Photo: SE Asian Football / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
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.
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
- Height
- 174 cm
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- University
- Yeungnam University
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
Frequently asked questions
When was Shin Tae-yong born?
Born October 11, 1970 (age 55).
Where is Shin Tae-yong from?
Shin Tae-yong is from Yeongdeok County, North Gyeongsang, South Korea.
What does Shin Tae-yong do?
Shin Tae-yong works as association football player, association football coach.
How tall is Shin Tae-yong?
Shin Tae-yong is 174 cm.
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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 or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.