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My Take
Shin Tae-yong owns a record that genuinely impresses me: he won the AFC Champions League as both a player in 1995 and a manager in 2010, the first man to do both. Born 1970, the South Korean made his name as a Seongnam legend before turning to coaching, and his second act as a journeyman manager across Asia, including the Indonesia national team and now Persija Jakarta, is its own story. Exporting your coaching to another country's fanbase and actually winning them over takes nerve. I rate managers who can rebuild a footballing culture, not just inherit one. A genuinely well-traveled tactician.
Overview
Shin Tae-yong (Korean: 신태용; born 11 October 1970) is a South Korean football manager and former professional player is currently the head coach of Super League club Persija Jakarta. He is the first man to win the AFC Champions League (Asian Club Championship) as both player and manager, having won the 1995 tournament as a player and the 2010 tournament as a manager with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Shin Tae-yong
- Name (Japanese)
- 申台龍
- Reading
- しん・てよん
- Born
- October 11, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Dog
- Origin
- Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 174 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Yeungnam University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/shintaeyong7777/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%94%B3%E5%8F%B0%E9%BE%8D
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.