The Most Famous
COACHES from South Korea
This page contains a list of the greatest South Korean Coaches. The pantheon dataset contains 471 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 4
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 45.57, 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 (b. 1962)
With an HPI of 45.23, Choi Soon-ho is the 2nd most famous South Korean Coach. His biography has been translated into 19 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 (b. 1973)
With an HPI of 38.02, Yoon Jong-hwan is the 3rd most famous South Korean Coach. His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.
Yoon Jong-Hwan (born 16 February 1973 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a South Korean manager and former football player. he is the currently manager of K League 1 club Gangwon FC.
4. Park Kyung-hoon (b. 1961)
With an HPI of 37.89, Park Kyung-hoon is the 4th most famous South Korean Coach. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Park Kyung-hoon (Korean: 박경훈; born 19 January 1961) is a South Korean football manager and former player. Park played for the South Korea national team in 1986 and 1990 FIFA World Cup. He also won the 1986 Asian Games with the national team.
People
Pantheon has 4 people classified as South Korean coaches born between 1961 and 1973. Of these 4, 3 (75.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living South Korean coaches include Choi Soon-ho, Yoon Jong-hwan, and Park Kyung-hoon. The most famous deceased South Korean coaches include Yoo Sang-chul. As of April 2024, 1 new South Korean coaches have been added to Pantheon including Park Kyung-hoon.
Living South Korean Coaches
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Choi Soon-ho
1962 - Present
HPI: 45.23
Yoon Jong-hwan
1973 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Park Kyung-hoon
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.89
