South Korea national football team

Korea Republic
Nickname(s)	Taegeuk Warriors
Association	Korea Football Association (KFA) 대한축구협회
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Head coach	Hong Myung-Bo
Asst coach	Shin Tae-Yong
Captain	Ki Sung-yueng
Most caps	Hong Myung-Bo (136)
Top scorer	Cha Bum-Kun (55)
Home Stadium	Various
FIFA code	KOR
World Cup appearances	9 (First in 1954)
Best result	4th Place, 2002
Asian Cup appearances	12 (First in 1956)
Best result	Champions, 1956 and 1960

The South Korea national football team is the national association football team of South Korea and is controlled by the Korea Football Association.

History

Main article: History of the South Korea national football team

FIFA World Cup history

Main article: South Korea FIFA World Cup history

AFC Asian Cup

Main article: South Korea AFC Asian Cup history

Friendly matches 2013-14

Main article: South Korea friendly match history

Current squad

Players called for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Caps and goals correct as of: 28 May 2014, after match against Tunisia.

#	Pos	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Jung Sung-Ryong	4 January 1985 (1985-01-04)	60	0	Suwon Bluewings
21	1GK	Kim Seung-Gyu	30 September 1990 (1990-09-30)	5	0	Ulsan Hyundai
23	1GK	Lee Bum-Young	2 April 1989 (1989-04-02)	0	0	Busan IPark
2	2DF	Kim Chang-Soo	12 September 1985 (1985-09-12)	8	0	Kashiwa Reysol
3	2DF	Yun Suk-Young	13 February 1990 (1990-02-13)	3	0	Queens Park Rangers
4	2DF	Kwak Tae-Hwi	8 July 1981 (1981-07-08)	34	5	Al-Hilal
5	2DF	Kim Young-Gwon	27 February 1990 (1990-02-27)	20	1	Guangzhou Evergrande
6	2DF	Hwang Seok-Ho	27 June 1989 (1989-06-27)	3	0	Sanfrecce Hiroshima
12	2DF	Lee Yong	24 December 1986 (1986-12-24)	11	0	Ulsan Hyundai
20	2DF	Hong Jeong-Ho	12 August 1989 (1989-08-12)	24	1	Augsburg
22	2DF	Park Joo-Ho	16 January 1987 (1987-01-16)	13	0	Mainz 05
7	3MF	Kim Bo-Kyung	6 October 1989 (1989-10-06)	27	3	Cardiff City
8	3MF	Ha Dae-Sung	2 March 1985 (1985-03-02)	13	0	Beijing Guoan
13	3MF	Koo Ja-Cheol	27 February 1989 (1989-02-27)	36	12	Mainz 05
14	3MF	Han Kook-Young	19 April 1990 (1990-04-19)	9	0	Kashiwa Reysol
15	3MF	Park Jong-Woo	10 March 1989 (1989-03-10)	10	0	Guangzhou R&F
16	3MF	Ki Sung-Yueng	24 January 1989 (1989-01-24)	57	5	Swansea City
17	3MF	Lee Chung-Yong	2 July 1988 (1988-07-02)	54	6	Bolton Wanderers
9	4FW	Son Heung-Min	8 July 1992 (1992-07-08)	24	6	Bayer Leverkusen
10	4FW	Park Chu-Young	10 July 1985 (1985-07-10)	63	24	Arsenal
11	4FW	Lee Keun-Ho	11 April 1985 (1985-04-11)	63	18	Sangju Sangmu
18	4FW	Kim Shin-Wook	14 April 1988 (1988-04-14)	27	3	Ulsan Hyundai
19	4FW	Ji Dong-Won	28 May 1991 (1991-05-28)	27	8	Borussia Dortmund

