Shin Tae-yong
Shin as manager of Indonesia in 2019
Personal information
Full name Shin Tae-yong
Date of birth (1970-10-11) 11 October 1970 (age 53)[1]
Place of birth Yeongdeok, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing  South Korea (as manager)
AFC U-23 Championship
Runner-up 2016 Qatar Team
EAFF Championship
Winner 2017 Japan Team
Representing  Indonesia (as manager)
AFF Championship
Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
AFF U-23 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Thailand Team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Shin Tae-yong
Hangul
신태용
Hanja
申台龍
Revised RomanizationSin Taeyong
McCune–ReischauerSin T'aeyong

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.

Club career

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]

Style of play

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]

Managerial career

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

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]

South Korea

Shin during the 2018 FIFA World Cup match against Sweden

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]

Indonesia

On 28 December 2019, the Football Association of Indonesia (PSSI) confirmed the appointment of Shin as the Indonesian national team's manager, replacing Simon McMenemy. He was handed a 4-year contract.[16]

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.[17] 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.[18]

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.[19][20] 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.[20] Nine of Thomas Doll's players were called and declined since they were competing for the league title.[21]

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.[22]

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.[23] 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.[24] In the last group stage match, Indonesia lost 3–1 to Asia's top-ranked team, Japan.[25]

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.[26] Indonesia faced off against Australia in the Round of 16 in a 4–0 loss.[27]

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.[28][29]

Personal life

Shin has two children, Shin Jae-won and Shin Jae-hyeok.

In Indonesia, he is widely known by his initial "STY".[30]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup
[citation needed] 		League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma[31] 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[32] 2005–06 A-League 1 0 — — — 1[b] 0 2 0
Career total 296 76 2 0 107 24 4 2 409 102
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in K-League play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in A-League Pre-Season Challenge Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[33]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 1992 1 0
1993 3 0
1994 2 0
1995 3 0
1996 13 3
1997 2 0
Career total 24 3
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Shin Tae-yong
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
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

Managerial statistics

As of 26 March 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win % Ref.
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (caretaker) 8 December 2008 17 February 2010 45 23 10 12 051.11
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 18 February 2010 7 December 2012 145 59 36 50 040.69
South Korea (caretaker) 18 August 2014 8 September 2014 2 1 0 1 050.00 [34]
South Korea U23 6 February 2015 31 December 2016 30 18 9 3 060.00 [35][36]
South Korea U20 1 January 2017 3 July 2017 7 3 1 3 042.86
South Korea 4 July 2017 31 July 2018 21 7 6 8 033.33 [37][38]
Indonesia U20 1 January 2020 6 July 2023 29 11 7 11 037.93
Indonesia U23 1 January 2020 Present 16 9 2 5 056.25
Indonesia 1 January 2020 june 2024 50 24 10 16 048.00 [39]
Total 345 154 81 110 044.64

Honours

Player

Yeungnam University

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

Individual

Manager

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

South Korea U23

South Korea

Indonesia

Indonesia U23

Individual

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