Kim Eun-jung (footballer)
South Korean footballer (born 1979)
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Kim Eun-jung (Korean: 김은중; born 8 April 1979) is a South Korean football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is currently manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC.
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| Date of birth | 8 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Striker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Suwon FC (manager) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1994–1996 | Dongbuk High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2003 | Daejeon Citizen | 125 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | → Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | FC Seoul | 90 | (27) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Changsha Ginde | 28 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Jeju United | 57 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | Gangwon FC | 54 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Pohang Steelers (loan) | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Daejeon Citizen | 17 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 390 | (104) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | South Korea U20 | 11 | (7) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | South Korea U23 | 10 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2004 | South Korea | 15 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Tubize (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | South Korea U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Suwon FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Kim played for numerous East Asian clubs during his professional career, but he is regarded as a legend of K League club Daejeon Citizen.[1] In 1997, he started his career at the newly-formed Daejeon Citizen, becoming their founding member. At the 2001 Korean FA Cup, he scored four goals including the winning goal in the final, bringing the club's first major title.[2] He also chose Daejeon as the last club of his playing career when the club was relegated to the K League 2 in 2014.[3] He was not a main player at this time, but helped Daejeon win the league.[4] After they was promoted to the K League 1 the next year, he joined Belgian Second Division club Tubize as a coach, retiring as a player.[5]
International career
Kim played for the South Korea national team at 1998 Asian Games and 2004 AFC Asian Cup. He also represented South Korea at 1998 AFC Youth Championship, 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, and 2002 Asian Games during his youth career.[6] (The men's football at the Asian Games converted from senior tournament to under-23 tournament in 2002.)
Kim played with only one eye after his left eye was injured in his childhood.[7] He was known as one of five South Korean football internationals, who went blind in one eye, alongside Lee Tae-ho, Yoo Sang-chul, Kwak Hee-ju, and Kwak Tae-hwi.[8]
Managerial career
Kim managed South Korea under-20s at 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, leading them to the semi-finals at both tournaments.[9] He left the under-20 team after the U-20 World Cup, and was appointed manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC at the end of the year.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Daejeon Citizen | 1997 | K League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | K League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | — | — | 29 | 6 | ||||
| 1999 | K League | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 4 | ||||
| 2000 | K League | 17 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 20 | 5 | ||||
| 2001 | K League | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 13 | |||
| 2002 | K League | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 33 | 9 | ||
| 2003 | K League | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 25 | 12 | |||
| Total | 125 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 42 | 13 | 6 | 2 | — | 180 | 49 | |||
| Vegalta Sendai (loan) | 2003 | J1 League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| FC Seoul | 2004 | K League | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 | ||
| 2005 | K League | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 | |||
| 2006 | K League | 24 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
| 2007 | K League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||
| 2008 | K League | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | 2[a] | 1 | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 90 | 27 | 6 | 3 | 40 | 10 | — | 3 | 1 | 139 | 41 | |||
| Changsha Ginde | 2009 | Chinese Super League | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | ||||
| Jeju United | 2010 | K League | 27 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 38 | 20 | |
| 2011 | K League | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | 37 | 8 | ||
| Total | 57 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 75 | 28 | ||
| Gangwon FC | 2012 | K League | 41 | 16 | — | — | — | 41 | 16 | |||||
| 2013 | K League 1 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 54 | 16 | — | — | — | 54 | 16 | |||||||
| Pohang Steelers (loan) | 2013 | K League 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
| Daejeon Citizen | 2014 | K League 2 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | |||||
| Career total | 390 | 104 | 20 | 12 | 86 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 513 | 147 | ||
- Appearance(s) in K League Championship
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| South Korea | 1998 | 6 | 1 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 5 | |
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 4 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Vietnam | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 2 | 5 April 2000 | Seoul, South Korea |  Laos | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 6–0 | |||||
| 5 | 5 June 2004 | Daegu, South Korea |  Turkey | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Player
Daejeon Citizen
FC Seoul
Pohang Steelers
South Korea U20
South Korea U23
- Asian Games bronze medal: 2002
South Korea
Individual
- K League All-Star: 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2012[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
- Korean FA Cup Most Valuable Player: 2001[2]
- Korean FA Cup top goalscorer: 2001[2]
- K League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: 2004[22]
- K League 1 Best XI: 2006, 2010[23][24]
- K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2010[24]
Manager
Individual
