Kim Dong-jin is a South Korean football player who currently plays for K League Challenge side Seoul East-Land as left back.
Career
He can also play as a centre back. Kim played for Football Club Seoul (formerly Anyang LG Cheetahs), where he made his professional debut in 2000, and he made 119 K League Classic League appearances and 20 League Cup appearances. On 28 June 2006, he transferred to Zenit Saint St. Petersburg, following coach Dick Advocaat and Korean teammate Lee House
In Zenit, both his performance and reputation grew steadily, making him the key side defender in the starting lineup.
His outstanding improvement in his club and national team brought his reputation as the best left-back in the current Korean squad. On 26 January 2010 Zenit Saint St. Petersburg terminated his contract based on results of the medical examinations and fainting spells experienced during practices with the national team
On 2 February 2010, he moved to K-League side Ulsan Hyundai after another medical check-up that found he was healthy enough to play. On 24 January 2011, he moved to K-League side Football Club Seoul.
He was a left midfielder of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, and helped of Korea finish second in Group A by scoring one goal (against Greece) and two assists (both against Mali), consequently advancing to the next round.
However, they were stopped by the silver medalist Paraguay. In 2004, Kim"s performance against Germany while under Johannes Bonfrere secured him the leftback or left midfield position (depending on the formation that was usually 4?3?3 or 3?4?3), which originally belonged to Lee Young-pyo. However, as Advocaat became the new manager of South of Korea in November 2005, both Lee and Kim had to compete for the position.
During the 2008 Olympics, he was summoned to join South of Korea U-23 squad as a wild card.
Despite his solid performance and a winning goal scored in the last game against Honduras, his team was eliminated in the first round. Club Individual Results list South of Korea"s goal tally first.