Jo Tong-sop

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Jo Tong-sop
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Personal information
Date of birth (1959-05-01) 1 May 1959 (age 64)
Place of birth Pyongyang, North Korea
Managerial career
YearsTeam
2005 North Korea U17
2006–2007 North Korea U20
2007 North Korea U23
2008–2010 North Korea (assistant)
2010–2011 North Korea
2014–2015 North Korea
Honours
Men's football
Representing Flag of North Korea.svg  North Korea (as manager)
AFC Challenge Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2008
Winner 2010

Jo Tong-sop (born May 1, 1959) [1] [2] is a North Korean football manager and former player. He was most recently the head coach of the North Korea national football team. It was his second stint in charge of the national team, having previously managed North Korea from 2010 to 2011, replacing Kim Jong-hun, who led the team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. [3]

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Playing career

Jo Tong-sop was a player before becoming a coach. He was part of the North Korean team that won the 1986 King's Cup against Aarhus Gymnastikforening. [4] His playing career lasted 20 years before he retired.

Coaching career

Jo Tong-sop was the coach of the national youth team and an assistant coach to the 2010 World Cup national team. [5] He led the North Korean national youth team to victory in the 2010 AFC U-19 Championship for their third title. As assistant coach to the national team he won the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup which let North Korea qualify for the 2011 Asian Cup. During the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup he attributed North Korea's draw to Turkmenistan to the high temperature. [6] His first game as coach of the national team was a loss to the Kuwait during a friendly game in Egypt. His first victory with the team was a 1–0 win against Qatar in Doha. He coached the national team during the 2011 Asian Cup, and the first game ended in a draw against the UAE. Later in the cup, North Korea lost to Iran and Iraq. He also led North Korea at 2015 AFC Asian Cup and they were eliminated again in group stages after three loses against Uzbekistan, Saudi Arabia and China.

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References

  1. ↑ "List of National Football Team Made Public". kcna.co.jp. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. ↑ "Yahoo! Eurosport UK Profile". uk.eurosport.yahoo.com. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  3. ↑ "FIFA.com - Korea DPR on FIFA.com". fifa.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2007. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. ↑ "Meet the coach: Jo Tong-sop". the-afc.com. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
  5. ↑ "Jo Tong-Sop to become North Korea national team manager". footkorean.net. Archived from the original on 14 January 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. ↑ "Korea DPR Assistant Coach Jo Tong-sop Blames Weather For Draw With Turkmenistan". goal.com. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
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