Kim Yong-sik
South Korean footballer (1910–1985)
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Kim Yong-sik (Korean: 김용식; Hanja: 金容植; 25 July 1910 – 8 March 1985) was a South Korean football player and manager. He is esteemed as the godfather of the South Korean football.
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Kim Yong-sik in 1936 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Kim Yong-sik | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1910 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sinchon, Hwanghae, Korean Empire | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 8 March 1985 (aged 74) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Seoul, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Kyungshin High school | |||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1930–1931 | Soongsil College | ||||||||||||||||
| 1932–1937 | Bosung College | ||||||||||||||||
| 1937 | Waseda University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1933–1940 | Kyungsung FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1934 | Joseon FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1940–1942 | Pyongyang FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | Seoul FC | ||||||||||||||||
| 1946–1950 | Joseon Electrical Industry | ||||||||||||||||
| 1950–1952 | ROK Army | ||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1936–1940 | Japan | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | South Korea | 3 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1953 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| 1954 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| 1959 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| 1960–1961 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| 1968–1969 | Yangzee | ||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| 1970 | Korea Trust Bank | ||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1982 | Hallelujah FC | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
International career
Kim played international football for both Japan and South Korea.[1] When Korea was ruled by Japan, Kim was the only Korean footballer called up to the Japan national team for the Summer Olympics.[2] He contributed to Japan's victory by assisting the winning goal in the first round of the 1936 Summer Olympics against Sweden.[3][4][5] After the Olympics, Kim joined Waseda University which had many Japan's national players, but he went back to Korea after experiencing discrimination about Koreans.
Kim could participate in the Olympics as a Korean player after the end of the Japanese occupation. He achieved the first-ever victory of South Korean football against Mexico as a player-coach in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[6]
Style of play
Kim had a fast pace, elaborate techniques, and high work capacity that most footballers need. Japan could not ignore his abilities; he was called up to the Japan national team.[4] He played as a centre-half, but he was a playmaker who took part in the attack.[3][4]
Managerial career
Kim managed South Korean national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1960 AFC Asian Cup after his retirement. He led his country to an Asian Cup title.[6][7]
Personal life
Career statistics
International
| Competition | Apps | Goals |
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| Friendlies | 2 | 1 |
| Summer Olympics | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 1 |
Managerial statistics
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| South Korea | April 1953 | May 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 | [10][11] |
| May 1954 | June 1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | [10][12] | |
| November 1959 | December 1959 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | [10][13] | |
| September 1960 | June 1961 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [10][14][15] | |
| September 1969 | October 1969 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | [10][16] | |
| Career total | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 55.56 | |||
Honours
Player
Soongsil College[4]
Kyungsung FC
- All Joseon Football Tournament: 1936[18]
- Emperor's Cup: 1935[3]
- Chōsen Shrine Games: 1935[3]
- Meiji Shrine Games: 1935[3][19]
Joseon Electrical Industry
Individual
Manager
South Korea
Yangzee
- Korean National Championship: 1968[20]
- Asian Champion Club Tournament runner-up: 1969[22]
