:Jo Tong-sop
{{short description|North Korean football manager}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jo Tong-sop
| image = Jo Tong-sop.jpg
| image_size =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1959|5|1|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Pyongyang, North Korea
| currentclub =
| position =
| manageryears1 = 2005
| managerclubs1 = North Korea U17
| manageryears2 = 2006–2007
| managerclubs2 = North Korea U20
| manageryears3 = 2007
| managerclubs3 = North Korea U23
| manageryears4 = 2008–2010
| managerclubs4 = North Korea (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2010–2011
| managerclubs5 = North Korea
| manageryears6 = 2014–2015
| managerclubs6 = North Korea
| medaltemplates = {{medalSport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|PRK}}}} (as manager)
{{MedalComp|AFC Challenge Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2008|}}
{{Medal|W|2010|}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name
| hangul = 조동섭
| hanja =
| rr = Jo Dongseop
| mr = Cho Tongsŏp
| context = north
}}
{{family name hatnote|Jo||lang=Korean}}
Jo Tong-sop (born May 1, 1959){{Cite web
|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201101/news06/20110106-13ee.html
|title=List of National Football Team Made Public
|work=kcna.co.jp
|access-date=30 January 2011
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401222225/http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2011/201101/news06/20110106-13ee.html
|archive-date=1 April 2012
|url-status=dead
|url= http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/tong-sop-jo.html
|title=Yahoo! Eurosport UK Profile
|work=uk.eurosport.yahoo.com
|access-date=26 January 2011
}} 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.{{Cite web
|url= https://www.fifa.com/associations/association=prk/index.html
|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070611121240/http://www.fifa.com/associations/association=prk/index.html
|url-status= dead
|archive-date= June 11, 2007
|title=FIFA.com - Korea DPR on FIFA.com
|work=fifa.com
|access-date=2 January 2011
}}
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.{{Cite web
|url= http://www.the-afc.com/en/afc-asian-cup-news/afc-asian-cup-features/32063-meet-the-coach-jo-tong-sop-dpr-korea
|title=Meet the coach: Jo Tong-sop
|work=the-afc.com
|access-date=17 January 2011
}} 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.{{Cite web
|url = http://www.footkorean.net/jo-tong-sop-to-become-as-north-korea-national-team-manager
|title = Jo Tong-Sop to become North Korea national team manager
|work = footkorean.net
|access-date = 2 January 2011
|url-status = usurped
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110114070236/http://www.footkorean.net/jo-tong-sop-to-become-as-north-korea-national-team-manager
|archive-date = 14 January 2011
}} 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.{{Cite web
|url= http://www.goal.com/en/news/14/asia/2010/02/17/1795337/korea-dpr-assistant-coach-jo-tong-sop-blames-weather-for
|title=Korea DPR Assistant Coach Jo Tong-sop Blames Weather For Draw With Turkmenistan
|work=goal.com
|access-date=2 January 2011
}} 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.
References
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{{AFC Challenge Cup Winning Manager}}
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Category:North Korean football managers
Category:North Korea national football team managers
Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup managers