Seongnam FC Appoints New CEO Jang Won-jae
Apr 03, 2025
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Jang Won-jae, the new CEO, has a rich experience in sports administration and soccer journalism. He was a professor at Soongsil University from 2001 to 2008 and until recently served as a monthly Chosun columnist and Asia Today senior reporter.
In addition, he has gained extensive experience throughout sports administration by working as a deputy representative of Chungnam Asan FC (2023-2024), a member of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics bid committee and an advisory committee (2005-2018), a technical committee member of the Korea Football Association (2004-2005), and a promotional advisory committee for the World Cup organizing committee (2001-2002).
Based on a deep understanding of soccer, he published a variety of soccer-related books, including 'Endless Football Story (2010)', 'For Lonely and Fierce Korean Football (2009)' and 'Funny Football Story (2002)'.
Jang Won-jae, the new CEO, said "Seongnam is a city with very high growth potential in all aspects, including infrastructure and accessibility" We will make promotion to the first division a top priority so that Sungnam FC can continue its past reputation" "We will do our best to maximize operational efficiency and strengthen the expertise of each department to increase the overall competitiveness of the organization." he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
