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 edit

As of 26 March 2024^[2]^[3]

A total of 47 managers managed South Korea during 73 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) edit

No.	Manager	From	To	P	W	D	L	Win %	Competition(s)
1	Park Chung-hwi	June 1948	June 1948	0	0	0	0	!—	—
2	Lee Young-min	June 1948	August 1948	2	1	0	1	050.00	1948 Summer Olympics quarter-finals
3	Lee Yoo-hyung	December 1948	February 1949	2	1	1	0	050.00	—
4	Kim Hwa-jip	March 1950	April 1950	3	2	0	1	066.67	—
5	Kim Yong-sik	April 1953	May 1953	5	3	1	1	060.00	—
6	Bae Jong-ho	February 1954	May 1954	6	2	3	1	033.33	1954 Asian Games silver medal
7	Kim Yong-sik	May 1954	June 1954	2	0	0	2	000.00	1954 FIFA World Cup group stage
8	Chu Yung-kwang	February 1956	June 1956	6	5	0	1	083.33	—
9	Kim Sung-gan	August 1956	October 1956	4	3	1	0	075.00	1956 AFC Asian Cup champion
10	Kim Kyu-hwan	January 1958	March 1958	2	0	1	1	000.00	—
11	Min Byung-dae	April 1958	June 1958	5	4	0	1	080.00	1958 Asian Games silver medal
12	Chung Nam-sik	July 1959	September 1959	9	6	2	1	066.67	—
13	Kim Yong-sik	November 1959	December 1959	2	1	0	1	050.00	—
14	Min Byung-dae	February 1960	April 1960	2	1	0	1	050.00	—
15	Chu Yung-kwang	July 1960	September 1960	5	2	3	0	040.00	—
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	020.00	—
18	Min Byung-dae	May 1962	June 1962	0	0	0	0	!—	—
19	Kim Kyu-hwan	July 1962	October 1962	7	6	0	1	085.71	1962 Asian Games silver medal
20	Park Kyu-chung	July 1963	September 1963	7	3	2	2	042.86	—
21	Min Byung-dae	October 1963	December 1963	2	1	0	1	050.00	—
22	Kim Kyu-hwan^{[note 1]}	May 1964	October 1964	6	3	1	2	050.00	1964 Summer Olympics group stage
—	Park Il-kap^{[note 2]}	May 1964	June 1964	3	1	0	2	033.33	1964 AFC Asian Cup third place
23	Chung Nam-sik	July 1965	August 1965	6	3	2	1	050.00	—
24	Han Chang-wha	July 1966	September 1966	5	3	0	2	060.00	—
25	An Jong-soo	September 1966	December 1966	2	0	0	2	000.00	1966 Asian Games first group stage
26	Jang Kyung-hwan	May 1967	October 1967	15	10	3	2	066.67	—
27	Park Il-kap	October 1967	August 1968	11	8	0	3	072.73	—
28	Kim Yong-sik	September 1969	October 1969	4	1	2	1	025.00	—
29	Kang Jun-young	November 1969	November 1969	5	4	1	0	080.00	—
30	Han Hong-ki	13 February 1970	6 October 1971	32	20	8	4	062.50	1970 Asian Games gold medal
31	Hong Deok-young	1 November 1971	24 November 1971	4	1	3	0	025.00	—
32	Park Byung-suk	7 December 1971	15 June 1972	5	1	2	2	020.00	1972 AFC Asian Cup runner-up
33	Ham Heung-chul	12 June 1972	20 December 1972	19	11	5	3	057.89	—
34	Min Byung-dae	21 December 1972	20 November 1973	13	7	4	2	053.85	—
35	Moon Jung-sik	20 November 1973	25 December 1973	4	3	1	0	075.00	—
36	Choi Yung-keun	31 January 1974	28 October 1974	8	2	1	5	025.00	1974 Asian Games second group stage
37	Ham Heung-chul	29 October 1974	13 May 1976	35	25	5	5	071.43	—
38	Moon Jung-sik	14 May 1976	2 January 1977	14	8	4	2	057.14	—
39	Choi Chung-min	3 January 1977	16 September 1977	21	14	6	1	066.67	—
40	Kim Jung-nam	17 September 1977	18 December 1977	5	2	3	0	040.00	—
41	Ham Heung-chul	2 March 1978	28 March 1979	21	18	2	1	085.71	1978 Asian Games gold medal
42	Jang Kyung-hwan	29 March 1979	3 May 1980	14	11	1	2	078.57	—
43	Kim Jung-nam	3 May 1980	20 June 1982	30	17	8	5	056.67	1980 AFC Asian Cup runner-up
44	Choi Eun-taek	21 June 1982	28 January 1983	3	1	0	2	033.33	1982 Asian Games group stage
45	Cho Yoon-ok	29 January 1983	22 August 1983	9	5	3	1	055.56	—
46	Park Jong-hwan	23 August 1983	2 July 1984	12	6	3	3	050.00	—
47	Moon Jung-sik	3 July 1984	16 March 1985	12	5	3	4	041.67	1984 AFC Asian Cup group stage
48	Kim Jung-nam	17 March 1985	19 November 1986	23	14	3	6	060.87	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	057.14	—
50	Kim Jung-nam^{[note 3]}	6 July 1988	5 November 1988	2	1	1	0	050.00	1988 Summer Olympics group stage
51	Lee Hoe-taik	5 November 1988	30 June 1990	29	17	6	6	058.62	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	075.00	—
53	Park Jong-hwan	9 August 1990	23 October 1990	10	8	0	2	080.00	1990 Asian Games bronze medal
54	Ko Jae-wook	22 May 1991	27 July 1991	6	3	3	0	050.00	—

