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Huh Jung-moo
Huh in 2010
Personal information
Full name Huh Jung-moo
Date of birth (1955-01-13) 13 January 1955 (age 71)
Place of birth Jindo, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1968–? Mokpo Chungho Middle School
?–1971 Joongdong Middle School
1971–1974 Yongdungpo Technical High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1977 Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1980 Korea Electric Power
1978–1980 → ROK Navy (draft)
1980–1983 PSV Eindhoven 77 (11)
1984–1986 Hyundai Horang-i 36 (4)
Total 113 (15)
International career
1973–1974 South Korea U20
1974–1986 South Korea 104 (30)
Managerial career
1991–1992 POSCO Atoms (assistant)
1993–1995 Pohang Atoms
1993–1994 South Korea (assistant)
1995 South Korea (caretaker)
1996–1998 Jeonnam Dragons
1998–2000 South Korea
2004 South Korea (assistant)
2005–2007 Jeonnam Dragons
2008–2010 South Korea
2010–2012 Incheon United
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea (as player)
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1978 Bangkok
Gold medal – first place1986 Seoul
AFC Youth Championship
Bronze medal – third place1973 Iran[1]
Bronze medal – third place1974 Thailand[2]
Representing  South Korea (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place2000 Lebanon
EAFF Championship
Winner2008 China
Runner-up2010 Japan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Huh Jung-moo
Hangul
허정무
Hanja
許丁茂
RRHeo Jeongmu
MRHŏ Chŏngmu

Huh Jung-moo (Korean: 허정무; Hanja: 許丁茂; born 13 January 1955) is a former South Korean football player and manager.

Club career

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Huh was one of the best South Korean college footballers before starting his semi-professional career. He was often compared with Korea University's Cha Bum-kun while playing for Yonsei University. After his graduation, he joined Korea Electric Power FC, and simultaneously enlisted in Marine Corps and Navy FC to do mandatory military service.[3]

When Huh was discharged from the military service, European clubs were interested in Asian players thanks to Cha's performances at the Bundesliga. Motivated by Cha, Huh also wanted to leave for Europe,[3] joining Eredivisie side PSV Eindhoven in August 1980.[4] For three years at PSV, he mainly played as a defensive midfielder, making opposing teams' key players tired. After suffering from Huh's persistent defense, Johan Cruyff intentionally broke Huh's nose with his arm,[3] and Willem van Hanegem made a "slant-eye" gesture to Huh.[5] Huh decided to return to South Korea at the end of the 1982–83 season. His wife felt homesick at the time, and he also did not feel the need to live abroad after hearing the news that a professional league would be founded in his country.[3][6] Huh joined newly-formed Hyundai Horang-i in 1984, playing for them for three years.

International career

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Huh marking Diego Maradona at the 1986 FIFA World Cup

Huh played for the South Korea national team between 1974 and 1986. He helped the team win two Asian Games titles and qualify for the 1986 FIFA World Cup.

Huh was famous for a scene of him making Diego Maradona grimace during the 1986 World Cup. His kick hit Maradona's leg instead of the ball when he attempted a clearance in the middle of South Korea's opener against Argentina. He then scored a goal against Italy.[7]

Style of play

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Huh was nicknamed the "Jindo dog". He exhaustively performed his managers' orders, reminding others of the indigenous dog of his hometown Jindo County.[3][8] Early in his career, Huh played as a striker, winger or attacking midfielder for South Korea, being in charge of offensive roles. He started to play as a defensive midfielder after joining PSV, and even played as a left-back at the World Cup.[3] He did not have rapid pace, but showed great stamina and intelligent movements.[3]

Managerial career

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Pohang Atoms

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In April 1989, Huh was appointed a coach of the South Korea national team, beginning his coaching career.[9] He was promoted to the assistant coach when manager Lee Hoe-taik left for K League club POSCO Atoms after the 1990 FIFA World Cup,[10] but he decided to follow Lee the next month.[11]

