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Pohang Steelers are a Korean football club. They were originally called POSCO, after the Pohang Iron and Steel Company that owned it, the club was founded in 1973 and is one of Korean football's most successful sides.
The club professionalized for the 1984 season and changed its name to POSCO Dolphins, but by the 1985 season they had changed yet again to POSCO Atoms. 1986 saw them win their first Championship, and they enjoyed a great spell of domination in the league; between 1985 and 1998 they were continually in the top four of the League.
The club achieved a Korean football 'first' at the end 1990 with the opening of their purpose-built 20,000 seater Steelyard Stadium, still the only football specific stadium constructed by a Korean football club.
1995 saw yet another name change, becoming Pohang Atoms to further strengthen local ties, and in 1997 adopted the name Pohang Steelers which they still use today. The side scaled Asian football heights, winning the Asian Champions Cup in 1997 and 1998 to establish themselves as one of Asia's top teams.
Unfortunately the club suffered something of a fall from grace in the 2000s struggling near the foot of the table, but bounced back to the forefront of Korean football by winning the first stage of the 2004 K-League championship. The club qualified for the final Championship match of the 2004 season, but lost 4-3 on penalties to Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
In 2007, the club won the championship playoff by beating Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, who finished in 1st place in the K-League. Pohang won the first leg at home 3-1, and then traveled to Seongnam and recorded a 1-0 victory to seal a 4-1 aggregate triumph. The Steelers had ended the K-League season in 5th place, but then defeated Daejeon Citizen, Gyeongnam FC, Suwon Samsung Bluewings and finally Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in the playoffs to win the championship.
Crest
Club honors
Domestic
Professional
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- 1986, 1988, 1992, 2007
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- 1985, 1987, 1995, 2004
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- 1996
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- 2001, 2002, 2007
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- 1993
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- 1997
Amateur
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- 1989
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- 1977, 1985
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International
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- 1997, 1998
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- 1997, 1998
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- 2005
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Current squad
As of October, 2008
2008 Season transfers
- In
- Out
Club official
Coaching staff
- Manager :
 Sergio Ricardo de Pavia Farias
- Coach :
 Park Tae-Ha
- Physical Coach : Renato Vinhas Antunes
- Reserve Team Coach : Gong Mun-Bae
- Goalkeeper Coach : Kim Sung-Su
- Trainer : Kim Tae-Soo, Ahn Seung-Hoon
- Interpreter : Na Young-Jun
Youth Club Staff
- U-18 Manager : Kim Kyung-Ho
- U-18 Coach : Baek Ki-Tae
- U-15 Manager : Choi Moon-Sik
- U-15 Coach : Kim Jung-Chan
- U-12 Manager : Kim Dong-Young
- U-12 Coach : Kim Sung-Jin
- Goalkeeper Coach : Kim Il-Jin
- Youth Academy Head Coach : Lee Young-Hwan
- Youth Academy Coach : Kwon Ki-Duk
Managers
As of November 30, 2006. Only competitive matches are counted.
Famous former players
Some of the current coaches, such as Park Tae-Ha and Choi Moon-Sik, also played for the club during their active years.
Kit Supplier
See also
External links
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