Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 October 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Yeosu, Jeonnam, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–1995 | Kumho High School | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1996–2004 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 96 | (21) |
2003 | → Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2005 | Jeonnam Dragons | 11 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Daejeon Citizen | 24 | (1) |
Total | 144 | (24) | |
International career | |||
1996–2000 | South Korea U23 | 10 [α] | (0) |
1997–2001 | South Korea | 38 | (6) |
Managerial career | |||
2018–2019 | Daejeon Citizen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ko Jong-soo | |
Hangul | 고종수 |
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Hanja | 高宗秀 |
Revised Romanization | Go Jongsu |
McCune–Reischauer | Ko Chongsu |
Ko Jong-soo ( Korean: 고종수 born 30 October 1978) is a South Korean football coach and former player.
Born in Yeosu, Jeonnam, Ko graduated from Yeosu West Elementary School, Yeosu Gubong Middle School and Kumho High School. [2]
While playing as a youth footballer for Kumho High School, Ko led his team to the title in the Baeklokgi Football Tournament , one of national high school football competitions in South Korea, and was nicknamed the "Enfant terrible". [3] His talent received attention early from South Korea's senior professional clubs, and he joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings just before his graduation. [4]
After joining Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a founding member in December 1995, Ko showed remarkable dribbles, passes and shots which led Suwon's prime. During his era, Suwon won 13 titles including two Asian Club Championships and two K Leagues. Especially, he was named the K League Most Valuable Player after contributing to his club's first-ever league title in 1998. [4]
Ko was also noted for his free kicks and the front and right of the penalty arc were called "Ko Jong-soo Zones" in South Korea. He scored with a memorable free kick against José Luis Chilavert when he participated in FIFA's all-star game before the 2002 FIFA World Cup. [5]
Ko was evaluated as the best Korean technician at the time, [6] and his left foot is considered one of the greatest feet of all time in South Korea. [7] He was expected to play for the national team in the 2002 World Cup, hosted by his country. However, he suffered a cruciate ligament injury in the 2001 season, and failed to recover his condition before the World Cup. [8] This injury was also fatal to his playing career, and he could not show his former talent.
Ko spent his coaching career in Suwon Samsung Bluewings from 2011 to 2017. [9] In November 2017, Ko was appointed Daejeon Citizen manager by Kim Ho, the Daejeon Citizen president at the time and his manager during his playing career. [10] However, he was convicted of corruption about a tryout for Daejeon after the 2018 season. [11]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 1996 | K League | 11 | 1 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
1997 | K League | 7 | 1 | ? | ? | 8 | 2 | ? | ? | 15 | 3 | |
1998 | K League | 19 | 3 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 20 | 3 | |
1999 | K League | 14 | 2 | ? | ? | 7 | 2 | ? | ? | 21 | 4 | |
2000 | K League | 8 | 4 | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | ? | ? | 13 | 7 | |
2001 | K League | 12 | 5 | ? | ? | 8 | 5 | ? | ? | 20 | 10 | |
2002 | K League | 20 | 4 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 20 | 4 | |
2004 | K League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | ||
Total | 96 | 21 | ? | ? | 32 | 12 | ? | ? | 128 | 33 | ||
Kyoto Purple Sanga (loan) | 2003 | J1 League | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Jeonnam Dragons | 2005 | K League | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 16 | 2 | |
Daejeon Citizen | 2007 | K League | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
2008 | K League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | 1 | ||
Total | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
Career total | 144 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 15 | ? | ? | 188 | 39 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 1997 | 10 | 1 |
1998 | 16 | 1 | |
1999 | 4 | 1 | |
2000 | 3 | 0 | |
2001 | 5 | 3 | |
Career total | 38 | 6 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 25 January 1997 | Sydney, Australia | New Zealand | 2–1 | 3–1 | 1997 Opus Tournament |
2 | 29 January 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 King's Cup |
3 | 5 June 1999 | Seoul, South Korea | Belgium | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
4 | 24 January 2001 | Hong Kong | Norway | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2001 Lunar New Year Cup |
5 | 27 January 2001 | Hong Kong | Paraguay | 1–0 | 1–1 (
a.e.t.) (6–5 p) |
2001 Lunar New Year Cup |
6 | 11 February 2001 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2001 Dubai Tournament |
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