South Korea national football team
The South Korean national football team is the football team of the East Asian Republic of Korea. It is one of the most successful Asian teams since her international debut at the Summer Olympics in 1948.
History
Korea had a ball game called chuk -gu, which was very similar to the former football in earlier times. For the first time saw the Koreans in 1882 a version of football played as a British ship in the port of Incheon members.
In 1921, the first Korean football tournament was held in 1928 and the Korean Football Association was founded around the basis for the spread and development of football in Korea to create. During the decades of colonial rule under the Japanese, put football is a way to reduce frustration and to strengthen the hope for independence.
The Korean Football Association was re-established in South Korea in 1948. In 1948, the KFB at the FIFA 1954 one was also a member of the AFC.
Since the 1960s, South Korea has developed into an Asian football power, winning several tournaments in Asia, including twice the AFC Asian Cup. The South Korean national team took far seven World Cup finals in part, without interruption since 1986. A professional football league was founded in 1983 as the first of its kind in Asia. You helped to strengthen the South Korean football again.
The FIFA World Cup 2002 is a sign of the rapid progress, the South Korean football has seen. The organization of the tournament, along with Japan is the result of the enthusiasm and interest of the South Korean people, but also an indicator of the economic growth potential that still has the football in Asia. Under the leadership of Dutch coach Guus Hiddink managed the national team for the first time to get through the group stage. With victories over Italy and Spain reached for the first time in the history of the World Cup an Asian team the semifinals.
2003 and 2008 won the South East Asia Championship.
South Korea's participation in the Olympic Games
The first international match was played South Korea in 1948 at the Olympic Games in London.
Since 1992, the senior national team no longer participated in the Olympic Games qualifiers or partially so.
South Korea's participation in the World Cup
South Korea took most common of all Asian teams in soccer world championships. Since 1986, South Korea is a regular at the World Cup finals.
Participation of South Korea at the Asian Cup
South Korea's participation in the East Asian Championship
- 2003 - East Asia champion
- 2005 - Fourth
- 2008 - East Asia champion
- 2010 - Second
- 2013 - Third
As an unofficial precursor tournament is the Dynasty Cup:
Asia Cup 2011
The specified squad includes the national players who are in the squad for the Asian Cup 2011.
No. Name Club Date of birth
Most games
(Updated: June 18, 2013)
National Trainer ( selection)
Team symbols
On the chest of the jerseys of the South Korean national football team is a tiger ready. The tiger stands for pride and status. On the back of the saying "Do -Hon " is printed. " Tu- Hon " means " fighting spirit ".