Shin Tae-yong (Korean: 신태용, Hanja: 申台龍; born 11 October 1970) is a South Korean former professional footballer and manager who is currently coaching the Indonesia national football team. He is the first man to win the Asian Club Championship/AFC Champions League as both player and manager, having won the 1995 Asian Club Championship and the 2010 AFC Champions League with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
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Full name | Shin Tae-yong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | [1] | 11 October 1970|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Yeongdeok, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Indonesia (manager) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1991 | Yeungnam University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–2004 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 295 | (76) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005 | Queensland Roar | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 296 | (76) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987 | South Korea U17 | 4 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | South Korea U20 | 1 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991–1992 | South Korea U23 | 19 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992–1997 | South Korea | 24 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Queensland Roar (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2012 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014 | South Korea (caretaker) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2017 | South Korea (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | South Korea U23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | South Korea U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Indonesia U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Indonesia U23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2020– | Indonesia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Shin Tae-yong | |
Hangul | 신태용 |
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Hanja | 申台龍 |
Revised Romanization | Sin Taeyong |
McCune–Reischauer | Sin T'aeyong |
After graduating from Yeungnam University, Shin spent 12 seasons playing for Ilhwa Chunma. He won the K League Young Player of the Year Award in 1992, the first year of his professional career.[3] He was a key player for Ilhwa Chunma when they won the K League for three consecutive years from 1993 to 1995.[3] Especially in 1995, he became the Most Valuable Player of the K League, and also won the Asian Club Championship in the end of the year.[3] Afterwards, Ilhwa Chunma faltered for a while, but they succeeded in conquering the league again under Shin's contribution. They once again won the league for three consecutive years from 2001 to 2003, and he also won his second MVP Award in 2001.[3] He scored 99 goals and provided 68 assists in 401 matches in the K League, as well as the Korean League Cup.[3] Shin is regarded as one of the greatest K League players of all time, and was selected for the K League 30th Anniversary Best XI in 2013.[4]
He could have become a one-club man, but finished his playing career in Australia with the Queensland Roar in the A-League.[3] Shin retired in September 2005 due to an ongoing ankle issue that would have required surgery.[3] He accepted an assistant coaching role at the club, assisting Miron Bleiberg primarily with technical skills.[5][6]
He played 23 international matches including at the 1996 AFC Asian Cup for the South Korea national team.[1]
As a player, he was an attacking midfielder. He earned the nickname "Fox of the Ground" by clearly distinguishing when passing and dribbling with sensual and intelligent play.[3]
In 2009, Shin became the caretaker manager of Seongnam, leading the team to second place in both the 2009 K League and the 2009 Korean FA Cup, though suffered from a lack of funds.[7] He signed a permanent contract the next year and immediately brought success, winning the 2010 AFC Champions League and the 2011 Korean FA Cup.[7] He became the first man to win the AFC Champions League as both player and manager. However, the team's performance declined in the 2012 season, aggravated by the death of Sun Myung Moon, the founder of the Unification Church which owned the club, in the middle of the season.[7] He eventually resigned from Seongnam after finishing the season.[7]
In August 2014, he became the assistant coach of the South Korea national team. Under Shin, South Korea reached the Asian Cup final for the first time in 27 years.[8] South Korea's manager at that time was Uli Stielike, but the actual coaching role was performed by Shin, who took charge of the tactics and training of the team.[9]
Shin also managed the South Korea under-23 team at the same time[10] and participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics. South Korea won their group by acquiring 7 points against Germany, Mexico, and Fiji, but they were surprisingly elimininated by Honduras in the quarter-finals.[11]
On 22 November 2016, Shin was appointed manager of the South Korea under-20 team to prepare for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup on home soil. Therefore, he left the senior team to concentrate on the under-20 team. At the World Cup, South Korea finished second in their group with 6 points and advanced to the knockout stage, but lost to Portugal in the round of 16.[12]
After Shin left the South Korean senior team, Stielike made poor results in qualifiers of the 2018 FIFA World Cup and was eventually fired by the Korea Football Association. On 4 July 2017, Shin became the manager of the senior team to replace Stielike.[13] In December, he won the 2017 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, beating arch-rivals Japan in the final fixture 4-1.[14] Despite two goalless draws, South Korea under Shin also obtained qualification to the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. They were drawn in the same group against Sweden, Mexico and defending champions Germany. South Korea lost 0–1 to Sweden and 1–2 to Mexico, but surprised everyone by defeating Germany 2–0.[15]
On 28 December 2019, the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) confirmed the appointment of Shin as the Indonesian national team's manager, replacing dismissed Simon McMenemy. He was handed a 4-year contract, while he also became the first South Korean in Indonesia's managerial history.[16][17]
After a bad start to his tenure in the second round of 2022 World Cup qualification, he led Indonesia with an average squad age of 23.8 years to the final of the 2020 AFF Championship.[18] In June 2022, he led Indonesia to qualify for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, ending Indonesia's 16-year absence from the competition, following a 2–1 win against Kuwait and a thumping 7–0 victory against Nepal on the final matchday to clinch qualification.[19]
