List of South Korea national football team managers

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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]

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Manager history

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)

No.ManagerFromToPWDLWin %Competition(s)
1 Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg Park Chung-hwi June 1948June 19480000!
2 Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg Lee Young-min June 1948August 19482101050.00 1948 Summer Olympics quarter-finals
3 Flag of South Korea (1948-1949).svg Lee Yoo-hyung December 1948February 19492110050.00
4 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Hwa-jip March 1950April 19503201066.67
5 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Yong-sik April 1953May 19535311060.00
6 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Bae Jong-ho February 1954May 19546231033.33 1954 Asian Games silver medal
7 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Yong-sik May 1954June 19542002000.00 1954 FIFA World Cup group stage
8 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Chu Yung-kwang February 1956June 19566501083.33
9 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Sung-gan August 1956October 19564310075.00 1956 AFC Asian Cup champion
10 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Kyu-hwan January 1958March 19582011000.00
11 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Min Byung-dae April 1958June 19585401080.00 1958 Asian Games silver medal
12 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Chung Nam-sik July 1959September 19599621066.67
13 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Yong-sik November 1959December 19592101050.00
14 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Min Byung-dae February 1960April 19602101050.00
15 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Chu Yung-kwang July 1960September 19605230040.00
16 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Yong-sik September 1960June 19615500100.00 1960 AFC Asian Cup champion
17 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Kyu-hwan September 1961March 19625113020.00
18 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Min Byung-dae May 1962June 19620000!
19 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Kyu-hwan July 1962October 19627601085.71 1962 Asian Games silver medal
20 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Park Kyu-chung July 1963September 19637322042.86
21 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Min Byung-dae October 1963December 19632101050.00
22 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Kyu-hwan [note 1] May 1964October 19646312050.00 1964 Summer Olympics group stage
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Park Il-kap [note 2] May 1964June 19643102033.33 1964 AFC Asian Cup third place
23 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Chung Nam-sik July 1965August 19656321050.00
24 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Han Chang-wha July 1966September 19665302060.00
25 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg An Jong-soo September 1966December 19662002000.00 1966 Asian Games first group stage
26 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Jang Kyung-hwan May 1967October 1967151032066.67
27 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Park Il-kap October 1967August 196811803072.73
28 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Yong-sik September 1969October 19694121025.00
29 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kang Jun-young November 1969November 19695410080.00
30 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Han Hong-ki 13 February 19706 October 1971322084062.50 1970 Asian Games gold medal
31 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Hong Deok-young 1 November 197124 November 19714130025.00
32 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Park Byung-suk 7 December 197115 June 19725122020.00 1972 AFC Asian Cup runner-up
33 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Ham Heung-chul 12 June 197220 December 1972191153057.89
34 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Min Byung-dae 21 December 197220 November 197313742053.85
35 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Moon Jung-sik 20 November 197325 December 19734310075.00
36 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Choi Yung-keun 31 January 197428 October 19748215025.00 1974 Asian Games second group stage
37 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Ham Heung-chul 29 October 197413 May 1976352555071.43
38 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Moon Jung-sik 14 May 19762 January 197714842057.14
39 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Choi Chung-min 3 January 197716 September 1977211461066.67
40 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Jung-nam 17 September 197718 December 19775230040.00
41 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Ham Heung-chul 2 March 197828 March 1979211821085.71 1978 Asian Games gold medal
42 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Jang Kyung-hwan 29 March 19793 May 1980141112078.57
43 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Kim Jung-nam 3 May 198020 June 1982301785056.67 1980 AFC Asian Cup runner-up
44 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Choi Eun-taek 21 June 198228 January 19833102033.33 1982 Asian Games group stage
45 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Cho Yoon-ok 29 January 198322 August 19839531055.56
46 Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Park Jong-hwan 23 August 19832 July 198412633050.00
47 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Moon Jung-sik 3 July 198416 March 198512534041.67 1984 AFC Asian Cup group stage
48 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Jung-nam 17 March 198519 November 1986231436060.87 1986 FIFA World Cup group stage
1986 Asian Games gold medal
49 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Jong-hwan 20 November 198630 June 19887430057.14
50 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Jung-nam [note 3] 6 July 19885 November 19882110050.00 1988 Summer Olympics group stage
51 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Hoe-taik 5 November 198830 June 1990291766058.62 1988 AFC Asian Cup runner-up
1990 FIFA World Cup group stage
52 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lee Cha-man 3 July 19908 August 19904310075.00
53 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Jong-hwan 9 August 199023 October 199010802080.00 1990 Asian Games bronze medal
54 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Ko Jae-wook 22 May 199127 July 19916330050.00

