[lower-alpha 1]	2	16	6
	Total		173	34	?	?	16	7	?	?	4	2	193	43
Cerezo Osaka	1997	J1 League	17	3	?	?	5	3	—		—		22	6
	1998	J1 League	12	0	?	?	2	0	—		—		14	0
	Total		29	3	?	?	7	3	—		—		36	6
Pohang Steelers	1998	K League	16	5	?	?	—		?	?	?	0	16	5
	1999	K League	19	9	?	?	2	0	?	?	—		21	9
	2000	K League	0	0	?	?	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2001	K League	0	0	?	?	4	0	—		—		4	0
	Total		35	14	?	?	6	0	?	?	?	0	41	14
Career total			237	51	?	?	29	10	?	?	4	2	270	63

1. Two appearances and two goals in Afro-Asian Club Championship, two appearances in Asian Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1989	2	0
	1990	9	2
	1991	6	1
	1992	4	0
	1993	9	2
	1994	18	2
	1995	7	0
	1996	11	2
	1997	11	1
Career total		77	10

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Ko Jeong-woon

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	23 September 1990	Beijing, China	Singapore	4–0	7–0	1990 Asian Games
2				6–0
3	9 June 1991	Seoul, South Korea	Indonesia	1–0	3–0	1991 Korea Cup
4	16 October 1993	Doha, Qatar	Iran	3–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	28 October 1993	Doha, Qatar	North Korea	1–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
6	11 June 1994	Duncanville, United States	Honduras	1–0	3–0	Friendly
7	1 October 1994	Hiroshima, Japan	Nepal	5–0	11–0	1994 Asian Games
8	23 March 1996	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Morocco	1–0	2–2	1996 Dubai Tournament
9	7 December 1996	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Indonesia	4–1	4–2	1996 AFC Asian Cup
10	18 October 1997	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	Uzbekistan	4–0	5–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of 8 October 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Gimpo FC	1 January 2020	Present	92	31	29	32	033.70
Total			92	31	29	32	033.70

Honours

Player

Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma

• K League 1: 1993, 1994, 1995
• Korean League Cup: 1992
• Asian Club Championship: 1995
• Asian Super Cup: 1996
• Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1996^[4]

Pohang Steelers

• Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2001

South Korea

• Asian Games bronze medal: 1990^[5]

Individual

• K League Rookie of the Year: 1989^[6]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999^{[7][8][9][10]}
• K League All-Star: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001^{[11][12][13][14][15]}
• K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1994^[8]
• K League 1 top assist provider: 1994^[8]
• K League '90s All-Star Team: 2003^[16]

Manager

Gimpo FC

• K3 League: 2021

Individual

• K League Manager of the Month: April 2023^[17]
• K League 2 Manager of the Year: 2023^[18]

References

1. 한국축구 세계로 뛴다 상. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 29 June 1994. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
2. 고정운 “축구는 변하지만, 노력의 가치는 변하지 않는다” (in Korean). MBC Sports+. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
3. Ko Jeong-woon at National-Football-Teams.com
4. "Afro-Asian Club Championship". RSSSF. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
5. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
6. 프로축구 개인賞선정 최우수선수에 魯壽珍. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
7. 鄭(정)용환 MVP·모범상 "2冠(관)늠름" 기자단투표 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 4 November 1991.
8. 「적토마」고정운 MVP영예 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 20 November 1994.
9. 신태용 올 축구 황금발 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 24 November 1995.
10. 안정환 시즌 MVP. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 10 November 1999.
11. 프로축구올스타전 10일 오후 동대문運서. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 November 1991. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
12. 프로축구 올스타戰 오늘 동대문구장서. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 July 1992. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
13. 프로축구 올스타전 출전선수명단 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 23 July 1995. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
14. 신세대 축구스타 잠실벌서 뜬다. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
15. 고종수 프로축구 올스타 최다득표 (in Korean). SBS. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
16. [프로축구]80년대 vs 90년대 축구 왕별들 뜬다…15일 OB 올스타전 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
17. '4승 2무' 김포 고정운 감독, K리그 4월 '이달의 감독' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
18. 'K리그 MVP의 눈물' 김영권 "머리가 하얘졌다"+홍명보 '최고 감독'... K리그 빛낸 별들 모두 가려졌다 '2023 K리그 대상 시상식' (종합). Naver (in Korean). Starnews. 4 December 2023.

External links

• Ko Jeong-woon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Ko Jeong-woon at KFA (in Korean)
• Ko Jeong-woon – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Ko Jeong-woon at National-Football-Teams.com
• Ko Jeong-woon at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)