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Yoon Jong-hwan

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-02-16) 16 February 1973 (age 52)
Place of birth	Gwangju, South Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1991–1994	Dong-A University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Yukong Elephants / Bucheon SK	68	(8)
2000–2002	Cerezo Osaka	81	(9)
2003	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	30	(1)
2004–2005	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	42	(3)
2006–2007	Sagan Tosu	67	(3)
Total		288	(24)
International career
1994–1996	South Korea U23	29	(6)
1994–2002	South Korea	40	(3)
Managerial career
2011–2014	Sagan Tosu
2015–2016	Ulsan Hyundai
2017–2018	Cerezo Osaka
2019	Muangthong United
2020–2023	JEF United Chiba
2023–2024	Gangwon FC
2025–	Incheon United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Yoon Jong-hwan is a South Korean football manager and former player. He was born on February 16, 1973. He used to play as a midfielder. As of 2025, he is the head coach for K League 2 club Incheon United.

Playing Career

Early Club Days

Yoon Jong-hwan started his professional football journey in South Korea. He first played for Yukong Elephants. Later, he also played for Bucheon SK. He spent two seasons, from 2004 to 2005, with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. During that time, he scored 13 goals and made 4 assists.

Playing in Japan

Yoon Jong-hwan is well-known for his time playing in Japan. He played for Cerezo Osaka for several years. His last club as a player was Sagan Tosu, also in Japan. After the 2007 J2 League season, he decided to retire from playing professional football.

Representing South Korea

Yoon Jong-hwan also played for his country. He was part of the South Korea U-23 squad. They competed in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

He also played for the main South Korea national football team. He was part of the team for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Even though he was on the team, he did not play in any of the seven games during that World Cup.

International Goals

Here are some of the goals Yoon Jong-hwan scored for South Korea:

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
4 December 1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	1 goal	4–0	1998 Asian Games
9 December 1998	Bangkok, Thailand	United Arab Emirates	1 goal	2–1	1998 Asian Games
16 May 2002	Busan, South Korea	Scotland	1 goal	4–1	Friendly match

Managerial Career

After retiring as a player, Yoon Jong-hwan became a football manager. He has managed several teams in both Japan and South Korea.

Managing in Japan

He started his managing career with Sagan Tosu in Japan. He was their manager from 2011 to 2014. Later, he managed Cerezo Osaka from 2017 to 2018. He also managed JEF United Chiba from 2020 to 2022.

Managing in South Korea

In South Korea, he managed Ulsan Hyundai from 2015 to 2016. He then managed Gangwon FC from 2023 to 2024. As of December 2024, he became the manager for Incheon United.

Managing in Thailand

He also had a short period managing Muangthong United in Thailand in 2019.

Achievements

Yoon Jong-hwan has won several awards and championships both as a player and as a manager.

As a Player

• Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
  • K League 1: 2003 (This is the top football league in South Korea.)
• Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
  • Korean FA Cup: 2005 (This is a major knockout football competition in South Korea.)

As a Manager

• Cerezo Osaka
  • J.League Cup: 2017 (A major cup competition in Japanese football.)
  • Emperor's Cup: 2017 (Another important knockout competition in Japan.)
  • Japanese Super Cup: 2018 (A match played between the winners of the J1 League and the Emperor's Cup.)

Individual Awards

• J.League Manager of the Year: 2017 (This award is given to the best manager in the J.League.)