List of South Korea national football team managers
The following is a list of South Korea national football team managers, first established in June 1948 with the appointment of Park Chung-hwi.[1]
Manager history
A total of 47 managers managed South Korea during 74 appointments (excluding caretaker managers).[2]
South Korean managers initially managed the national team as a sideline, but in 1992 the Korea Football Association adopted a policy that only full-time managers could manage the national team.[4]
Adjunct managers (1948–1991)
| No. | Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Competition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png){kind=small} Park Chung-hwi
|
June 1948 | June 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2 | Lee Young-min
|
June 1948 | August 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | 1948 Summer Olympics quarter-finals |
| 3 | .svg.png){kind=small} Lee Yoo-hyung
|
December 1948 | February 1949 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | — |
| 4 | .svg.png){kind=small} Kim Hwa-jip
|
March 1950 | April 1950 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 66.67 | — |
| 5 | Kim Yong-sik
|
April 1953 | May 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 | — |
| 6 | Bae Jong-ho
|
February 1954 | May 1954 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 1954 Asian Games silver medal |
| 7 | Kim Yong-sik
|
May 1954 | June 1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1954 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| 8 | Chu Yung-kwang
|
February 1956 | June 1956 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 83.33 | — |
| 9 | Kim Sung-gan
|
August 1956 | October 1956 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | 1956 AFC Asian Cup champion |
| 10 | Kim Kyu-hwan
|
January 1958 | March 1958 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 11 | Min Byung-dae
|
April 1958 | June 1958 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 80.00 | 1958 Asian Games silver medal |
| 12 | Chung Nam-sik
|
July 1959 | September 1959 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 66.67 | — |
| 13 | Kim Yong-sik
|
November 1959 | December 1959 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| 14 | Min Byung-dae
|
February 1960 | April 1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| 15 | Chu Yung-kwang
|
July 1960 | September 1960 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 | — |
| 16 | Kim Yong-sik
|
September 1960 | June 1961 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1960 AFC Asian Cup champion |
| 17 | Kim Kyu-hwan
|
September 1961 | March 1962 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20.00 | — |
| 18 | Min Byung-dae
|
May 1962 | June 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 19 | Kim Kyu-hwan
|
July 1962 | October 1962 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 85.71 | 1962 Asian Games silver medal |
| 20 | Park Kyu-chung
|
July 1963 | September 1963 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | — |
| 21 | Min Byung-dae
|
October 1963 | December 1963 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| 22 | Kim Kyu-hwan[note 1]
|
May 1964 | October 1964 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 1964 Summer Olympics group stage |
| — | Park Il-kap[note 2]
|
May 1964 | June 1964 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | 1964 AFC Asian Cup third place |
| 23 | Chung Nam-sik
|
July 1965 | August 1965 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| 24 | Han Chang-wha
|
July 1966 | September 1966 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 60.00 | — |
| 25 | An Jong-soo
|
September 1966 | December 1966 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1966 Asian Games first group stage |
| 26 | Jang Kyung-hwan
|
May 1967 | October 1967 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 66.67 | — |
| 27 | Park Il-kap
|
October 1967 | August 1968 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 72.73 | — |
| 28 | Kim Yong-sik
|
September 1969 | October 1969 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | — |
| 29 | Kang Jun-young
|
November 1969 | November 1969 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 80.00 | — |
| 30 | Han Hong-ki
|
13 February 1970 | 6 October 1971 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 62.50 | 1970 Asian Games gold medal |
| 31 | Hong Deok-young
|
1 November 1971 | 24 November 1971 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 25.00 | — |
| 32 | Park Byung-suk
|
7 December 1971 | 15 June 1972 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20.00 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup runner-up |
| 33 | Ham Heung-chul
|
12 June 1972 | 20 December 1972 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 57.89 | — |
| 34 | Min Byung-dae
|
21 December 1972 | 20 November 1973 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 53.85 | — |
| 35 | Moon Jung-sik
|
20 November 1973 | 25 December 1973 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | — |
| 36 | Choi Yung-keun
|
31 January 1974 | 28 October 1974 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 25.00 | 1974 Asian Games second group stage |
| 37 | Ham Heung-chul
|
29 October 1974 | 13 May 1976 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 71.43 | — |
| 38 | Moon Jung-sik
|
14 May 1976 | 2 January 1977 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 57.14 | — |
| 39 | Choi Chung-min
|
3 January 1977 | 16 September 1977 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 66.67 | — |
| 40 | Kim Jung-nam
|
17 September 1977 | 18 December 1977 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 40.00 | — |
| 41 | Ham Heung-chul
|
2 March 1978 | 28 March 1979 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 85.71 | 1978 Asian Games gold medal |
| 42 | Jang Kyung-hwan
|
29 March 1979 | 3 May 1980 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 78.57 | — |
| 43 | Kim Jung-nam
|
3 May 1980 | 20 June 1982 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 56.67 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup runner-up |
| 44 | Choi Eun-taek
|
21 June 1982 | 28 January 1983 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 | 1982 Asian Games group stage |
| 45 | Cho Yoon-ok
|
29 January 1983 | 22 August 1983 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 55.56 | — |
| 46 | Park Jong-hwan
|
23 August 1983 | 2 July 1984 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 50.00 | — |
| 47 | .svg.png){kind=small} Moon Jung-sik
|
3 July 1984 | 16 March 1985 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41.67 | 1984 AFC Asian Cup group stage |
| 48 | Kim Jung-nam
|
17 March 1985 | 19 November 1986 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 60.87 | 1986 FIFA World Cup group stage 1986 Asian Games gold medal |
| 49 | Park Jong-hwan
|
20 November 1986 | 30 June 1988 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 57.14 | — |
| 50 | Kim Jung-nam[note 3]
|
6 July 1988 | 5 November 1988 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | 1988 Summer Olympics group stage |
