Kim Jong-boo
Personal information
Full name Kim Jong-boo
Date of birth (1965-01-13) 13 January 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1989 POSCO Atoms 33 (1)
1990–1993 Daewoo Royals 37 (5)
1993–1994 Ilhwa Chunma 3 (0)
1995 Daewoo Royals 3 (0)
Total 76 (6)
International career
1983 South Korea U20 10[α] (4)
1983–1985[1] South Korea B
1983–1990 South Korea 25 (8)
Managerial career
2002–2005 Dong-Eui University
2011–2012 Yangju Citizen
2013–2015 Hwaseong FC
2016–2019 Gyeongnam FC
2021–2022 Hebei
2024– Nanjing City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Jong-boo (Korean: 김종부, born 13 January 1965) is a South Korean football manager and former player. He was one of the most influential footballers in South Korea during the 1980s.

Playing career

In the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship, Kim showed great performances including his two goals and two assists, leading South Korean under-20 team to the semi-finals. He became the most popular young footballer in South Korea after the World Youth Championship, and interested K League clubs. Prior to his graduation from Korea University, Kim wanted to join Daewoo Royals which was employing his former coach Lee Cha-man, but Korea University pressured on him to join Hyundai Horang-i due to their deal with Hyundai. During the conflict between Daewoo and Hyundai over him, Hyundai insisted on his agreement after getting a provisional contract with his brother-in-law who was his agent. Afterwards, Kim denied the provisional contract by announcing he would go to Daewoo, and Korea University deprived him of his qualification as a player to obstruct his move to Daewoo. However, they postponed their disciplinary action against him until after the 1986 FIFA World Cup due to other national players' complaints. Kim played two World Cup matches as a substitute with the help of his colleagues. He scored the equaliser in a 1–1 draw with Bulgaria, earning South Korea's first-ever World Cup point.

The conflict between Daewoo and Hyundai was continued even after the World Cup, and Kim couldn't make any official appearance due to his suspension until 1987. By the way, the Korea Football Association (KFA) allowed his registration as a Daewoo player in November 1987, trying to bring him back into the field. Hyundai announced the dissolution of their football club after being outraged at KFA's decision. KFA president Choi Soon-young had to resign to pacify Hyundai, one of the biggest sponsors in South Korean football, and Kim also had to join one of the other clubs. Kim finally joined POSCO Atoms in 1988, but two-year dispute weakened him physically and mentally. His professional career wasn't as successful as expected.[2]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
POSCO Atoms 1988 K League 15 0 ?[a] ? — — 15 0
1989 K League 18 1 — — — 18 1
Total 33 1 ? ? — — 33 1
Daewoo Royals 1990 K League 22 5 — — — 22 5
1991 K League 7 0 — — — 7 0
1992 K League 6 0 — 0 0 — 6 0
1993 K League 2 0 — 0 0 — 2 0
Total 37 5 — 0 0 — 37 5
Ilhwa Chunma 1993 K League 1 0 — 2 0 — 3 0
1994 K League 2 0 — 1 0 ?[b] ? 3 0
Total 3 0 — 3 0 ? ? 6 0
Daewoo Royals 1995 K League 3 0 — 2 0 — 5 0
Career total 76 6 ? ? 5 0 ? ? 81 6
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Asian Club Championship

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Jong-boo
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 3 November 1983 Bangkok, Thailand  China 2–0 3–3 1984 Summer Olympics qualification
2 5 November 1983 Bangkok, Thailand  Hong Kong 1–0 4–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualification
3 3–0
4 4–0
5 10 November 1983 Bangkok, Thailand  Hong Kong 2–0 2–0 1984 Summer Olympics qualification
6 10 December 1985 Guadalajara, Mexico  Mexico 1–0 1–2 Mexico Tournament
7 13 December 1985 Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico  Algeria 1–0 2–0 Mexico Tournament
8 6 June 1986 Mexico City, Mexico  Bulgaria 1–1 1–1 1986 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Player

Korea University

POSCO Atoms

Daewoo Royals

Ilhwa Chunma

South Korea

Individual

Manager

Hwaseong FC

Gyeongnam FC

Individual

References

  1. ^ 유니버시아드 축구代表 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 2 July 1985. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ ‘천재’ 김종부는 왜 쓸쓸히 은퇴했나 (in Korean). Sports-G. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  3. ^ "KFA Archives" (in Korean). KFA. 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ 축구「베스트11」선정 축구 記者團. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 17 January 1984. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  5. ^ 축구 베스트11 선정 許丁茂 MVP 뽑혀. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 17 January 1985. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  6. ^ 85축구 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 22 January 1986. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  7. ^ 화성시민축구단, 챌린저스리그“우승”. hsinews.com (in Korean). 30 November 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  8. ^ 경남 김종부 감독, '4월 K리그 이달의 감독' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  9. ^ 경남 김종부 감독, 7월의 감독상 수상…6경기서 4승 2무 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 1 August 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2023.

Notes

  1. ^ Includes two appearances and one goal considered non-international.

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