Park Tae-ha
South Korean footballer
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Park Tae-ha (born 29 May 1968) is a South Korean football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of K League 1 club Pohang Steelers.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Park Tae-ha | ||
| Date of birth | 29 May 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Yeongdeok, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pohang Steelers (manager) | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Daegu University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2001 | Pohang Steelers | 189 | (31) |
| 1993–1995 | → Sangmu FC (draft) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1994–2000 | South Korea | 11 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2011 | South Korea (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | FC Seoul (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2018 | Yanbian Funde | ||
| 2018–2019 | China U20 (women) | ||
| 2023– | Pohang Steelers | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A one-club man of Pohang Steelers, Park played as a winger, while winning two Asian Club Championship titles and one K League title. During the knockout stage of the 1996–97 Asian Club Championship, he scored twice in the semi-finals, and once in the final, becoming the top goalscorer of the tournament with three goals.[1]
After retiring as a player, Park managed Yanbian Funde from 2015 to 2018, China women's under-20 team from 2018 to 2019, and Pohang Steelers since 2023. He won the 2015 China League One and the 2024 Korea Cup as a manager.[2][3]
Career statistics
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 August 1996 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Guam | 1–0 | 9–0 | 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 2–0 | |||||
| 3 | 6–0 | |||||
| 4 | 8 August 1996 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Chinese Taipei | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 5 | 4–0 | |||||
| 6 | 11 August 1996 | Thong Nhat Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam |  Vietnam | 3–0 | 4–0 | |
| 7 | 23 November 1996 | Suwon Sports Complex, Suwon, South Korea |  Colombia | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Player
Pohang Steelers
- K League 1: 1992[5]
- Korean FA Cup: 1996[6]
- Korean League Cup: 1993[6]
- Asian Club Championship: 1996–97, 1997–98[7]
Sangmu FC
Individual
- K League All-Star: 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000[8][9][10][11]
- K League 1 Best XI: 1992[12]
- Asian Club Championship top goalscorer: 1996–97[1]
Manager
Yanbian Changbaishan
Pohang Steelers
Individual
- China League One Coach of the Season: 2015[2]
- K League Manager of the Month: March 2024[13]
- K League All-Star: 2024[14]
- Korea Cup Best Manager: 2024[15]
