The Most Famous
COACHES from South Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest South Korean Coaches. The pantheon dataset contains 328 Coaches, 3 of which were born in South Korea. This makes South Korea the birth place of the 30th most number of Coaches behind Poland and Slovenia.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary South Korean Coaches of all time. This list of famous South Korean Coaches is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Yoo Sang-chul (1971 - 2021)
With an HPI of 45.08, Yoo Sang-chul is the most famous South Korean Coach. His biography has been translated into 28 different languages on wikipedia.
Yoo Sang-chul (Korean: 유상철; 18 October 1971 – 7 June 2021) was a South Korean football player and manager. Yoo was regarded as one of the greatest South Korean midfielders of all time. He was selected as a midfielder of the 2002 FIFA World Cup All-Star Team and K League 30th Anniversary Best XI.
2. Choi Soon-ho (1962 - )
With an HPI of 39.32, Choi Soon-ho is the 2nd most famous South Korean Coach. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Choi Soon-ho (Korean: 최순호; Hanja: 崔淳鎬; born 10 January 1962) is a South Korean football manager and former player.
3. Yoon Jong-hwan (1973 - )
With an HPI of 35.30, Yoon Jong-hwan is the 3rd most famous South Korean Coach. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Yoon Jong-Hwan (born 16 February 1973 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean manager and former football player.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as coaches born between 1962 and 1973. Of these 3, 2 (66.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living coaches include Choi Soon-ho and Yoon Jong-hwan. The most famous deceased coaches include Yoo Sang-chul.