Full-time managers (1992–present) edit

Key
	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	037.84	1994 FIFA World Cup group stage
56	Anatoliy Byshovets	24 July 1994	26 February 1995	14	6	4	4	042.86	1994 Asian Games fourth place
57	Park Jong-hwan	26 April 1995	31 July 1995	2	1	0	1	050.00	—
—	Huh Jung-moo	1 August 1995	12 August 1995	1	0	0	1	000.00	—
—	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	000.00	—
58	Park Jong-hwan	15 February 1996	7 January 1997	16	8	3	5	050.00	1996 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals
59	Cha Bum-kun	8 January 1997	21 June 1998	40	21	11	8	052.50	1998 FIFA World Cup group stage
—	Kim Pyung-seok	22 June 1998	25 June 1998	1	0	1	0	000.00	1998 FIFA World Cup group stage
60	Huh Jung-moo	14 October 1998	13 November 2000	33	17	11	5	051.52	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	000.00	—
61	Guus Hiddink	1 January 2001	30 June 2002	37	14	12	11	037.84	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	000.00	—
62	Humberto Coelho	3 February 2003	19 April 2004	18	9	3	6	050.00	2003 EAFF Championship champion
—	Park Sung-hwa	20 April 2004	15 June 2004	4	2	1	1	050.00	—
63	Jo Bonfrère	24 June 2004	23 August 2005	24	10	8	6	041.67	2004 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals 2005 EAFF Championship fourth place
64	Dick Advocaat	1 October 2005	30 June 2006	19	9	5	5	047.37	2006 FIFA World Cup group stage
65	Pim Verbeek	1 July 2006	3 August 2007	17	6	6	5	035.29	2007 AFC Asian Cup third place
66	Huh Jung-moo	1 January 2008	30 June 2010	44	22	14	8	050.00	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	060.00	2011 AFC Asian Cup third place
68	Choi Kang-hee	21 December 2011	19 June 2013	14	7	2	5	050.00	—
69	Hong Myung-bo	24 June 2013	10 July 2014	19	5	4	10	026.32	2013 EAFF Championship third place 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage
—	Shin Tae-yong	2 September 2014	8 September 2014	2	1	0	1	050.00	—
70	Uli Stielike^{[note 4]}	24 September 2014	15 June 2017	38	26	5	7	068.42	2015 AFC Asian Cup runner-up 2015 EAFF Championship champion
71	Shin Tae-yong	4 July 2017	31 July 2018	21	7	6	8	033.33	2017 EAFF Championship champion 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage
72	Paulo Bento	22 August 2018	6 December 2022	57	35	13	9	061.40	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	047.06	2023 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals
—	Hwang Sun-hong	27 February 2024	26 March 2024	2	1	1	0	050.00	—

Manager records edit

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 edit

^ 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 edit

^ 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.

[5] Does not include one match against Brazil Olympic at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

[7] Participated in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup with B team,^[5] but KFA recognised his results as international "A" matches.

[8] Does not include two matches against the Soviet Union Olympic and Argentina Olympic at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

[9] Including one uncontested match against Kuwait, which was registered as a 3–0 win as Kuwait was banned from competing.

[1] Kim, Hyeon-hoe (4 January 2018). [김현회] 베이브 루스와 대결한 축구인 이영민 (in Korean). Sports-G. Retrieved 15 June 2020.

[Managers-2] 역대 대표팀 감독 [All-time national team managers] (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 14 June 2020.

[3] "Men's A team – Match results" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

[4] 축구대표팀 1진 전임감독제 도입 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 10 June 1992. Retrieved 9 March 2023.

[6] 代表蹴球選手 선발. Naver. The Dong-a Ilbo. 5 May 1964. Retrieved 16 September 2020.

[Archives-10] "KFA Archives" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. 1 August 2018.

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