25 Facts About Park Hang-seo

Park Hang-seo is a South Korean football manager and former player.

Park Hang-seo was most recently the manager of the Vietnam national football team, and is considered one of the most successful managers in Vietnamese football history.

Park Hang-seo performed his mandatory military service in the football club of ROK Army after he joined the semi-professional club Korea First Bank.

From 1984 to 1988, Park Hang-seo played for Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, and contributed to the 1985 K League title.

Park Hang-seo received the K League Best XI award in that season.

From 1997 to February 2000, Park Hang-seo was a coach of Suwon Samsung Bluewings.

Park Hang-seo was one of the two assistant managers of Guus Hiddink at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

KFA had focused on the 2002 FIFA World Cup, which was co-hosted in South Korea, so Park Hang-seo had to prepare for the tournament in 2 months.

Gyeongnam finished fourth in the 2007 K League season, but Park Hang-seo left the team due to internal conflict.

In December 2007, Park Hang-seo succeeded Huh Jung-moo as the manager of Jeonnam Dragons.

Park Hang-seo later resigned due to poor performances in the 2010 season.

From 2012 to 2015, Park Hang-seo managed the military team Sangju Sangmu in South Korea.

Park Hang-seo left the team after his contract expired after the 2015 season.

In 2017, Park Hang-seo was appointed manager of Changwon City, a third-division team.

On 29 September 2017, Park Hang-seo was appointed the manager of the Vietnam national football team.

Park Hang-seo's debut match for Vietnam was a goalless draw against Afghanistan in the third round of the 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification on 14 November 2017, which helped Vietnam qualified to the tournament since 2007.

Park Hang-seo received Vietnam's third-class Labor Order after this achievement, although he lost the title.

At the 2018 Asian Games, his side advanced to the semi-finals and finished fourth for the first time in 56 years, with Park Hang-seo earning praise for his management.

Park Hang-seo received the Friendship Order from the Vietnamese government by bringing Vietnam's first regional championship in 10 years.

Park Hang-seo won the gold medal at the 2019 Southeast Asian Games, thus winning the first football title for Vietnam as a united country at the games.

Park Hang-seo was awarded the second-class Labor Order by the Vietnamese government the next year.

Park Hang-seo decided to leave Vietnam after his contract expires on 31 January 2023, so the 2022 AFF Championship in December was Park's last tournament as manager of the Vietnam national football team.

Just after the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Park Hang-seo received the Maengho Medal, the second-class Order of Sport Merit in South Korea, alongside other coaches and players of the national team, who reached the World Cup semi-finals.

Ahead of the 2024 season, Park Hang-seo was appointed the sports advisor of Bac Ninh, a Vietnamese third division team.

On 9 April 2025, Park Hang-seo was appointed vice-president of the Korea Football Association along with Shin Tae-yong and Kim Byung-ji by president Chung Mong-gyu.