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South Korean footballer (born 1982)
Kim Jung-woo
(
Korean
:
김정우
;
Hanja
:
金正友
, born 9 May 1982) is a former South Korean
footballer
.
Club career
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Kim was playing for military team
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix
to perform compulsory military service when participating in the
2010 FIFA World Cup
, and his low salary (
\
0.95 million per year) during the military service was the talk of fans before the match against
Argentina
which had one of the highest earners
Lionel Messi
.
[1]
Kim became the highest-paid player in the
K League
after moving to
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
on a three-year deal in January 2012.
[2]
International career
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Kim was part of
South Korean under-23 team
in
2004
and
2008 Summer Olympics
.
Kim represented
South Korea
in the
2007 AFC Asian Cup
. He scored Korea's winning goal against
Indonesia
and converted the decisive spot-kick in Korea's quarter-final
penalty shootout
victory over
Iran
. However, his penalty miss in the shootout against
Iraq
meant that South Korea went out in the semi-finals stage.
In the
2010 FIFA World Cup
, Kim played a pivotal role as a holding midfielder for the South Korean team's advance to the round of 16. Despite rising interests from European clubs, he left to continue serving his country in Gwangju Sangmu.
On 22 March 2019, Kim retired through an official retirement ceremony before the match between South Korea and Bolivia at
Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium
.
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Style of play
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Kim was nicknamed "
Bone
Jung-woo" due to his skinny build, but he had good stamina and positional sense. He took charge of center midfield with
Ki Sung-yueng
in the national team under manager
Huh Jung-moo
. Kim showed great work rate and defense while Ki concentrated on passing.
[4]
Career statistics
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Club
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International
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Appearances and goals by national team and year
[5]
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
South Korea
|
2003
|
2
|
0
|
2004
|
6
|
0
|
2005
|
11
|
0
|
2006
|
6
|
0
|
2007
|
10
|
1
|
2008
|
5
|
0
|
2009
|
9
|
1
|
2010
|
14
|
2
|
2011
|
6
|
2
|
2012
|
2
|
0
|
Career total
|
71
|
6
|
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Jung-woo
No.
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1
|
18 July 2007
|
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium
,
Jakarta
,
Indonesia
|
Indonesia
|
1?0
|
1?0
|
2007 AFC Asian Cup
|
2
|
4 February 2009
|
Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium
,
Dubai
,
United Arab Emirates
|
Bahrain
|
1?1
|
2?2
|
Friendly
|
3
|
9 January 2010
|
Rand Stadium
,
Johannesburg
,
South Africa
|
Zambia
|
1?2
|
2?4
|
Friendly
|
4
|
7 February 2010
|
National Stadium
,
Tokyo
,
Japan
|
Hong Kong
|
1?0
|
5?0
|
2010 EAFF Championship
|
5
|
25 March 2011
|
Seoul World Cup Stadium
,
Seoul
,
South Korea
|
Honduras
|
2?0
|
4?0
|
Friendly
|
6
|
2 September 2011
|
Goyang Stadium
,
Goyang
, South Korea
|
Lebanon
|
5?0
|
6?0
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
Honours
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Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea U23
South Korea B
South Korea
Individual
Notes
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References
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- ^
머니투데이 (15 June 2010).
김정우 95萬원 vs 메시 168億원 '몸값 1萬8千倍'
.
Money Today
(in Korean). Money Today
. Retrieved
30 July
2022
.
- ^
김정우, 45億 받고 ‘닥공’
(in Korean).
JoongAng Ilbo
. 15 June 2010
. Retrieved
30 July
2022
.
- ^
Han, Jae-hyun (20 March 2019).
'남아공 월드컵 16强 主役' 김정우, 볼리비아戰에서 隱退式
(in Korean). Sportalkorea.
- ^
[IS 인터뷰] ‘南아共 16强 主役’ 김정우 “벤投壺, 우루과이 充分히 이길 수 있다”
(in Korean).
Ilgan Sports
. 20 October 2022
. Retrieved
9 November
2023
.
- ^
Kim Jung-woo
at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^
Lee, Seung-soo; Schoggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020).
"South Korea - List of Champions"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
2 September
2020
.
- ^
a
b
c
Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020).
"South Korea - List of Cup Winners"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
2 September
2020
.
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Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018).
"Asian Games"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
4 September
2020
.
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Morrison, Neil (20 December 2019).
"East Asian Games"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
2 September
2020
.
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Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019).
"Asian Nations Cup"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
2 September
2020
.
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Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019).
"East Asian Championship"
.
RSSSF
. Retrieved
2 September
2020
.
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[2009 K리그 對象] 이동국 '별中의 별' MVP 受賞
.
Naver
(in Korean). Best Eleven. 22 December 2009.
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"??????? ???? ???? ???????.. ????? ??? ?????? ?????"
(in Arabic). Emarat Al Youm. 18 May 2014
. Retrieved
16 October
2023
.
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