Kim Do-heon
Kim with West Bromwich Albion in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-07-14) 14 July 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (caretaker manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 85 (7)
2005–2008 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 70 (15)
2008 → West Bromwich Albion (loan) 4 (1)
2008–2009 West Bromwich Albion 16 (0)
2009–2014 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 73 (11)
2011–2012 → Korean Police (draft) 0 (0)
2015–2017 Seongnam FC 88 (14)
2018 Negeri Sembilan 18 (0)
2019 Indy Eleven 7 (1)
Total 361 (49)
International career
1998 South Korea U17 4 (0)
2002–2006 South Korea U23 43[α] (3)
2003–2012 South Korea 62 (12)
Managerial career
2020 Suwon Samsung Bluewings (assistant)
2021– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (assistant)
2023– Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (caretaker)
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia
/Thailand/Vietnam		 Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Japan Team
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Kim Do-heon
Hangul
김두현
Hanja
金斗炫
Revised RomanizationGim Du-hyeon
McCune–ReischauerKim Tuhyŏn

Kim Do-heon (Korean: 김두현, Korean pronunciation: [kim.du.ɦjʌŋ]; born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean football wing-back and midfielder who is caretaker manager of K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

Club career

Kim played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma before joining West Bromwich Albion. He led each team's K League title, and his technical abilities was likened to Paul Scholes in South Korea.[1]

Kim spent a few days on trial at West Brom in December 2007,[2] and could be loaned to the club from February with an option for a permanent switch at the end of the season.[3] He scored his first goal for West Brom in the final match of the season against Queens Park Rangers, eight minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. West Brom went on to win 2–0, securing them the Football League Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.[4]

On 28 May, he completed the move to West Brom for £550,000.[5] Kim made his Premier League debut on 16 August 2008 against Arsenal, where they lost the match 1–0. He scored once after the permanent move, in a 2–2 draw with Burnley in the FA Cup on 24 January 2009.[6] After one and a half years in West Bromwich, he returned to South Korea.[7]

Near the end of his playing career, he played for Malaysia Super League side Negeri Sembilan,[8] and USL Championship side Indy Eleven.[9]

International career

Kim played as a main playmaker for the national under-23 team in 2004 Summer Olympics, 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, whereas he was criticised for his unstable performance in senior team.[10] It was his biggest desire to play in the FIFA World Cup, but he finally could not appear in a World Cup match.[11] While he was a member of South Korea's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[12] he had to watch his team's matches on the bench.

On 14 June 2008, Kim accomplished his first international hat-trick in a World Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan.[13]

