Yoo Young-sil
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yoo Young-sil | ||
| Date of birth | May 1, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Goheung, Jeollanam-do, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kyunghee University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2005 | INI Steel | ||
| 2006 | Chungnam Ilhwa Chunma | ||
| 2007–2008 | Daekyo Kangaroos | ||
| International career | |||
| 1993–2008 | Korea Republic | 72 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009-2014 | Dongsan Information Technical High School | ||
| 2015 | Seoul WFC (coach) | ||
| 2016-2019 | Daeduk College | ||
| 2019- | Seoul WFC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Yoo Young-sil (Korean: 유영실, Korean pronunciation: [ju.jʌŋ.ɕil]; born May 1, 1975) is a retired South Korean football player and coach who is currently the manager of Seoul City Amazones WFC.
Early life
In elementary school, Yoo played competitive badminton, but later decided to focus on her studies. She started playing football when she was in high school first grade, after she heard about the foundation of the Gwangyang Girls' High School football team and went to try-outs. She went on to play for Kyunghee University.[1]
Club career
Ahead of the 2007 football season, Yoo transferred from Chungnam Ilhwa to Daekyo Kangaroos as part of a direct trade between the two clubs.[2] On 6 October 2008, Yoo announced her retirement from football.[3]
International career
Yoo began her international career as an 18-year-old defender, despite having played football for only a year at the time. Yoo made her first appearance during 1993 AFC Women's Championship finals against Malaysia and scored her debut goal in same game. Yoo was a part of South Korea's squad at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Managerial career
After retiring from football, Yoo began her coaching career at Dongsan Information Technical High School girls' football team, then spent a year as a coach at WK League side Seoul WFC.[4] She managed the women's football team at Daeduk College before returning to Seoul as manager in 2019.[5]
Honors
Korea Republic
- Women's East Asian Cup Winner : 2005
Individual
- Women's East Asian Cup Best defender : 2005
References
- ^ Kang, Hye-ran (30 November 2004). "'한국 여자축구 역사' 경희대 팀이 사라진다" ['Part of Korean women's football history', Kyunghee University team disappears]. JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Kang, Seok-gyeong (11 November 2006). "2007 여자 실업축구 신인 드래프트 실시" [2007 Women's works football new player draft takes place]. xportsnews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ ‘여자 홍명보’ 유영실, 일본 축구연수 (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 2008-10-06.
- ^ Sung, Ee-joo (19 May 2021). "'여자축구 1세대'에서 'WK리그 감독'으로, 유영실-송주희 감독 이야기" [From 'first generation of women's football' to WK League managers: In conversation with Yoo Young-sil and Song Ju-hee]. Korea Women's Football Federation (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2025.
- ^ Jeon, Yeong-ji (16 December 2019). "'여축 레전드' 유영실 감독, 서울시청 새 사령탑 선임" ['Women's football legend' Yoo Young-sil appointed as new boss of Seoul WFC]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 28 March 2025.