An Ik-soo

An Ik-soo (Korean: 안익수, Korean pronunciation: [a.nik̚.s͈u] or [an] [ik̚.s͈u]; born 6 May 1965) is a South Korean football manager and former player.

An Ik-soo

An in December 2021
Personal information
Full name	An Ik-soo
Date of birth	(1965-05-06) 6 May 1965 (age 60)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1985	Incheon National University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1987	Sangmu FC (draft)
1988	Kookmin Bank
1989–1995	Ilhwa Chunma	142	(1)
1996–1998	Pohang Steelers	58	(0)
Total		200	(1)
International career
1994	South Korea	5	(0)
Managerial career
2007	Daekyo Kangaroos
2008–2009	South Korea (women)
2009	South Korea Universiade (women)
2010	FC Seoul (assistant)
2011–2012	Busan IPark
2013	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2014–2016	South Korea U20
2018–2021	Sun Moon University
2021–2023	FC Seoul
Medal record Women's football Representing  South Korea (as manager) Summer Universiade 2009 Belgrade Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Korean name, the family name is Ahn.

Early life

An started to learn football professionally when he was 18 years old and a second-year student in high school.^[1] He was accepted to one of the prominent universities in South Korea Chung-Ang University through his academic performance, but he joined Incheon National University to continue his football career.^[1]

Club career

An became a founding member of professional club Ilhwa Chunma in 1989 despite starting football very late.^[1] Furthermore, he became one of the best defenders in the K League, helping Ilhwa win three consecutive titles from 1993 to 1995.^[1] In 1994, he played five friendlies for the South Korea national football team prior to the 1994 FIFA World Cup due to his performances.^[2] He was also selected for the national team for the 1994 World Cup,^[1] but didn't appear in World Cup matches.^[2]

However, Ilhwa sold An to Pohang Steelers after the 1995 season because they thought he was old enough to deteriorate his ability, although he led them to Asian Club Championship title and K League title that year.^[3] Interestingly, An was named the MVP of the Asian Club Championship after defeating his former club Ilhwa in the final of the next tournament.^[3]

International career

An was part of the South Korean national football team in 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sangmu FC (draft)	1986	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		—		?	?
	1987	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		—		?	?
	Total		?	?	?	?	—		—		?	?
Kookmin Bank	1988	Semipro League	?	?	?	?	—		—		?	?
Ilhwa Chunma	1989	K League	22	0	?	?	—		—		22	0
	1990	K League	29	0	—		—		—		29	0
	1991	K League	12	0	—		—		—		12	0
	1992	K League	19	0	—		8	0	—		27	0
	1993	K League	23	0	—		3	0	—		26	0
	1994	K League	20	1	—		0	0	?	?	20	1
	1995	K League	17	0	—		0	0	?	?	17	0
	Total		142	1	?	?	11	0	?	?	153	1
Pohang Steelers	1996	K League	23	0	?	?	7	0	?	?	30	0
	1997	K League	15	0	?	?	19	1	?	?	34	1
	1998	K League	20	0	?	?	16	0	?	?	36	0
	Total		58	0	?	?	42	1	?	?	100	1
Career total			200	1	?	?	53	1	?	?	253	1

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1994	5	0

Honours

Player

Kookmin Bank

• Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1988^[4]

Ilhwa Chunma

• Asian Club Championship: 1995^[5]
• K League 1: 1993, 1994, 1995^[6]
• Korean League Cup: 1992^[4]

Pohang Steelers

• Asian Club Championship: 1996–97, 1997–98^[5]
• Korean FA Cup: 1996^[4]
• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1996, 1997+^[4]

Individual

• K League 1 Best XI: 1994, 1997, 1998^[7][8][9]
• Asian Club Championship Most Valuable Player: 1996–97^[10]
• Asian Club Championship Best Defender: 1996–97^[10]

Manager

Daekyo Kangaroos

• Korean Women's National Championship: 2007^[11]

South Korea Universiade (women)

• Summer Universiade: 2009^[1]

Busan IPark

• Korean League Cup runner-up: 2011^[4]

Individual

• K League Manager of the Month: November 2021^[12]