# 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.

## Manager history

    As of 19 November 2024
A total of 47 managers managed South Korea during 74 appointments (excluding caretaker managers).
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.

### Adjunct managers (1948–1991)

| 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 | May 1964 | October 1964 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.00 | 1964 Summer Olympics group stage |
| — | Park Il-kap | 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 | 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)

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 | 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 | — |
| — | 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 | 066.67 | — |

## Manager records
### Most matches managed

    78, Huh Jung-moo

### Most matches managed (unofficial)

    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