Ko Jeong-woon

Personal information

Full nameKo Jeong-woon

Date of birth(1966-06-27)27 June 1966(age 59)

Place of birthWanju, Jeonbuk, South Korea

Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)

PositionWinger

Team information

Current teamGimpo 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

2003Sun Moon University

2018FC Anyang

2020–Gimpo FC

Medal record Representing South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1990 Beijing

Representing South Korea

Men's football

Asian Games

1990 Beijing

* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 30 June 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 June 2014

Ko Jeong-woon (born 27 June 1966) is a South Korean football manager and former player. He is currently manager of K League 2 club Gimpo FC.

Ko was one of South Korea's most influential forwards at the 1994 FIFA World Cup. While playing three group stage matches as a left winger for his country, he sent off Miguel Ángel Nadal in a 2–2 draw with Spain.

That year, Ko also received the K League Most Valuable Player Award after lifting the league trophy. According to him, Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen was interested in him, approaching his club Ilhwa Chunma at the end of the season. He individually negotiated with Leverkusen after going to Germany, but Ilhwa's director strongly opposed his transfer. He said the cancellation of the contract became his lifelong resentment.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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	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

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