Roh Sang-rae


Roh Sang-Rae is a South Korean retired footballer who played the majority of his professional career with the Jeonnam Dragons as a forward. He is currently manager of Jeonnam Dragons.

Club career

In his first season, 1995, Roh exploded onto the professional football scene with the Chunnam Dragons. He achieved a triple crown, in that he was awarded the K League Rookie of the Year Award, was the highest domestic goalscorer, and featured in an All-star match MVP. He was also the top scorer in the Korean FA Cup 1997. In 1999, he was the Asian Cup Winners Cup MVP.
After eight season with the Dragons, for 2003, he transferred to new club Daegu FC for their inaugural season in the K-League. Roh would play two seasons for Daegu, before retiring after a limited number of appearances in the 2004 season.
He is the fifth member of 40-40 Club as of 27 April 2003. His record was 72 goals and 40 assists when he achieved this record in a game against Busan I'Park. His career record is 246 appearances, for 76 goals and 40 assists.

International career

Roh has featured for the national squad on a number of occasions between 1995 and 1997, earning a total of 25 caps. Although he participated in a number of the qualifying games for the 1998 World Cup, he did not make the eventual World Cup squad.

International goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
June 10, 1995Seoul, South Korea1 goal2-31995 Korea Cup
March 23, 1996Dubai, UAE1 goal2-21996 Dubai Tournament
March 25, 1996Dubai, UAE1 goal2-21996 Dubai Tournament
August 11, 1996Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam1 goal4-01996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
November 26, 1996Guangzhou, China1 goal3-2Korea-China Annual Match
March 2, 1997Bangkok, Thailand1 goal3-11998 FIFA World Cup qualification