Seo Jung-won

I find Seo Jung-won's career arc quietly fascinating: a Korea University-educated footballer born in 1970 who didn't just hang up his boots and disappear, but reinvented himself as a manager. What strikes me most is that he's coaching in the Chinese Super League with Liaoning Tieren rather than staying inside the comfortable Korean football ecosystem. That willingness to work abroad, in a rival league and a different football culture, says a lot about ambition and adaptability. I'd love to know how his playing instincts translate to the touchline, but on paper this is a man still chasing the game decades in.

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Name (English)

Seo Jung-won

Name (Japanese)

徐正源

Reading

そ・じょんうぉん

Born

December 17, 1970 (age 55)

Origin

Gwangju, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

Height

173 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dog

University

Korea University

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seo%20Jung-won
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%BE%90%E6%AD%A3%E6%BA%90
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q483904

Tags

• Gyeonggi Province
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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