# 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, 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. He is currently manager of Gimpo FC.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1989 | K League | 31 | 4 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1990 | K League | 21 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1991 | K League | 40 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 13 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1992 | K League | 26 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 7 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1993 | K League | 2 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1994 | K League | 21 | 4 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | 21 | 4 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1995 | K League | 25 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 1 | ? | ? | — | — | 29 | 5 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | 1996 | K League | 7 | 1 | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 16 | 6 |
| Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma | Total | Total | 173 | 34 | ? | ? | 16 | 7 | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 193 | 43 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1997 | J1 League | 17 | 3 | ? | ? | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 6 |
| Cerezo Osaka | 1998 | J1 League | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Cerezo Osaka | Total | Total | 29 | 3 | ? | ? | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 6 |
| Pohang Steelers | 1998 | K League | 16 | 5 | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 16 | 5 |
| Pohang Steelers | 1999 | K League | 19 | 9 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | 21 | 9 |
| Pohang Steelers | 2000 | K League | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Pohang Steelers | 2001 | K League | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Pohang Steelers | Total | Total | 35 | 14 | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | 0 | 41 | 14 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 237 | 51 | ? | ? | 29 | 10 | ? | ? | 4 | 2 | 270 | 63 |
* ↑ 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 |
| South Korea | 1990 | 9 | 2 |
| South Korea | 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1992 | 4 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1993 | 9 | 2 |
| South Korea | 1994 | 18 | 2 |
| South Korea | 1995 | 7 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1996 | 11 | 2 |
| South Korea | 1997 | 11 | 1 |
| Career total | 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 | 23 September 1990 | Beijing, China | Singapore | 6–0 | 7–0 | 1990 Asian Games |
| 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 | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % |
| Gimpo FC | 1 January 2020 | Present | 92 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 033.70 |
| Total | Total | 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
Pohang Steelers
* Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2001
South Korea
* Asian Games bronze medal: 1990
Individual
* K League Rookie of the Year: 1989
* K League 1 Best XI: 1991, 1994, 1995, 1999
* K League All-Star: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2001
* K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1994
* K League 1 top assist provider: 1994
* K League '90s All-Star Team: 2003

### Manager

Gimpo FC
* K3 League: 2021
Individual
* K League Manager of the Month: April 2023
* K League 2 Manager of the Year: 2023