'An unknown number called, asking to meet at the hotel opposite my home. I thought, “How does he know where I live? How did he get my number?”’ Guus Hiddink recalls how he landed the South Korea job

Guus Hiddink.

Guus Hiddink’s journey to the South Korea job began long before he took on the role in 2001.

A chance encounter at the 1998 World Cup began a chain of events that included unexpected phone calls, bold conversations and an innovative way of working that would ultimately result in the Dutchman making history with the Taegeuk Warriors.