Personal life

Kim is married to Jung Hye-Won, who gave birth to their son on 12 August 2008. He delayed his return to Korea to visit his son for the first time, in order to participate in the opening games of the 2008–09 Premier League season.[14]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[15][16]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2001 K League 12 0 ? ? 3 0 ? ? — 15 0
2002 K League 16 2 ? ? 4 0 ? ? — 20 2
2003 K League 34 4 1 0 — — — 35 4
2004 K League 22 1 0 0 0 0 — — 22 1
2005 K League 1 0 0 0 8 1 6 1 4[a] 0 19 2
Total 85 7 1 0 15 1 6 1 4 0 111 9
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2005 K League 20 2 1 0 0 0 — — 21 2
2006 K League 25 6 0 0 5 2 — — 30 8
2007 K League 25 7 0 0 1 0 10 1 2[b] 0 38 8
Total 70 15 1 0 6 2 10 1 2 0 89 18
West Bromwich Albion (loan) 2007–08 Championship 4 1 3 0 0 0 — — 7 1
West Bromwich Albion 2008–09 Premier League 16 0 3 1 0 0 — — 19 1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2009 K League 12 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 — 14 5
2010 K League 16 2 3 0 3 1 4 0 — 26 3
2012 K League 8 1 0 0 0 0 — — 8 1
2013 K League 1 6 1 0 0 — 2 0 — 8 1
2014 K League 1 31 3 0 0 — — — 31 3
Total 73 11 5 1 3 1 6 0 — 87 13
Korean Police (draft) 2011 — — — ?[c] ? — — ? ?
2012 — — — ?[c] ? — — ? ?
Total — — ? ? — — ? ?
Seongnam FC 2015 K League 1 35 7 2 0 — 8 2 — 45 9
2016 K League 1 28 4 2 0 — — 2[d] 0 32 4
2017 K League 2 25 3 2 0 — — — 27 3
Total 88 14 6 0 0 0 8 2 2 0 104 16
Negeri Sembilan 2018 Malaysia Super League 18 0 1 0 — — 5[e] 0 24 0
Indy Eleven 2019 USL Championship 7 1 0 0 — — 0 0 7 1
Career total 361 49 20 2 24 4 30 4 13 0 448 59
  1. ^ Three appearances in A3 Champions Cup, one appearance in Korean Super Cup
  2. ^ Appearances in A3 Champions Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Korea National League Championship
  4. ^ Appearances in the K League relegation playoffs
  5. ^ Appearances in the Malaysia Challenge Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[17]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 2003 4 1
2004 8 2
2005 11 0
2006 14 4
2007 7 1
2008 7 3
2009 2 0
2010 5 0
2012 4 1
Career total 62 12
List of international goals scored by Kim Do-heon
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 December 2003 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Hong Kong 1–0 3–1 2003 EAFF Championship
2 9 June 2004 Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea  Vietnam 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 17 November 2004 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Maldives 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 22 February 2006 Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria  Syria 1–0 2–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 23 May 2006 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Senegal 1–0 1–1 Friendly
6 16 August 2006 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei  Chinese Taipei 3–0 3–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 6 September 2006 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Chinese Taipei 6–0 8–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 15 July 2007 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia  Bahrain 1–0 1–2 2007 AFC Asian Cup
9 14 June 2008 Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan  Turkmenistan 1–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
10 2–1
11 3–1
12 30 May 2012 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland  Spain 1–1 1–4 Friendly

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

West Bromwich Albion

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Includes four appearances as an overage player in Asian Games.

References

  1. ^ "Do-heon is Back". Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Korean Do-heon on trial at Albion". BBC Sport. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  3. ^ "West Brom land Korean midfielder". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  4. ^ "QPR 0–2 West Brom". BBC News. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  5. ^ "Kim seals permanent Baggies move". BBC Sport. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  6. ^ "West Brom 2–2 Burnley". BBC. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  7. ^ "Kim Do-heon Returns to BlueWings". The Korea Times. 28 July 2009.
  8. ^ "Former South Korea international Kim Do-heon keen to impart his experience on Negeri Sembilan FA young players". Goal.
  9. ^ "Indy Adds Korean Veteran Kim". USL Championship. 5 March 2019.
  10. ^ Seo, Ho-jeong (12 June 2015). [서호정의 킥오프] 김두현, 수원·성남·국가대표를 말하다. Naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. ^ '월드컵 삼수생' 김두현, 군인정신으로 '마이웨이' (in Korean). JTBC. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  12. ^ Park, Ho-geun (12 May 2006). "태극전사 23명 확정…"경험과 패기…최상의 선택"" (in Korean). Segye Ilbo.
  13. ^ "Hat trick blast sinks toiling Turkmenistan". JoongAng Ilbo. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Mowbray hails Kim's loyalty to Albion". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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  18. ^ a b Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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  22. ^ Nakanishi, Masanori; Lee, Seung-soo (14 June 2007). "East Asian Champions Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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  24. ^ "Football Men's (Final Result) – Match Schedule". Busan Asian Games. Archived from the original on 10 January 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
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  28. ^ 2005 삼성 하우젠 K리그 대상 열려, MVP에는 이천수. Naver.com (in Korean). Sportalkorea. 28 December 2005.
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  30. ^ K-리그 베스트11 선정 발표…감독상은 파리아스. Naver.com (in Korean). YTN. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
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