Prior to 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup which scheduled to be held in March 2023, Shin's request to take a number of Persija Jakarta and Persib Bandung players was rejected by its head coaches, Thomas Doll and Luis Milla.[20][21] The players were called up to attend a training camp to prepare for the second appearance of the national team in the tournament. Shin was absent from a virtual meeting with the Persija management, which was regretted by Thomas Doll.[21] Nine of Thomas Doll's players were called and declined since they were competing for the league title.[22]
Shin became the first coach that managed to lead Indonesia national teams in three age levels from senior, under-23, and under-20 to all qualify for the AFC Asian Cup in their respective levels, with the under-23 team qualifying for the AFC U-23 Asian Cup for the first time.[23]
In the 2023 AFC Asian Cup tournament, Shin brought up the youngest squad out of all 24 teams with an average age of 23.81 years. Indonesia first faced off against Iraq in a 1–3 loss.[24] In the second match, Indonesia faced off against Southeast Asian rivals Vietnam and defeated them 1–0, it is the first Indonesia victory against Vietnam in 7 years.[25] In the last group stage match, Indonesia lost 3–1 to Asia's top-ranked team, Japan.[26]
Despite the two losses in the group stage, Indonesia managed to advance to the Round of 16 by finishing as one of the four best third-place groups. Shin was able to lead Indonesia to the knockout stage of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in their history after their first appearance in 1996 AFC Asian Cup, thanks to Oman and Kyrgyzstan drawing in group F.[27] Indonesia faced off against Australia in the Round of 16 in a 4–0 loss.[28]
At the continuation of the second round of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, where Indonesia previously defeated by Iraq 1–5 and a draw 1–1 against Philippines in November 2023. Indonesia managed to beat Vietnam again twice on 21 & 26 March 2024, in a 1–0 on Jakarta and 3–0 on Hanoi victories respectively, the latter would be the first time since 2004 that Indonesia defeated Vietnam in their own home ground. Thus Indonesia climb up to the second place of the group with 7 points. The two victories also made Indonesia surpassed ASEAN rivals, Philippines and Malaysia in the FIFA ranking, the latter would be the first time Indonesia place above Malaysia in the FIFA ranking in 5 years.[29][30]
In April 2024, Indonesia participated at the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup in their debut. Indonesia were in Group A with Asians powerhouses, host Qatar, Australia, and Jordan. Indonesia lost the opening match against Qatar 0–2, but Indonesia managed to win the last two matches against Australia 1–0, and Jordan 4–1. With Indonesia finished as runner-up of the group, Indonesia qualify to the quarterfinals for the first time in their history. In quarter-finals, Indonesia will face against Shin’s native South Korea.[31]
After successfully fulfilled two targets by PSSI which are to advanced to the knockout stage at both AFC senior and AFC U-23 Asian Cup. On 25 April 2024, PSSI president Erick Thohir announced that Shin's contract is officially extended until 2027.[32]
Shin has two children, Shin Jae-won and Shin Jae-hyeok.
In Indonesia, he is widely known by his initial "STY".[33]
Club | Season | League | National cup [citation needed] |
League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma[34] | 1992 | K League | 18 | 7 | — | 7 | 3 | — | — | 25 | 10 | |||
1993 | K League | 28 | 5 | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||||
1994 | K League | 23 | 7 | — | 6 | 1 | — | 29 | 8 | |||||
1995 | K League | 26 | 6 | — | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 2 | 35 | 8 | ||||
1996 | K League | 24 | 18 | 5 | 3 | — | 29 | 21 | ||||||
1997 | K League | 7 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — | 19 | 3 | ||||||
1998 | K League | 7 | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | — | 24 | 3 | |||||
1999 | K League | 25 | 4 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 35 | 9 | |||||
2000 | K League | 26 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1[a] | 0 | 34 | 9 | |||||
2001 | K League | 27 | 5 | 9 | 0 | — | 36 | 5 | ||||||
2002 | K League | 26 | 4 | 11 | 2 | — | 37 | 6 | ||||||
2003 | K League | 38 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 8 | |||||
2004 | K League | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — | 31 | 6 | ||||
Total | 295 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 407 | 102 | ||||
Queensland Roar[35] | 2005–06 | A-League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[b] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
Career total | 296 | 76 | 2 | 0 | 107 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 409 | 102 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 1992 | 1 | 0 |
1993 | 3 | 0 | |
1994 | 2 | 0 | |
1995 | 3 | 0 | |
1996 | 13 | 3 | |
1997 | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 24 | 3 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 30 April 1996 | Tel Aviv, Israel | 13 | Israel | 3–0 | 5–4 | Friendly |
2 | 11 August 1996 | Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam | 15 | Vietnam | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
3 | 16 December 1996 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 21 | Iran | 2–1 | 2–6 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup |
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||||
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (caretaker) | 8 December 2008 | 17 February 2010 | 45 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 51.11 | |||
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 18 February 2010 | 7 December 2012 | 145 | 59 | 36 | 50 | 40.69 | |||
South Korea (caretaker) | 18 August 2014 | 8 September 2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [37] | ||
South Korea U23 | 6 February 2015 | 31 December 2016 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 60.00 | [38][39] | ||
South Korea U20 | 1 January 2017 | 3 July 2017 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 42.86 | |||
South Korea | 4 July 2017 | 31 July 2018 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 33.33 | [40][41] | ||
Indonesia U20 | 1 January 2020 | 6 July 2023 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 37.93 | |||
Indonesia U23 | 1 January 2020 | Present | 22 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 59.09 | |||
Indonesia | 1 January 2020 | Present | 50 | 24 | 10 | 16 | 48.00 | [42] | ||
Total | 349 | 157 | 81 | 111 | 44.99 |
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