Ha Seok-ju

Ha Seok-ju (Korean: 하석주; born 20 February 1968) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Ha was one of the few left-footed South Korean players at the time.

Ha Seok-ju

Personal information
Full name	Ha Seok-ju
Date of birth	(1968-02-20) 20 February 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth	Hamyang, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Winger, left-back
Team information
Current team	Ajou University (manager)
Youth career
1980–1982[1]	Kyungshin Middle School
1983–1985[1]	Kwangwoon Electronics Technical High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1989	Ajou University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1997	Daewoo Royals	158	(34)
1998	Cerezo Osaka	17	(2)
1998–2000	Vissel Kobe	65	(11)
2001–2003	Pohang Steelers	57	(3)
Total		297	(50)
International career
1996	South Korea U23	5[α]	(1)
1991–2001	South Korea	94	(23)
Managerial career
2011–2012	Ajou University
2012–2014	Jeonnam Dragons
2015–	Ajou University
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football AFC Asian Cup 2000 Lebanon Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ha Seok-ju
Hangul	하석주
Hanja	河錫舟
Revised Romanization	Ha Seokju
McCune–Reischauer	Ha Sŏkchu

In this Korean name, the family name is Ha.

International career

He played for the South Korea national football team, and was a participant in 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cup. In the 1998 World Cup, he played the first game against Mexico, scoring the opener with a free kick. However, he was sent off for an ill-advised tackle three minutes after his goal.^[2] South Korea conceded three goals after his exit. He also could not play the game against the Netherlands due to the punishment for his red card, and South Korea lost 5–0 during his absence. He came back for the last game against Belgium, assisting Yoo Sang-chul's equaliser with a free kick again.^[3] He contributed to all of South Korea's two goals in the 1998 World Cup, but due to the red card was hated among fans.^[4] He was also feeling guilty towards the manager Cha Bum-kun, who was sacked from the national team in the middle of the tournament, and so he avoided Cha for 20 years.^[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Daewoo Royals	1990	K League	24	4	?[a]	(5)	—		24	4
	1991	K League	34	7	—		—		34	7
	1992	K League	22	5	—		7	0	29	5
	1993	K League	9	0	—		2	0	11	0
	1994	K League	16	4	—		0	0	16	4
	1995	K League	27	3	—		7	4	34	7
	1996	K League	22	11	?[b]	?	4	0	26	11
	1997	K League	4	0	?[b]	?	9	4	13	4
	Total		158	34	?	?	29	8	187	42
Cerezo Osaka	1998	J1 League	17	2	0	0	0	0	17	2
Vissel Kobe	1998	J1 League	9	2	2	1	0	0	11	3
	1999	J1 League	28	7	0	0	1	0	29	7
	2000	J1 League	28	2	4	0	1	0	33	2
	Total		65	11	6	1	2	0	73	12
Pohang Steelers	2001	K League	25	3	?[b]	?	6	0	31	3
	2002	K League	26	0	?[b]	?	8	0	34	0
	2003	K League	6	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		57	3	?	?	14	0	71	3
Career total			297	50	6	1	45	8	348	59

1. Appearances as a reserve player in Korean National Championship^[5]
2. Appearance(s) in Korean FA Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[6]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1991	5	5
	1992	4	0
	1993	17	9
	1994	18	2
	1995	2	0
	1996	12	1
	1997	19	3
	1998	6	1
	1999	2	0
	2000	5	1
	2001	4	1
Career total		94	23

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Ha Seok-ju

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 June 1991	Seoul, South Korea	1	Indonesia	3–0	3–0	1991 Korea Cup
2	11 June 1991	Seoul, South Korea	2	Malta	1–0	1–1	1991 Korea Cup
3	16 June 1991	Seoul, South Korea	4	Egypt	1–0	2–0	1991 Korea Cup
4					2–0
5	27 July 1991	Nagasaki, Japan	5	Japan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
6	28 April 1993	Ulsan, South Korea	11	Iraq	1–0	2–2	Friendly
7	11 May 1993	Beirut, Lebanon	13	Lebanon	1–0	1–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	13 May 1993	Beirut, Lebanon	14	India	3–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	15 May 1993	Beirut, Lebanon	15	Hong Kong	1–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	5 June 1993	Seoul, South Korea	16	Hong Kong	3–1	4–1	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
11	7 June 1993	Seoul, South Korea	17	Lebanon	1–0	2–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
12	9 June 1993	Seoul, South Korea	18	India	6–0	7–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	16 October 1993	Doha, Qatar	22	Iran	2–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	28 October 1993	Doha, Qatar	26	North Korea	3–0	3–0	1994 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	1 October 1994	Hiroshima, Japan	40	Nepal	1–0	11–0	1994 Asian Games
16					8–0
17	25 September 1996	Seoul, South Korea	52	China	3–1	3–1	Friendly
18	22 January 1997	Brisbane, Australia	60	Australia	1–2	1–2	1997 Opus Tournament
19	2 March 1997	Bangkok, Thailand	62	Thailand	2–1	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
20	4 October 1997	Seoul, South Korea	73	United Arab Emirates	1–0	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
21	13 June 1998	Lyon, France	82	Mexico	1–0	1–3	1998 FIFA World Cup
22	26 April 2000	Seoul, South Korea	86	Japan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
23	26 April 2001	Cairo, Egypt	92	Egypt	1–0	2–1	2001 LG Cup

Honours

Player

Ajou University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1986^[7]

Daewoo Royals B

• Korean National Championship: 1990^[5]

Daewoo Royals

• K League 1: 1991, 1997^[7]
• Korean League Cup: 1997, 1997+^[8]

Pohang Steelers

• Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2001, 2002^[8]

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000^[9]

Individual

• Korean National Championship Most Valuable Player: 1990^[5]
• Korean National Championship top goalscorer: 1990^[5]
• K League All-Star: 1991, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2002^{[10][11][12][13][14]}
• K League 1 Best XI: 1996^[15]
• FIFA World XI: 1997^[16]
• AFC Asian All-Star: 1997^[17]

Manager

Individual

• K League Manager of the Month: July 2014^[18]

Television personality

List of awards and nominations received by TV personality Ha Seok-ju

Award ceremony	Year	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
SBS Entertainment Awards	2022	Leader of the Year Award[a]	Kick a Goal	Won	[20]

1. Shared with Kim Byung-ji, Kim Tae-young, Choi Jin-cheul, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok, Cho Jae-jin and Baek Ji-hoon^[19]

Notes

1. Appearances as an overage player (three appearances in Summer Olympics, two appearances and one goal in friendlies)