Recent call-ups

The following players have also been called up to the South Korea squad within last 12 months. Retired players are not listed.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up GK Kim Jin-Hyeon 6 July 1987 (1987-07-06) 1 0 Cerezo Osaka 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad GK Kim Young-Kwang 28 June 1983 (1983-06-28) 17 0 Ulsan Hyundai v. Iran, 18 June 2013 DF Kim Jin-Su 13 June 1992 (1992-06-13) 10 0 Albirex Niigata 2014 FIFA World Cup (Injury) DF Kim Kee-Hee 13 July 1989 (1989-07-13) 7 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Jang Hyun-Soo 28 September 1991 (1991-09-28) 4 0 Guangzhou R&F 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad DF Cha Du-Ri 25 July 1980 (1980-07-25) 65 4 FC Seoul v. Greece, 5 March 2014 DF Kim Ju-Young 9 July 1988 (1988-07-09) 1 0 FC Seoul v. Greece, 5 March 2014 DF Kang Min-Soo 14 February 1986 (1986-02-14) 33 0 Ulsan Hyundai v. United States, 1 February 2014 DF Go Yo-Han 10 March 1988 (1988-03-10) 11 0 FC Seoul v. United States, 1 February 2014 DF Kim Dae-Ho 15 May 1988 (1988-05-15) 1 0 Pohang Steelers v. United States, 1 February 2014 DF Park Jin-Po 13 August 1987 (1987-08-13) 1 0 Seongnam v. United States, 1 February 2014 DF Lee Ji-Nam 21 November 1984 (1984-11-21) 0 0 Henan Jianye v. United States, 1 February 2014 DF Shin Kwang-Hoon 18 March 1987 (1987-03-18) 5 0 Pohang Steelers v. Russia, 19 November 2013 DF Kim Chi-Woo 11 November 1983 (1983-11-11) 28 5 FC Seoul v. Iran, 18 June 2013 DF Jung In-Whan 15 April 1986 (1986-04-15) 5 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v. Iran, 18 June 2013 MF Nam Tae-Hee 3 July 1991 (1991-07-03) 11 0 Lekhwiya 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Lee Myung-Joo 24 April 1990 (1990-04-24) 9 0 Pohang Steelers 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Kim Min-Woo 25 February 1990 (1990-02-25) 5 0 Sagan Tosu 2014 FIFA World Cup preliminary squad MF Yeom Ki-Hun 30 March 1983 (1983-03-30) 49 3 Suwon Bluewings v. United States, 1 February 2014 MF Lee Ho 22 October 1984 (1984-10-22) 26 0 Sangju Sangmu v. United States, 1 February 2014 MF Lee Seung-Gi 2 June 1988 (1988-06-02) 12 0 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v. United States, 1 February 2014 MF Kim Tae-Hwan 24 July 1989 (1989-07-24) 3 0 Seongnam v. United States, 1 February 2014 MF Song Jin-Hyung 13 August 1987 (1987-08-13) 3 0 Jeju United v. United States, 1 February 2014 MF Yun Il-Lok 27 March 1992 (1992-03-27) 8 1 FC Seoul v. Russia, 19 November 2013 MF Koh Myong-Jin 9 January 1988 (1988-01-09) 2 0 FC Seoul v. Russia, 19 November 2013 MF Cho Chan-Ho 10 April 1986 (1986-04-10) 2 0 Pohang Steelers v. Peru, 14 August 2013 MF Lim Sang-Hyub 8 July 1988 (1988-07-08) 1 0 Busan IPark v. Peru, 14 August 2013 MF Cho Young-Cheol 31 May 1989 (1989-05-31) 5 0 Omiya Ardija 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup MF Kim Nam-Il 14 March 1977 (1977-03-14) 98 2 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v. Iran, 18 June 2013 FW Cho Dong-Geon 16 April 1986 (1986-04-16) 3 0 Suwon Bluewings v. Croatia, 10 September 2013 FW Kim Dong-Sub 29 March 1989 (1989-03-29) 3 0 Seongnam