After working as assistant coach to Lee for about two years at POSCO Atoms (renamed Pohang Atoms in 1995), Huh was promoted to manager prior to the 1993 season.[12] He led the team to win the Korean League Cup title in his first season as a manager.[13] In 1995, his team advanced to the league's final by winning the second stage of the regular season, but conceded the golden goal in the rematch after drawing the two-legged final with Ilhwa Chunma.[14][15] He left the club that year, although they suggested a contract extension.[16]

Jeonnam Dragons

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In May 1996, Huh started to manage Jeonnam Dragons at the same league.[17] In 1997, Jeonnam finished runners-up at both the league and the Korean League Cup despite their 21-match unbeaten run under him.[18] But his efforts bore fruit at the end of the season, with his team winning the Korean FA Cup.[19]

South Korea

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While managing POSCO Atoms, he simultaneously worked as the assistant coach of the South Korea national team between December 1993 and June 1994,[20] and temporarily managed them in a 1–0 friendly defeat to Brazil on 12 August 1995.[21] In August 1998, he was appointed South Korea's permanent manager, leaving Jeonnam Dragons.[22]

During his first managerial career at the national team, Huh was criticised for his coercive acts and one-way communication towards players. His team was eliminated in the quarter-finals and the semi-finals at the 1998 Asian Games and the 2000 AFC Asian Cup respectively before he was replaced by Guus Hiddink in 2001. Despite these results, he was re-evaluated after a considerable number of young players discovered by him led the team to the semi-finals at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[23]

Return to Jeonnam

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In June 2001, Huh became the director of the Yongin Football Center, newly formed to nurture young talents.[24] He took charge of the center even after he was reappointed manager of Jeonnam Dragons in December 2004,[25] but he then attempted to transfer the center's player Lee Seung-yeoul to Jeonnam through his acquaintance instead of an official agent before leaving there in November 2005.[26]

During his second spell at Jeonnam, Huh won two Korean FA Cup titles, but K League fans made an imaginary standings, which awarded three points for a draw, one additional point for a goalless draw and no points for a win or a loss, with the name of "Huh Jung-moo Cup" to criticise his poor results at the league, which contained numerous draws.[27]

Return to South Korea

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After Hiddink's success at the 2002 World Cup, South Korea continuously employed foreign managers until 2007. When Pim Verbeek left the team after the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, they were interested in Mick McCarthy and Gérard Houllier, but their offers were refused. South Korea then chose Huh in December, recruiting a native manager for the first time in seven years.[28] South Korea lost 1–0 to Chile in Huh's first match on 30 January 2008 before going on a 27-match unbeaten run until a 0–0 draw with Denmark on 14 November 2009.[29] His team earned seven wins and seven draws without defeat in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, qualifying for the tournament as group winners.[30] He was named the AFC Coach of the Year thanks to these results, whereas the processes of the results caused controversy among South Korean fans, who nicknamed his style "Huhmoo (the Korean word for hollow) football".[31]

Huh became the first-ever South Korean manager to win a FIFA World Cup match when South Korea defeated Greece 2–0 in their 2010 tournament opener.[32] Afterwards, his team finished runners-up in the Group B by losing 4–1 to Argentina and drawing 2–2 with Nigeria. He led his country to advance to the World Cup knockout stage for the first time on foreign soil.[33] They went out of the competition in the round of 16, where they lost 2–1 to Uruguay.[34]

Incheon United

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Between August 2010 and April 2012, Huh managed another K League club Incheon United.[35] In the 2011 season, his team drew 14 out of 30 league matches, reminding fans of the "Huh Jung-moo Cup".[36] Prior to the 2012 season, Incheon changed most of the players in their squad, and he promised fans a top-eight finish.[37] However, he brought only one win in seven matches before resigning from the club early in the season.[38]

Administrative career

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In March 2013, Huh was appointed a vice-president of the Korea Football Association (KFA) by president Chung Mong-gyu.[39] In July 2014, he resigned from the association along with national team manager Hong Myung-bo for the team's poor performance at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.[40]

Since 2015, Huh worked at the K League Federation as the vice-president before being selected as the director of K League 2 club Daejeon Hana Citizen in 2020.[41]

