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]
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]
No. | Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Competition(s) |
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1 | 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 | Lee Yoo-hyung | December 1948 | February 1949 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.00 | — |
4 | 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 | 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 | — |
Caretaker manager | |
No. | Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Competition(s) |
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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 | 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 | 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 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66.67 | — |
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