ers ▁have ▁been ▁named . ▁This ▁level ▁of ▁success ▁was ▁un pre ced ented ▁for ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁had ▁never ▁before ▁won ▁a ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁World ▁Cup . ▁They ▁had ▁gone ▁further ▁than ▁any ▁Asian ▁team ▁and ▁ups et ▁several ▁established ▁European ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁process , ▁leading ▁to ▁an ▁increase ▁in ▁the ▁popular ity ▁of ▁football ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁H idd ink ▁became ▁a ▁national ▁hero ▁in ▁South ▁Korea , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁person ▁to ▁be ▁granted ▁honor ary ▁citizens hip ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁being ▁given ▁a ▁private ▁villa . ▁ ▁Five ▁years ▁under ▁four ▁foreign ▁man agers ▁Despite ▁w ides p read ▁ple as ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁stay , ▁H idd ink ▁res igned ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁After ▁his ▁departure ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁greater ▁emphas is ▁on ▁h iring ▁foreign ▁coach es . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁Portuguese ▁coach ▁H umber to ▁Co el ho ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁manager . ▁Under ▁his ▁management ▁South ▁Korea ▁participated ▁in ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁first ▁E A FF ▁East ▁Asian ▁Cup ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁However , ▁following ▁a ▁defe ats ▁to ▁O man ▁and ▁Vietnam ▁and ▁a ▁draw ▁against ▁the ▁M ald ives , ▁Co eh lo ▁was ▁s ack ed . ▁Dutch ▁coach ▁Jo ▁Bon fr ère ▁then ▁took ▁over . ▁They ▁had ▁less ▁success ▁the ▁next ▁year ▁at ▁the ▁Asian ▁Cup , ▁losing ▁to ▁Iran ▁in ▁the ▁quarter - final s . ▁South ▁Korea ▁hosted ▁the ▁ 2 0 0