| 51 | Lee Hoe-taik
|
5 November 1988 | 30 June 1990 | 29 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 58.62 | 1988 AFC Asian Cup runner-up 1990 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| 52 | Lee Cha-man
|
3 July 1990 | 8 August 1990 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.00 | — |
| 53 | Park Jong-hwan
|
9 August 1990 | 23 October 1990 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 80.00 | 1990 Asian Games bronze medal |
| 54 | Ko Jae-wook
|
22 May 1991 | 27 July 1991 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 50.00 | — |
Full-time managers (1992–present)
| Caretaker manager |
| No. | Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Competition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55 | Kim Ho
|
8 July 1992 | 30 June 1994 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 37.84 | 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| 56 |  Anatoliy Byshovets
|
24 July 1994 | 26 February 1995 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 42.86 | 1994 Asian Games fourth place |
| 57 | Park Jong-hwan
|
26 April 1995 | 31 July 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| — | Huh Jung-moo
|
1 August 1995 | 12 August 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| — | Jung Byung-tak
|
16 September 1995 | 30 September 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| — | Ko Jae-wook
|
20 October 1995 | 31 October 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 58 | Park Jong-hwan
|
15 February 1996 | 7 January 1997 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 50.00 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals |
| 59 | .svg.png){kind=small} Cha Bum-kun
|
8 January 1997 | 21 June 1998 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 52.50 | 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| — | Kim Pyung-seok
|
22 June 1998 | 25 June 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| 60 | Huh Jung-moo
|
14 October 1998 | 13 November 2000 | 33 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 51.52 | 1998 Asian Games quarter-finals 2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage 2000 AFC Asian Cup third place |
| — | Park Hang-seo
|
10 December 2000 | 20 December 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| 61 |  Guus Hiddink
|
1 January 2001 | 30 June 2002 | 37 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 37.84 | 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup fourth place 2002 FIFA World Cup fourth place |
| — | Kim Ho-kon
|
3 November 2002 | 20 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | — |
| 62 | .svg.png){kind=small} Humberto Coelho
|
3 February 2003 | 19 April 2004 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 50.00 | 2003 EAFF Championship champion |
| — | Park Sung-hwa
|
20 April 2004 | 15 June 2004 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| 63 | Jo Bonfrère
|
24 June 2004 | 23 August 2005 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 41.67 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals 2005 EAFF Championship fourth place |
| 64 | Dick Advocaat
|
1 October 2005 | 30 June 2006 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 47.37 | 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| 65 | Pim Verbeek
|
1 July 2006 | 3 August 2007 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 35.29 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup third place |
| 66 | Huh Jung-moo
|
1 January 2008 | 30 June 2010 | 44 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 50.00 | 2008 EAFF Championship champion 2010 EAFF Championship runner-up 2010 FIFA World Cup round of 16 |
| 67 |  Cho Kwang-rae
|
21 July 2010 | 8 December 2011 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 60.00 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup third place |
| 68 | Choi Kang-hee
|
21 December 2011 | 19 June 2013 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 50.00 | — |
| 69 | Hong Myung-bo
|
24 June 2013 | 10 July 2014 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 26.32 | 2013 EAFF Championship third place 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| — | Shin Tae-yong
|
2 September 2014 | 8 September 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | — |
| 70 |  Uli Stielike[note 4]
|
24 September 2014 | 15 June 2017 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 68.42 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup runner-up 2015 EAFF Championship champion |
| 71 | Shin Tae-yong
|
4 July 2017 | 31 July 2018 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33.33 | 2017 EAFF Championship champion 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage |
| 72 | Paulo Bento
|
22 August 2018 | 6 December 2022 | 57 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 61.40 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals 2019 EAFF Championship champion 2022 EAFF Championship runner-up 2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16 |
| 73 | Jürgen Klinsmann
|
27 February 2023 | 16 February 2024 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 47.06 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals |
| — | Hwang Sun-hong
|
27 February 2024 | 26 March 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | — |
| — | Kim Do-hoon
|
20 May 2024 | 11 June 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | — |
| 74 | Hong Myung-bo
|
13 July 2024 | present | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 61.54 | 2025 EAFF Championship runner-up |
Manager records
- Most matches managed
- 78, Huh Jung-moo
- Most matches managed (unofficial)[6]
- 126, Kim Jung-nam
- Most matches won
- 54, Ham Heung-chul
- Most matches won in an appointment
- 35, Paulo Bento
- Longest career in an appointment
- 4 years and 106 days, Paulo Bento, from 22 August 2018 to 6 December 2022
- Most appointments
- 5, Kim Yong-sik, Min Byung-dae and Park Jong-hwan
Notes
- ^ Does not include one match against Brazil Olympic at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
- ^ Participated in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup with B team,[5] but KFA recognised his results as international "A" matches.
- ^ Does not include two matches against the Soviet Union Olympic and Argentina Olympic at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
- ^ Including one uncontested match against Kuwait, which was registered as a 3–0 win as Kuwait was banned from competing.
References
- ^ Kim, Hyeon-hoe (4 January 2018). [김현회] 베이브 루스와 대결한 축구인 이영민 (in Korean). Sports-G. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
- ^ a b 역대 대표팀 감독 [All-time national team managers] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ^ "Men's A team – Match results" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ 축구대표팀 1진 전임감독제 도입 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 10 June 1992. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
- ^ 代表蹴球選手 선발. Naver. The Dong-a Ilbo. 5 May 1964. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "KFA Archives" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 1 August 2018.