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Joe Mewis

‘I was offered all sorts in South Korea, but I couldn’t accept the villa on a volcanic island’ Guus Hiddink on being revered in South Korea

Guus Hiddink as manager of South Korea at the 2002 World Cup.

Guus Hiddink’s place in South Korean history is assured after the Dutchman guided the nation to a remarkable fourth-place finish at the 2002 World Cup.

Hiddink took over a Taegeuk Warriors side that had never progressed past the group stage at a World Cup and transformed them into one of the greatest underdog stories in the tournament’s history, defeating the likes of Italy and Spain along the way.

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