Ko Jae-wook

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Key Information

Personal information
Full name	Ko Jae-wook
Date of birth	(1951-12-20) December 20, 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth	Chungmu, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Kwandong University
Youth career
1970–1974	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1974–1976	Kookmin Bank FC (Semi-professional)
1974–1975	→ Army FC (Military service)
International career
1971–1975	South Korea
Managerial career
1979–1983	Joongdong High School
1984–1987	Lucky-Goldstar (Coach)
1988	Lucky-Goldstar (Caretaker manager)
1989–1993	Lucky-Goldstar
1991	→ South Korea
1995–2000	Ulsan Hyundai Horangi
1995	→ South Korea
2001–2011	Kwandong University
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
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Ko Jae-wook is a former Korean footballer and football manager.

He was a member of Korean national football team for five years in the 1970s. He played in the 1974 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Australia, scoring the equalizing goal. A training injury to his knee ended his playing career.

His first managerial post was at his alma mater, Joongdong High School. Under his management, the Joongdong team won a number of honours.^[which?] Ko Jae-wook joined Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso as coach in 1984, and was appointed manager in 1989. Ko, with Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, won the 1990 K-League title. He was appointed manager of Ulsan Hyundai Horangi in December 1994. In his second season (1996), Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i won the K-League title.