Full-time managers (1992–present)

Key
Caretaker manager
No.ManagerFromToPWDLWin %Competition(s)
55 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Kim Ho 8 July 199230 June 19943714158037.84 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage
56 Flag of Russia.svg Anatoliy Byshovets 24 July 199426 February 199514644042.86 1994 Asian Games fourth place
57 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Jong-hwan 26 April 199531 July 19952101050.00
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Huh Jung-moo 1 August 199512 August 19951001000.00
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Jung Byung-tak 16 September 199530 September 19950000!
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Ko Jae-wook 20 October 199531 October 19951010000.00
58 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Park Jong-hwan 15 February 19967 January 199716835050.00 1996 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals
59 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Cha Bum-kun 8 January 199721 June 19984021118052.50 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Pyung-seok 22 June 199825 June 19981010000.00 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage
60 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Huh Jung-moo 14 October 199813 November 20003317115051.52 1998 Asian Games quarter-finals
2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage
2000 AFC Asian Cup third place
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Hang-seo 10 December 200020 December 20001010000.00
61 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Guus Hiddink 1 January 200130 June 200237141211037.84 2001 FIFA Confederations Cup group stage
2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup fourth place
2002 FIFA World Cup fourth place
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Kim Ho-kon 3 November 200220 November 20021001000.00
62 Flag of Portugal.svg Humberto Coelho 3 February 200319 April 200418936050.00 2003 EAFF Championship champion
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Park Sung-hwa 20 April 200415 June 20044211050.00
63 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jo Bonfrère 24 June 200423 August 2005241086041.67 2004 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals
2005 EAFF Championship fourth place
64 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dick Advocaat 1 October 200530 June 200619955047.37 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage
65 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Pim Verbeek 1 July 20063 August 200717665035.29 2007 AFC Asian Cup third place
66 Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg Huh Jung-moo 1 January 200830 June 20104422148050.00 2008 EAFF Championship champion
2010 EAFF Championship runner-up
2010 FIFA World Cup round of 16
67 Flag of South Korea.svg Cho Kwang-rae 21 July 20108 December 2011201253060.00 2011 AFC Asian Cup third place
68 Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Kang-hee 21 December 201119 June 201314725050.00
69 Flag of South Korea.svg Hong Myung-bo 24 June 201310 July 2014195410026.32 2013 EAFF Championship third place
2014 FIFA World Cup group stage
Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Tae-yong 2 September 20148 September 20142101050.00
70 Flag of Germany.svg Uli Stielike [note 4] 24 September 201415 June 2017382657068.42 2015 AFC Asian Cup runner-up
2015 EAFF Championship champion
71 Flag of South Korea.svg Shin Tae-yong 4 July 201731 July 201821768033.33 2017 EAFF Championship champion
2018 FIFA World Cup group stage
72 Flag of Portugal.svg Paulo Bento 22 August 20186 December 20225735139061.40 2019 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals
2019 EAFF Championship champion
2022 EAFF Championship runner-up
2022 FIFA World Cup round of 16
73 Flag of Germany.svg Jürgen Klinsmann 27 February 202316 February 202417863047.06 2023 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals
Flag of South Korea.svg Hwang Sun-hong 27 February 2024present2110050.00

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

  1. Does not include one match against Brazil Olympic at the 1964 Summer Olympics.
  2. Participated in the 1964 AFC Asian Cup with B team, [5] but KFA recognised his results as international "A" matches.
  3. Does not include two matches against the Soviet Union Olympic and Argentina Olympic at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
  4. Including one uncontested match against Kuwait, which was registered as a 3–0 win as Kuwait was banned from competing.

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