An Se-uk (; born 13 March 1948) is a North Korean

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

and coach. He represented North Korea in the 7th Asian Games, the 8th Asian Games, and the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

. He was also the head coach of the united Korean youth football team during the

1991 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship was the eighth staging of the FIFA World Youth Championship, an international football competition organized by FIFA for men's youth national teams, and the eighth since it was established in 1977 as the FIF ...

Early life

An Se-wook was born on March 13, 1948, in the Western District of

Pyongyang Pyongyang () is the Capital city, capital and largest city of North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" (). Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River about upstream from its mouth on the Yellow Sea. Accordi ...

, North Korea. He started playing football at the Inhung Middle School. In 1968, An graduated from the Department of Physical Education at Pyongyang University.

Career

An represented North Korea in the 7th Asian Games, the 8th Asian Games, and the

in Montreal. He received the title of distinguished athlete for the team's joint victory with South Korea at the 8th Asian Games. An is a

midfielder In the sport of association football, a midfielder takes an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position primarily in the middle of the pitch. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in t ...

. An retired from football in 1980 and became a coach for the

April 25 Sports Club April 25 Sports Club (, ''Sa io ch'eyuktan''), shortly 4.25 SC, also known as April 25 National Defence Sports Club (4.25'국방체육단', ''Sa io "Kukpang ch'eyuktan"''), is a multi-sports club based in Pyongyang, North Korea, primarily known ...

before becoming the chief coach of the Ordinary Club ().

Personal life

An lives in Pyongyang and has a wife and three sons.

Career statistics

International

International goals

: ''Scores and results list North Korea's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each North Korea goal.''

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* 1948 births Living people North Korean men's footballers North Korea men's international footballers Olympic footballers for North Korea Footballers at the 1976 Summer Olympics Men's association football forwards Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Asian Games gold medalists for North Korea Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games {{NorthKorea-footy-bio-stub