After leaving Daejeon Hana Citizen in June 2023,[42] Huh ran for KFA president in November 2024.[43] He was one of three candidates along with existing president Chung Mong-gyu and another challenger Shin Moon-sun. In February 2025, he lost to Chung in the election.[44]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[45][46]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Korea Electric Power 1978National Semipro League ??———??
ROK Navy (draft) 1978National Semipro League ???[a]? ——??
1979National Semipro League ???[a]?——??
1980National Semipro League ???[a]?——??
Total ????——??
PSV Eindhoven 1980–81Eredivisie 286?[b]?—40326
1981–82Eredivisie 304?[b]?—21325
1982–83Eredivisie191 ?[b]?—10201
Total7711??—718412
Hyundai Horang-i 1984K League233———233
1985K League51———51
1986K League80—31—111
Total364—31—395
Career total11315??317112317
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship, Korean President's Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in KNVB Cup

International

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  • Appearances and goals by national team and year[47]
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    South Korea 197451
    197581
    197691
    19772411
    1978194
    197965
    198082
    198490
    198574
    198691
    Career total 10430
  • Appearances and goals by competition
    CompetitionAppsGoals
    Friendlies115
    Minor competitions3314
    Asian Games121
    AFC Asian Cup qualification102
    AFC Asian Cup40
    Summer Olympics qualification122
    FIFA World Cup qualification195
    FIFA World Cup31
    Total10430
  • Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
    List of international goals scored by Huh Jung-moo
    No. DateVenue CapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
    1 20 December 1974Bangkok, Thailand 4 Thailand3–13–1 (a.e.t.)1974 King's Cup
    2 22 May 1975Seoul, South Korea 10 Burma1–01–01975 Korea Cup
    3 4 November 1976Tokyo, Japan 20 Japan1–12–1Japan–South Korea regular match
    4 14 February 1977Singapore 23 Singapore3–04–0Friendly
    5 18 February 1977Manama, Bahrain 24 Bahrain1–04–1Friendly
    6 4–1
    7 20 February 1977Manama, Bahrain 25 Bahrain1–01–1Friendly
    8 17 July 1977Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 33 Libya1–04–01977 Pestabola Merdeka
    9 3–0
    10 4–0
    11 26 July 1977Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 36 Malaysia1–01–11977 Pestabola Merdeka
    12 3 September 1977Seoul, South Korea 40 Thailand4–05–11977 Korea Cup
    13 5–0
    14 4 December 1977Busan, South Korea 46 Hong Kong2–05–21978 FIFA World Cup qualification
    15 13 September 1978Daegu, South Korea 55 Bahrain1–13–11978 Korea Cup
    16 12 December 1978Bangkok, Thailand 57 Kuwait2–02–01978 Asian Games
    17 25 December 1978Manila, Philippines 63 Macau1–04–11980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
    18 29 December 1978Manila, Philippines 65 China1–01–01980 AFC Asian Cup qualification
    19 8 September 1979Seoul, South Korea 68 Sudan4–08–01979 Korea Cup
    20 12 September 1979Daegu, South Korea 69 Sri Lanka1–06–01979 Korea Cup
    21 16 September 1979Incheon, South Korea 71 Bangladesh1–09–01979 Korea Cup
    22 5–0
    23 7–0
    24 22 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 74 Japan1–03–11980 Summer Olympics qualification
    25 27 March 1980Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 76 Philippines8–08–01980 Summer Olympics qualification
    26 6 April 1985Seoul, South Korea 91   Nepal1–04–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
    27 4–0
    28 30 July 1985Jakarta, Indonesia 94 Indonesia3–04–11986 FIFA World Cup qualification
    29 3 November 1985Seoul, South Korea 95 Japan1–01–01986 FIFA World Cup qualification
    30 10 June 1986Puebla, Mexico 99 Italy2–32–31986 FIFA World Cup

    Honours

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    Player

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    Yonsei University

    ROK Navy

    Hyundai Horang-i

    South Korea U20

    South Korea

    Individual

    Manager

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    POSCO Atoms

    Jeonnam Dragons

    South Korea

    Individual

    References

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