South Korea - Coaches Of K-League Clubs


Notes:

Clubs are listed in the order they gained membership of the K-League. In 
the case of multiple clubs joining in any one year, they are sorted in 
terms of league position in their debut seasons.

Clubs are referred to by their current names in the case of teams that 
have changed names previously, and by their last registered name in the 
case of teams who are no longer members of the league.

Championship-winning coaches are highlighted in italics.




Hallelujah
1983 Ham Heung-Chul 
1984 Ham Heung-Chul
1985 Ham Heung-Chul



Busan I'Park
1983 Jang Woon-Soo
1984 Jo Yoon-Ok 
1985 Jang Woon-Soo
1986 Jang Woon-Soo
1987 Lee Cha-Man 
1988 Lee Cha-Man
1989 Lee Cha-Man
1990 Frank Engel
1991 Bicskei Bertalan 
1992 Lee Cha-Man (~6/30)
     Jo Kwang-Rae (7/01)
1993 Jo Kwang-Rae
1994 Jo Kwang-Rae (~6/21)
     Jung Hae-Won (6/22-9/07)
     Kim Hee-Tae (9/08) 
1995 Kim Hee-Tae (~7/31)
     Shin Woo-Sung (8/01)
1996 Dragoslav Sekularic (~7/21)
     Kim Tae-Soo (7/22)
1997 Lee Cha-Man 
1998 Lee Cha-Man
1999 Lee Cha-Man (~6/09)
     Shin Yoon-Ki (6/10-9/06)
     Jang Woe-Ryong (9/09)
2000 Kim Ho-Gon
2001 Kim Ho-Gon
2002 Kim Ho-Gon (~11/05)
     Park Kyung-Hoon (11/06)
2003 Ian Porterfield
2004 Ian Porterfield
2005 Ian Porterfield
2006 Ian Porterfield (~4/03)
     Kim Pan-Gon (4/04-6/30)
     Andy Egli (7/01)
2007 Andy Egli (~7/17)
     Park Sung-Hwa (7/18)



Jeju United
1983 Lee Jong-Hwan
1984 Lee Jong-Hwan
1985 Lee Jong-Hwan (~7/21)
     Kim Jung-Nam (7/22)
1986 Kim Jung-Nam
1987 Kim Jung-Nam
1988 Kim Jung-Nam
1989 Kim Jung-Nam 
1990 Kim Jung-Nam
1991 Kim Jung-Nam
1992 Park Sung-Hwa
1993 Park Sung-Hwa
1994 Park Sung-Hwa (~9/30)
     Valeri Nepomniatchi (10/01)
1995 Valeri Nepomniatchi
1996 Valeri Nepomniatchi
1997 Valeri Nepomniatchi
1998 Valeri Nepomniatchi
1999 Jo Yoon-Hwan
2000 Jo Yoon-Hwan
2001 Jo Yoon-Hwan (~8/14)
     Choi Yoon-Kyum (8/15)
2002 Choi Yoon-Kyum (~9/01)
     Tinaz Tirpan (9/02)
2003 Tinaz Tirpan (~5/15)
     Ha Jae-Hoon (5/16)
2004 Jung Hae-Sung
2005 Jung Hae-Sung
2006 Jung Hae-Sung
2007 Jung Hae-Sung



Pohang Steelers
1983 Ham Heung-Ki
1984 Ham Heung-Ki
1985 Choi Eun-Taek
1986 Choi Eun-Taek (~9/01) 
1987 Lee Hui-Taek
1988 Lee Hui-Taek 
1989 Lee Hui-Taek
1990 Lee Hui-Taek
1991 Lee Hui-Taek
1992 Lee Hui-Taek 
1993 Heo Jung-Moo
1994 Heo Jung-Moo
1995 Heo Jung-Moo 
1996 Park Sun-Hwa
1997 Park Sun-Hwa
1998 Park Sun-Hwa
1999 Park Sun-Hwa
2000 Park Sun-Hwa
2001 Choi Soon-Ho
2002 Choi Soon-Ho
2003 Choi Soon-Ho
2004 Choi Soon-Ho
2005 Sergio Ricardo de Paiva Farias
2006 Sergio Ricardo de Paiva Farias
2007 Sergio Ricardo de Paiva Farias



Kookmin Bank
1983 Noh Heung-Sub
1984 Lim Chang-Soo



Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
1984 Moon Jung-Sik
1985 Moon Jung-Sik
1986 Jo Joong-Yeon
1987 Jo Joong-Yeon
1988 Kim Ho
1989 Kim Ho
1990 Kim Ho
1991 Cha Bum-Keun
1992 Cha Bum-Keun
1993 Cha Bum-Keun
1994 Cha Bum-Keun
1995 Ko Jae-Wook
1996 Ko Jae-Wook 
1997 Ko Jae-Wook
1998 Ko Jae-Wook
1999 Ko Jae-Wook
2000 Ko Jae-Wook (~6/14)
     Jung Jong-Soo (6/15-8/21)
     Kim Jung-Nam (8/22~)
2001 Kim Jung-Nam
2002 Kim Jung-Nam
2003 Kim Jung-Nam
2004 Kim Jung-Nam
2005 Kim Jung-Nam
2006 Kim Jung-Nam
2007 Kim Jung-Nam



