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Kim Joo-sung
Personal information
Full name Kim Joo-sung
Date of birth (1964-01-17) 17 January 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Yangyang, Gangwon, South Korea
Height 1.77 m
Playing position Winger, sweeper
Youth career
1977–1979 Seongsu Middle School
1980–1982 Choongang High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1999 Busan Daewoo Royals 203 (34)
1992–1994 VfL Bochum (loan) 34 (4)
Total 237 (38)
National team
1984 South Korea U20
1984–1987 South Korea B
1985–1996 South Korea 76 (14)
Honours
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Summer Universiade
Silver 1987 Zagreb Team
Asian Games
Gold 1986 Seoul Team
Bronze 1990 Beijing Team
AFC Asian Cup
Silver 1988 Qatar Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Kim Joo-sung
Hangul 김주성
Hanja
Revised Romanization Gim Ju-seong
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chu-sŏng

Kim Joo-sung (born 17 January 1964) is a former South Korean football player. Kim is regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of the 20th century. He was nominated for the IFFHS Asia's Player of the Century, finishing second place.

Club career

Kim joined Daewoo Royals in 1987. In his first professional season, he won the K League and was named the K League Young Player of the Year.

In June 1992, Kim was loaned to Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. Having a red card and no goals, he struggled with competing in the big league, while Bochum was in danger of being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga. After Bochum was eventually relegated, he tried to return to the Bundesliga, helping Bochum to win a 2. Bundesliga title in the 1993–94 season. However, he came back to South Korea at the request of Daewoo.

Originally deployed as a winger or an attacking midfielder, Kim played as a sweeper after the 1994 FIFA World Cup because the condition of his knee was exacerbated. In the 1997 season, Daewoo Royals once again won the K League with his successful change, and he received the K League MVP Award. Kim announced his retirement in 1999, and his uniform number 16 was also retired by Daewoo.

International career

Kim was selected for the South Korea national team for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, playing in a major competition for the first time. He also played for South Korea in the 1986 Asian Games, winning a gold medal.

Afterwards, Kim became the greatest footballer in Asia and South Korea. In the 1988 AFC Asian Cup, he performed a key role with great dribbles, leading South Korea to the final. He became the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, although South Korea lost to Saudi Arabia after the penalty shoot-out in the final. He was also named the Most Outstanding Player in the Asian qualification of the 1990 FIFA World Cup after South Korea won the competition without a defeat. He was voted Asian Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years from 1989 to 1991.

Kim's domination over Asia interested European clubs at the time. However, he showed poor performance in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, failing to live up to their expectations. He could go to Europe two years after the end of the World Cup.

On 8 October 1991, he played for official World XI against Germany in a charity match of FIFA.

Style of play

He was nicknamed the "Wild Horse" or the "Samson" due to his pace and long curly hair. He normally played as a winger, but he was capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or a sweeper. Kim possessed as well an exceptional level of stamina and good dribbling skills.

After retirement

In September 2003 he attended a sports management masters course at De Montfort University, Leicester until February 2004 when his studies took him to Switzerland.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Busan Daewoo Royals 1987 K League 28 10 ? ? 28 10
1988 K League 10 3 ? ? 10 3
1989 K League 8 2 ? ? 8 2
1990 K League 9 2 9 2
1991 K League 37 14 37 14
1992 K League 8 0 1 0 9 0
1994 K League 3 0 0 0 3 0
1995 K League 25 1 5 1 30 2
1996 K League 20 2 ? ? 6 0 26 2
1997 K League 16 0 ? ? 18 0 34 0
1998 K League 13 0 ? ? 15 0 28 0
1999 K League 26 0 ? ? 7 0 33 0
Total 203 34 ? ? 52 1 255 35
VfL Bochum (loan) 1992–93 Bundesliga 13 0 0 0 13 0
1993–94 2. Bundesliga 21 4 1 0 22 4
Total 34 4 1 0 0 0 35 4
Career total 237 38 1 0 52 1 290 39

International

  • Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National team Year Apps Goals
    South Korea 1985 8 3
    1986 10 1
    1987 5 1
    1988 6 2
    1989 8 1
    1990 18 4
    1991 5 1
    1992 0 0
    1993 4 0
    1994 5 1
    1995 1 0
    1996 6 0
    Career total 76 14
  • Appearances and goals by competition
    Competition Apps Goals
    Friendlies 14 3
    Minor competitions 19 3
    Asian Games 11 3
    AFC Asian Cup 9 2
    Summer Olympics 1 0
    FIFA World Cup qualification 13 3
    FIFA World Cup 9 0
    Total 76 14
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Joo-sung
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 July 1985 Seoul, South Korea 1  Indonesia 2–0 2–0 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 30 July 1985 Jakarta, Indonesia 2  Indonesia 4–0 4–1 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 3 December 1985 Los Angeles, United States 5  Mexico 1–0 1–2 Friendly
4 28 September 1986 Seoul, South Korea 15  China 2–1 4–2 1986 Asian Games
5 14 June 1987 Daejeon, South Korea 21  Thailand 2–0 4–2 1987 Korea Cup
6 6 December 1988 Doha, Qatar 26  Japan 2–0 2–0 1988 AFC Asian Cup
7 9 December 1988 Doha, Qatar 27  Qatar 2–0 3–2 1988 AFC Asian Cup
8 20 October 1989 Singapore 35  China 1–0 1–0 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
9 28 July 1990 Beijing, China 44  Japan 2–0 2–0 1990 Dynasty Cup
10 23 September 1990 Beijing, China 49  Singapore 2–0 7–0 1990 Asian Games
11 5–0
12 11 October 1990 Pyongyang, North Korea 54  North Korea 1–0 1–2 Friendly
13 9 June 1991 Seoul, South Korea 57  Indonesia 2–0 3–0 1991 Korea Cup
14 11 June 1994 Duncanville, United States 66  Honduras 3–0 3–0 Friendly

Honours

Busan Daewoo Royals

  • K League 1: 1987, 1991, 1997
  • Korean National Championship: 1989
  • Korean League Cup: 1997, 1997+, 1998+

VfL Bochum

South Korea B

  • Summer Universiade silver medal: 1987

South Korea

  • Asian Games: 1986
  • AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1988
  • Dynasty Cup: 1990

Individual

  • World XI: 1991
  • AFC Asian Cup Most Valuable Player: 1988
  • AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 1988
  • FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Most Outstanding Player: 1990
  • IFFHS Asian Men's Player of the Year: 1989, 1990, 1991
  • IFFHS Asia's Player of the 20th Century runner-up: 1999
  • IFFHS Asian Men's Team of the 20th Century: 2021
  • MasterCard Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century: 1998
  • Dynasty Cup Most Valuable Player: 1990
  • Korean FA Best XI: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
  • Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1991
  • K League Rookie of the Year: 1987
  • K League 1 Best XI: 1987, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1999
  • K League All-Star: 1991, 1995, 1997, 1998
  • K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1997
  • K League '90s All-Star Team: 2003
  • K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013

See also

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