The South Korea national football team represents South Korea in men's international football and is governed by the Korea Football Association, a member of FIFA and the Asian Football Confederation.
The South Korean team with the country's president Syngman Rhee after winning the 1956 AFC Asian Cup
South Korean players marking Diego Maradona at the 1986 FIFA World Cup
Seoul during the 2002 FIFA World Cup
Guus Hiddink is widely regarded as the most successful manager in South Korean football history.
Cha Bum-kun
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Cha Bum-kun is a South Korean former football manager and player. A forward, he was nicknamed Tscha Bum or "Cha Boom" in Germany because of his name and thunderous ball striking ability. Known for his
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…the final round, and sealed a spot at the World Cup for the first time since 1954. After one of the greatest forwards of German Bundesliga at the time, Cha Bum-kun, joined the existing champions, the South Korean squad for the 1986 FIFA World Cup was evaluated as the golden generation in their country. South Korea…
Cha in 1979
Cha with Park Lee-chun and Kim Jae-han playing for South Korea in the early 1970s.
Cha Bum-kun as manager of Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 2009.