v. Peru, 14 August 2013 FW Baek Sung-Dong 13 August 1991 (1991-08-13) 1 0 Júbilo Iwata v. Peru, 14 August 2013 FW Seo Dong-Hyeon 5 June 1985 (1985-06-05) 5 0 Jeju United 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup FW Ko Mu-Yul 5 September 1990 (1990-09-05) 2 0 Pohang Steelers 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup FW Lee Dong-Gook 29 April 1979 (1979-04-29) 99 30 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v. Iran, 18 June 2013 Current coaching staff Alumni Former players Main article: List of South Korean international players Managers Main article: List of South Korea international managers Honours FIFA World Cup Fourth place (1): 2002 AFC Asian Cup Winners (2): 1956, 1960 Runner-Up (3): 1972, 1980, 1988 Third place (4) : 1964, 2000, 2007, 2011 Asian Games Gold medal (3): 1970, 1978, 1986 Silver medal (3): 1954, 1958, 1962 Bronze medal (1): 1990 East Asian Football Championship Winners (2): 2003, 2008 Runner-Up (1): 2010 Dynasty Cup Winners (1): 1990 Runner-Up (2): 1992, 1995 Third Place (1) : 1998 CONCACAF Gold Cup Fourth Place (1) : 2002 Other awards FIFA World Cup Most Entertaining Team Winners (1): 2002 External links South Korea South Korean competitions · South Korean coaches · South Korean players · South Korean stadiums South Korea – 1994 FIFA World Cup 1. Choi In-young (c) 2. Chung Jong-son 3. Lee Jong-hwa 4. Kim Pan-keun 5. Park Jung-bae 6. Lee Young-jin 7. Shin Hong-gi 8. Noh Jung-yoon 9. Kim Joo-sung 10. Ko Jeong-woon 11. Seo Jung-won 12. Choi Young-il 13. An Ik-soo 14. Choi Dae-shik 15. Cho Jin-ho 16. Ha Seok-ju 17. Gu Sang-bum 18. Hwang Sun-hong 19. Choi Moon-sik 20. Hong Myung-bo 21. Park Chul-woo 22. Lee Woon-jae Manager:   Kim Ho South Korea – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Round of 16 1. Lee Woon‑Jae 2. Oh Beom‑Seok 3. Kim Hyung‑Il 4. Cho Yong‑Hyung 5. Kim Nam‑Il 6. Kim Bo‑Kyung 7. Park Ji‑Sung 8. Kim Jung‑Woo 9. Ahn Jung‑Hwan 10. Park Chu‑Young 11. Lee Seung‑Yeoul 12. Lee Young‑Pyo 13. Kim Jae‑Sung 14. Lee Jung‑Soo 15. Kim Dong‑Jin 16. Ki Sung‑Yueng 17. Lee Chung‑Yong 18. Jung Sung‑Ryong 19. Yeom Ki‑Hun 20. Lee Dong‑Gook 21. Kim Young‑Kwang 22. Cha Du‑Ri 23. Kang Min‑Soo Manager:   Huh Jung-Moo South Korea – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Group stage 1. Jung Sung-ryong 2. Kim Chang-soo 3. Yun Suk-young 4. Kwak Tae-hwi 5. Kim Young-gwon 6. Hwang Seok-ho 7. Kim Bo-kyung 8. Ha Dae-sung 9. Son Heung-min 10. Park Chu-young 11. Lee Keun-ho 12. Lee Yong 13. Koo Ja-cheol (c) 14. Han Kook-young 15. Park Jong-woo 16. Ki Sung-yueng 17. Lee Chung-yong 18. Kim Shin-wook 19. Ji Dong-won 20. Hong Jeong-ho 21. Kim Seung-gyu 22. Park Joo-ho 23. Lee Bum-young Manager:   Hong Myung-bo South Korea – 2015 AFC Asian Cup 1. Jung Sung-ryong 2. Kim Chang-soo 3. Kim Jin-su 4. Kim Ju-young 5. Kwak Tae-hwi 6. Park Joo-ho 7. Son Heung-min 8. Kim Min-woo 9. Cho Young-cheol 10. Nam Tae-hee 11. Lee Keun-ho 12. Han Kyo-won 13. Koo Ja-cheol 14. Han Kook-young 15. Lee Myung-joo 16. Ki Sung-yueng (c) 17. Lee Chung-yong 18. Lee Jung-hyup 18. Kim Young-gwon 20. Jang Hyun-soo 21. Kim Seung-gyu 22. Cha Du-ri 23. Kim Jin-hyeon Manager:   Uli Stielike