SOUTH
KOREA
The
Team
| NAME |
POSITION
|
AGE
|
CLUB |
| |
|
|
|
| Kim Byung-Ji |
GK
|
27
|
Ulsan Hyundai |
| Kim Bong-Soo |
GK
|
27
|
Anyang LG |
| |
|
|
|
| Choi Young-Il |
D
|
31
|
Pusan Daewoo |
| Jang Dae-Il |
D
|
22
|
Yonsei Univ |
| Kim Tae-Young |
D
|
27
|
Chunnam Dragons |
| Lee Min-Sung |
D
|
24
|
Pusan Daewoo |
| Choi Jin-Chul |
D
|
26
|
Chunbuk Dinos |
| Hong Myung-Bo |
D
|
28
|
Beilmare Hiratsuka |
| Jang Hyung-Seok |
D
|
25
|
Ulsan Hyundai |
| |
|
|
|
| Yoo Sang-Chul |
M
|
26
|
Ulsan Hyundai |
| Park Tae-Ha |
M
|
29
|
Pohang Steelers |
| Ha Seok-Ju |
M
|
29
|
Pusan Daewoo |
| Lee Ki-Hyung |
M
|
23
|
Suwon Samsung |
| Roh Siang-Rae |
M
|
27
|
Chunnam Dragons |
| Lee Sang-Yoon |
M
|
28
|
Chunnam Ilhwa |
| Choi Sung-Yong |
M
|
22
|
Sangmoo |
| Kim Ki-Dong |
M
|
25
|
PuchonYukong |
| Kim Dae-Eui |
M
|
23
|
Hanil Bank |
| |
|
|
|
| Park Kun-Ha |
F
|
26
|
Suwon Samsung |
| Choi Yong-Su |
F
|
24
|
Sangmoo |
| Kim Do-Hoon |
F
|
27
|
Chunbuk Dinos |
| Seo Jung-Won |
F
|
27
|
Anyang LG |
| Ko Jung-Woon |
F
|
31
|
Cerezo Osaka |
The
Coach
South Korea's national soccer coach,
CHABUM-KEUN, is a veteran of Germany's Bundesliga and a former star
player on South Korean national teams of the 1970s. The 44-year old
Cha has vowed to get the first victory of any South Korean team in France
after four previous efforts in the World Cup. Cha took over as head
coach of the national team in January last year coming out of retirement
after coaching a South Korean club, Ulsan Hyundai. He played for
Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga from 1979 to 1983 and for Bayer Leverkusen
from 1983 to 1989 as a striker. He played 308 games in his decade
in the Bundesliga scoring 98 goals. He was born on May 22 and is
married with two sons and one daughter.
How
They Qualified
Asia
Final Round Group B
| South Korea - Kazakhstan |
3 - 0
|
| South Korea - Uzbekistan |
2 - 1
|
| Japan - South Korea |
1 - 2
|
| South Korea - UAE |
3 - 0
|
| Kazakhstan - South Korea |
1 - 1
|
| Uzbekistan - South Korea |
1 - 5
|
| Korea - Japan |
0 - 2
|
| UAE - Korea |
1 - 3
|
Final
Table
|
|
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
Pts
|
| South Korea |
8
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
19
|
7
|
19
|
| Japan |
8
|
3
|
4
|
1
|
17
|
9
|
13
|
| UAE |
8
|
2
|
3
|
3
|
9
|
12
|
9
|
| Uzbekistan |
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
13
|
18
|
6
|
| Kazakhstan |
8
|
1
|
3
|
4
|
7
|
19
|
6
|
World
Cup Record
|
1954
|
1st Round
|
|
1986
|
1st Round
|
|
1990
|
1st Round
|
|
1994
|
1st Round
|