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
- As of 13 July 2024[2][3]
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) |
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1 | ![]() | June 1948 | June 1948 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | — |
2 | ![]() | June 1948 | August 1948 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | 1948 Summer Olympics quarter-finals |
3 | ![]() | December 1948 | February 1949 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | — |
4 | ![]() | March 1950 | April 1950 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 066.67 | — |
5 | ![]() | April 1953 | May 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 060.00 | — |
6 | ![]() | February 1954 | May 1954 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 033.33 | 1954 Asian Games silver medal |
7 | ![]() | May 1954 | June 1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | 1954 FIFA World Cup group stage |
8 | ![]() | February 1956 | June 1956 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 083.33 | — |
9 | ![]() | August 1956 | October 1956 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 | 1956 AFC Asian Cup champion |
10 | ![]() | January 1958 | March 1958 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 000.00 | — |
11 | ![]() | April 1958 | June 1958 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 080.00 | 1958 Asian Games silver medal |
12 | ![]() | July 1959 | September 1959 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 066.67 | — |
13 | ![]() | November 1959 | December 1959 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | — |
14 | ![]() | February 1960 | April 1960 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | — |
15 | ![]() | July 1960 | September 1960 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 040.00 | — |
16 | ![]() | September 1960 | June 1961 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | 1960 AFC Asian Cup champion |
17 | ![]() | September 1961 | March 1962 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 020.00 | — |
18 | ![]() | May 1962 | June 1962 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | — |
19 | ![]() | July 1962 | October 1962 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 085.71 | 1962 Asian Games silver medal |
20 | ![]() | July 1963 | September 1963 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 042.86 | — |
21 | ![]() | October 1963 | December 1963 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | — |
22 | ![]() | May 1964 | October 1964 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | 1964 Summer Olympics group stage |
— | ![]() | May 1964 | June 1964 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 033.33 | 1964 AFC Asian Cup third place |
23 | ![]() | July 1965 | August 1965 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 050.00 | — |
24 | ![]() | July 1966 | September 1966 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 060.00 | — |
25 | ![]() | September 1966 | December 1966 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 000.00 | 1966 Asian Games first group stage |
26 | ![]() | May 1967 | October 1967 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 066.67 | — |
27 | ![]() | October 1967 | August 1968 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 072.73 | — |
28 | ![]() | September 1969 | October 1969 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 025.00 | — |
29 | ![]() | November 1969 | November 1969 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 080.00 | — |
30 | ![]() | 13 February 1970 | 6 October 1971 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 062.50 | 1970 Asian Games gold medal |
31 | ![]() | 1 November 1971 | 24 November 1971 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 025.00 | — |
32 | ![]() | 7 December 1971 | 15 June 1972 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 020.00 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup runner-up |
33 | ![]() | 12 June 1972 | 20 December 1972 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 057.89 | — |
34 | ![]() | 21 December 1972 | 20 November 1973 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 053.85 | — |
35 | ![]() | 20 November 1973 | 25 December 1973 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 | — |
36 | ![]() | 31 January 1974 | 28 October 1974 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 025.00 | 1974 Asian Games second group stage |
37 | ![]() | 29 October 1974 | 13 May 1976 | 35 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 071.43 | — |
38 | ![]() | 14 May 1976 | 2 January 1977 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 057.14 | — |
39 | ![]() | 3 January 1977 | 16 September 1977 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 066.67 | — |
40 | ![]() | 17 September 1977 | 18 December 1977 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 040.00 | — |
41 | ![]() | 2 March 1978 | 28 March 1979 | 21 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 085.71 | 1978 Asian Games gold medal |
42 | ![]() | 29 March 1979 | 3 May 1980 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 078.57 | — |
43 | ![]() | 3 May 1980 | 20 June 1982 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 056.67 | 1980 AFC Asian Cup runner-up |
44 | ![]() | 21 June 1982 | 28 January 1983 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 033.33 | 1982 Asian Games group stage |
45 | ![]() | 29 January 1983 | 22 August 1983 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 055.56 | — |
46 | ![]() | 23 August 1983 | 2 July 1984 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 050.00 | — |
47 | ![]() | 3 July 1984 | 16 March 1985 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 041.67 | 1984 AFC Asian Cup group stage |
48 | ![]() | 17 March 1985 | 19 November 1986 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 060.87 | 1986 FIFA World Cup group stage 1986 Asian Games gold medal |
49 | ![]() | 20 November 1986 | 30 June 1988 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 057.14 | — |
50 | ![]() | 6 July 1988 | 5 November 1988 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | 1988 Summer Olympics group stage |
51 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 3 July 1990 | 8 August 1990 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 075.00 | — |
53 | ![]() | 9 August 1990 | 23 October 1990 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 080.00 | 1990 Asian Games bronze medal |
54 | ![]() | 22 May 1991 | 27 July 1991 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 050.00 | — |
Full-time managers (1992–present)
Caretaker manager |
No. | Manager | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win % | Competition(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
55 | ![]() | 8 July 1992 | 30 June 1994 | 37 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 037.84 | 1994 FIFA World Cup group stage |
56 | ![]() | 24 July 1994 | 26 February 1995 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 042.86 | 1994 Asian Games fourth place |
57 | ![]() | 26 April 1995 | 31 July 1995 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | — |
— | ![]() | 1 August 1995 | 12 August 1995 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | — |
— | ![]() | 16 September 1995 | 30 September 1995 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | — |
— | ![]() | 20 October 1995 | 31 October 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 | — |
58 | ![]() | 15 February 1996 | 7 January 1997 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 050.00 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals |
59 | ![]() | 8 January 1997 | 21 June 1998 | 40 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 052.50 | 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage |
— | ![]() | 22 June 1998 | 25 June 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 | 1998 FIFA World Cup group stage |
60 | ![]() | 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 |
— | ![]() | 10 December 2000 | 20 December 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.00 | — |
61 | ![]() | 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 |
— | ![]() | 3 November 2002 | 20 November 2002 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 | — |
62 | ![]() | 3 February 2003 | 19 April 2004 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 050.00 | 2003 EAFF Championship champion |
— | ![]() | 20 April 2004 | 15 June 2004 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 050.00 | — |
63 | ![]() | 24 June 2004 | 23 August 2005 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 041.67 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup quarter-finals 2005 EAFF Championship fourth place |
64 | ![]() | 1 October 2005 | 30 June 2006 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 047.37 | 2006 FIFA World Cup group stage |
65 | ![]() | 1 July 2006 | 3 August 2007 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 035.29 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup third place |
66 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 21 July 2010 | 8 December 2011 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 060.00 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup third place |
68 | ![]() | 21 December 2011 | 19 June 2013 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 050.00 | — |
69 | ![]() | 24 June 2013 | 10 July 2014 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 026.32 | 2013 EAFF Championship third place 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage |
— | ![]() | 2 September 2014 | 8 September 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 050.00 | — |
70 | ![]() | 24 September 2014 | 15 June 2017 | 38 | 26 | 5 | 7 | 068.42 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup runner-up 2015 EAFF Championship champion |
71 | ![]() | 4 July 2017 | 31 July 2018 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 033.33 | 2017 EAFF Championship champion 2018 FIFA World Cup group stage |
72 | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 27 February 2023 | 16 February 2024 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 047.06 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup semi-finals |
— | ![]() | 27 February 2024 | 26 March 2024 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 050.00 | — |
— | ![]() | 20 May 2024 | 11 June 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | — |
74 | ![]() | 13 July 2024 | present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— | — |
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.
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