Ko Jeong-woon

Ko Jeong-woon
Ko in November 2022
Personal information
Full name Ko Jeong-woon
Date of birth (1966-06-27) 27 June 1966
Place of birth Wanju, Jeonbuk, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
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
Bronze medal – third place1990 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
Hangul
고정운
Hanja
高正云
RRGo Jeongun
MRKo Chŏngun

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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma 1989K League 314??———314
1990K League 214————214
1991K League 4013————4013
1992K League 264—73——337
1993K League 20—00——20
1994K League 214—00??—214
1995K League 254—41??—295
1996K League 71??53??4[a]2166
Total 17334??167??4219343
Cerezo Osaka 1997J1 League 173??53——226
1998J1 League 120??20——140
Total 293??73——366
Pohang Steelers 1998K League 165??—???0165
1999K League 199??20??—219
2000K League 00??00——00
2001K League 00??40——40
Total 3514??60???04114
Career total 23751??2910??4227063
  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 teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 198920
199092
199161
199240
199392
1994182
199570
1996112
1997111
Career total7710
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Ko Jeong-woon
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
123 September 1990Beijing, China Singapore4–07–01990 Asian Games
26–0
39 June 1991Seoul, South Korea Indonesia1–03–01991 Korea Cup
416 October 1993Doha, Qatar Iran3–03–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
528 October 1993Doha, Qatar North Korea1–03–01994 FIFA World Cup qualification
611 June 1994Duncanville, United States Honduras1–03–0Friendly
71 October 1994Hiroshima, Japan   Nepal5–011–01994 Asian Games
823 March 1996Dubai, United Arab Emirates Morocco1–02–21996 Dubai Tournament
97 December 1996Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Indonesia4–14–21996 AFC Asian Cup
1018 October 1997Tashkent, Uzbekistan Uzbekistan4–05–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial statistics

As of 8 October 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLWin %
Gimpo FC 1 January 2020 Present 92312932033.70
Total 92312932033.70

Honours

Player

Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma

Pohang Steelers

South Korea

Individual

Manager

Gimpo FC

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 한국축구 세계로 뛴다 상. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 29 June 1994. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ↑ "WORLD CUP USA '94 / THE FIRST ROUND : South Koreans Wear Down Spain for a Tie : Group C: After Spanish captain Nadal is ejected in first half, Koreans score two goals in final five minutes". Los Angeles Times. 18 June 1994. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ↑ 고정운 “축구는 변하지만, 노력의 가치는 변하지 않는다” (in Korean). MBC Sports+. 19 December 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Ko Jeong-woon at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ "Afro-Asian Club Championship". RSSSF. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  7. ↑ 프로축구 개인賞선정 최우수선수에 魯壽珍. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ↑ 鄭(정)용환 MVP·모범상 "2冠(관)늠름" 기자단투표 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 4 November 1991.
  9. 1 2 3 「적토마」고정운 MVP영예 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 20 November 1994.
  10. ↑ 신태용 올 축구 황금발 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 24 November 1995.
  11. ↑ 안정환 시즌 MVP. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 10 November 1999.
  12. ↑ 프로축구올스타전 10일 오후 동대문運서. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 November 1991. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  13. ↑ 프로축구 올스타戰 오늘 동대문구장서. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 July 1992. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  14. ↑ 프로축구 올스타전 출전선수명단 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 23 July 1995. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  15. ↑ 신세대 축구스타 잠실벌서 뜬다. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  16. ↑ 고종수 프로축구 올스타 최다득표 (in Korean). SBS. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  17. ↑ [프로축구]80년대 vs 90년대 축구 왕별들 뜬다…15일 OB 올스타전 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  18. ↑ '4승 2무' 김포 고정운 감독, K리그 4월 '이달의 감독' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 4 May 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  19. ↑ 김포FC 고정운 감독, 2025시즌 8월 'flex 이달의 감독상' 수상 (in Korean). K League. 9 September 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  20. ↑ '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.