Hanil Bank
1984 Kim Ho
1985 Kim Ho
1986 Kim Ho



FC Seoul
1984 Park Se-Hak
1985 Park Se-Hak 
1986 Park Se-Hak
1987 Park Se-Hak
1988 Park Se-Hak
1989 Ko Jae-Wook
1990 Ko Jae-Wook 
1991 Ko Jae-Wook
1992 Ko Jae-Wook
1993 Ko Jae-Wook
1994 Jo Young-Jeung
1995 Jo Young-Jeung
1996 Jo Young-Jeung
1997 Park Byung-Ju
1998 Park Byung-Ju
1999 Jo Kwang-Rae
2000 Jo Kwang-Rae
2001 Jo Kwang-Rae
2002 Jo Kwang-Rae
2003 Jo Kwang-Rae
2004 Jo Kwang-Rae
2005 Lee Jang-Soo
2006 Lee Jang-Soo
2007 Senol Gunes



Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix
1985 Jang Jong-Dae
2003 Lee Kang-Jo 
2004 Lee Kang-Jo
2005 Lee Kang-Jo
2006 Lee Kang-Jo
2007 Lee Kang-Jo



Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
1989 Park Jong-Hwan
1990 Park Jong-Hwan
1991 Park Jong-Hwan
1992 Park Jong-Hwan
1993 Park Jong-Hwan 
1994 Park Jong-Hwan 
1995 Park Jong-Hwan 
1996 Lee Jang-Soo
1997 Rene Desaeyere
1998 Rene Desaeyere (~9/08)
1999 Cha Kyung-Bok
2000 Cha Kyung-Bok
2001 Cha Kyung-Bok
2002 Cha Kyung-Bok
2003 Cha Kyung-Bok
2004 Cha Kyung-Bok
2005 Kim Hak-Bum
2006 Kim Hak-Bum
2007 Kim Hak-Bum



Chonbuk Buffalo
1994 Kim Ki-Bok



Chunnam Dragons
1995 Jung Byung-Tak
1996 Jung Byung-Tak (~5/30) 
     Heo Jung-Moo (6/01)
1997 Heo Jung-Moo
1998 Heo Jung-Moo (~10/14)
     Lee Hui-Taek (10/15)
1999 Lee Hui-Taek
2000 Lee Hui-Taek
2001 Lee Hui-Taek
2002 Lee Hui-Taek
2003 Lee Hui-Taek
2004 Heo Jung-Moo
2005 Heo Jung-Moo
2006 Heo Jung-Moo
2007 Heo Jung-Moo



Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
1995 Cha Kyung-Bok
1996 Choi Man-Hee
1997 Choi Man-Hee
1998 Choi Man-Hee
1999 Choi Man-Hee
2000 Choi Man-Hee
2001 Choi Man-Hee (~7/18)
     Nam Dae-Sik (7/19-10/03)
     Jo Yoon-Hwan (10/24)
2002 Jo Yoon-Hwan
2003 Jo Yoon-Hwan
2004 Jo Yoon-Hwan
2005 Jo Yoon-Hwan (~6/13)
     Kim Hyung-Ryul (6/14-7/03)
     Choi Kang-Hee (7/04~)
2006 Choi Kang-Hee
2007 Choi Kang-Hee



Suwon Samsung Bluewings
1996 Kim Ho
1997 Kim Ho
1998 Kim Ho 
1999 Kim Ho 
2000 Kim Ho
2001 Kim Ho
2002 Kim Ho
2003 Kim Ho
2004 Cha Bum-Keun
2005 Cha Bum-Keun
2006 Cha Bum-Keun
2007 Cha Bum-Keun



Daejeon Citizen
1997 Kim Ki-Bok
1998 Kim Ki-Bok
1999 Kim Ki-Bok
2000 Kim Ki-Bok
2001 Lee Tae-Ho
2002 Lee Tae-Ho
2003 Choi Yoon-Kyum
2004 Choi Yoon-Kyum
2005 Choi Yoon-Kyum
2006 Choi Yoon-Kyum
2007 Choi Yoon-Kyum (~6/27)
     Kim Ho (7/13~)



Daegu FC
2003 Park Jong-Hwan
2004 Park Jong-Hwan
2005 Park Jong-Hwan
2006 Park Jong-Hwan
2007 Byun Byung-Ju



Incheon United
2004 Werner Lorant (~8/31)
     Jang Woe-Ryong (9/01)
2005 Jang Woe-Ryong
2006 Jang Woe-Ryong
2007 Park I-Cheon



Gyeongnam FC
2006 Park Hang-Seo
2007 Park Hang-Seo



Details Of Foreign Coaches

Name: Frank Engel Country: Germany Club: Busan I'Park Years: 1990 Trophies: none Name: Bicskei Bertalan Country: Hungary Club: Busan I'Park Years: 1991 Trophies: K-League (1991) Name: Valeri Nepomniatchi Country: Russia Club: Jeju United Years: 1994-1998 Trophies: Adidas Cup (1994, 1996) Name: Dragoslav Sekularic Country: Yugoslavia Club: Busan I'Park Years: 1996 Trophies: none Name: Rene Desaeyere Country: Belgium Club: Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma Years: 1997-1998 Trophies: none Name: Tinaz Tirpan Country: Turkey Club: Jeju United Years: 2002-2003 Trophies: none Name: Ian Porterfield Country: Scotland Club: Busan I'Park Years: 2003-2006 Trophies: FA Cup (2004) Name: Werner Lorant Country: Germany Club: Incheon United Years: 2004 Trophies: none Name: Sergio Ricardo de Paiva Farias Country: Brazil Club: Pohang Steelers Years: 2005-Present Trophies: none Name: Andy Egli Country: Switzerland Club: Busan I'Park Years: 2006-2007 Trophies: none Name: Senol Gunes Country: Turkey Club: FC Seoul Years: 2007-Present Trophies: none

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