Seo Jung-won, the undefeated coach of Chengdu Longcheng won the Chinese Super League Coach of the Month Award in April.
On the 16th (local time), the Chinese Super League won coach Seo as the best coach in April. Coach Seo had four wins, one draw and no loss in five games, including Shandong Taishan (3-0 wins) and Shanghai Haigang (3-1 wins) in the 2025 Chinese Super League (CSL) held in April. Media judges received the most 15 votes (94 points).
Thanks to coach Seo's coaching ability, Chengdu, who scored 12 points, the most in CSL, and the least in three runs in six games in April, took the lead in the CSL league for the first time in the club's history. As of the 13th round, Chengdu is in second place in the league with 9 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss and 30 points, two points behind the leader Shanghai Shenhua (32 points).
As a Korean soccer legend, Seo, who led the team to the first division promotion in a year by taking the helm of Cheongdu in 2021, led the team to fifth place in 2022 and fourth place in 2023, and proved his leadership by ranking third, the highest ever for the club, last year. Chengdu will participate in the Asian Champions League Elite (ACLE) for the first time in the club's history next season.
In Chengdu, a city with a population of 20 million, the name Seo Jeong-won goes beyond 'Excellent Coach' and is 'City Hero'. Former Pohang defender Kim Hyung-il and former Seoul midfielder Ha Dae-sung are assisting coach Seo.
Under coach Seo's guidance, Chengdu's former Busan playmaker' former Gwangju centerback' Timo was selected as the team of the month in April.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
