South Korean footballer
Kim Jin-kyu
(born 16 February 1985) is a retired South Korean
football
player. He has gained reputation as a defender who is also capable of scoring.
[1]
Club career
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He began playing football during 4th grade at elementary school influenced by his older brother. After graduating from Andong High School, he headed straight to
K League
instead of playing for a university. During his days at
Jeonnam Dragons
, he set a record by becoming the youngest player to score a goal in his team. He later transferred to
Jubilo Iwata
in 2005.
Kim returned to Jeonnam Dragons in January 2007 amid rumours he will return to South Korea by playing for
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
. Kim wanted to keep his promise with coach
Huh Jung-moo
, who wanted him to play for Jeonnam because the coach helped him "during a difficult time".
[2]
On 25 July 2007, he joined
FC Seoul
. He was in
FC Seoul
which won the
K League
in 2010.
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citation needed
]
Kim transferred to
Chinese Super League
side
Dalian Shide
in January 2011.
[3]
However, after Dalian's Korean manager
Park Sung-hwa
was sacked in May 2011, he lost his position in the club. Kim was loaned to
J1 League
club
Ventforet Kofu
for six months in July after managing eight appearances for the Chinese club. He returned to FC Seoul after Kofu were relegated to the
Second Division
.
In 2016 Kim signed for
Pattaya United
on loan from
Muangthong United
in the
Thai Premier League
.
[4]
International career
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He gained praise and notoriety during
2005 East Asian Football Championship
. The
Chinese
coach at that time had pledged to end
Koreaphobia
by winning the match against Korea.
[5]
The Chinese scored the first goal in the first half, but Kim prevented loss against China by scoring an
equaliser
.
[6]
In 2006, he was selected to represent
South Korea
in
FIFA World Cup
. This time, however, his performance was below expectations when he played for Korea against
Switzerland
.
[7]
Kim was made
captain
in the
Korean national football team
for the
2008 Summer Olympics
. Following the appointment as captain, Kim stated he would no longer
free kick
during the tournament.
[8]
He was included in the
South Korea national football teams
for the
2003 FIFA World Youth Championship
,
2005 FIFA World Youth Championship
,
2008 Summer Olympics
,
2004 Asian Cup
,
2005 East Asian Football Championship
,
2006 World Cup
, and
2007 Asian Cup
.
Career statistics
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Club
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- As of 31 December 2015
International
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[9]
International goals
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- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Honours
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Club
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Jeonnam Dragons
FC Seoul
Criticism
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He has been criticized for his hot temper and unprofessional behavior. During the
2004 Asian Cup
, he received a red card for his
hand gesture
against an Iranian player during South Korea's match against
Iran national football team
, and was suspended for two games.
[10]
He was also met with criticism for his performance after South Korea failed to advance to the round of 16 for the
2006 World Cup
for his lack of aggressiveness when it has been revealed that he had never used tackles during the matches despite his position as a defender.
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References
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External links
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Sporting positions
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Preceded by
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FC Seoul
captain
2014
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Succeeded by
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Preceded by
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Daejeon Citizen
captain
2017-
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Succeeded by
incumbent
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