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Kim Jung-nam
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Personal information
Full name Kim Jung-nam
Date of birth (1943-01-28) 28 January 1943 (age 81)
Place of birth Seoul, Japanese Korea
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Sweeper
Youth career
?–1962 Hanyang Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 ROK Marine Corps (draft)
1967–1970 Yangzee
1970–1975 Korea Exchange Bank
National team
1962 South Korea U20
1964–1973 South Korea 67 (0)
Teams managed
1975–1980 South Korea (assistant)
1980–1982 South Korea
1982–1985 Yukong Elephants (assistant)
1985–1986 South Korea
1985–1992 Yukong Elephants
1988 South Korea
1998 Shandong Luneng
1999 Qingdao Hainiu
2000–2008 Ulsan Hyundai
Honours
Men's football
Representing  South Korea (as player)
Asian Games
Gold 1970 Bangkok Team
AFC Youth Championship
Silver 1962 Thailand Team
Representing  South Korea (as manager)
Asian Games
Gold 1986 Seoul Team
AFC Asian Cup
Silver 1980 Kuwait Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Kim Jung-nam
Hangul 김정남
Hanja 金正男
Revised Romanization Gim Jeong-nam
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chŏng-nam

Kim Jung-nam (Hangul: 김정남; Hanja: 金正男; born 28 January 1943) is a South Korean former football player and manager.

International career

Kim Jung-nam and his partner Kim Ho are regarded as some of the greatest South Korean centre-back duos of all time. In 1962, Kim Jung-nam played for the South Korean national youth team, and was also selected for the South Korea's senior team. He was on the national team until 1973, and had 67 caps including matches in the 1970 Asian Games where he won a gold medal.

Managerial career

After his retirement, Kim Jung-nam managed the national team in the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification, and South Korea qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time in 32 years after the 1954 FIFA World Cup. In the group stage of the 1986 FIFA World Cup, Kim and South Korea lost to Argentina and Italy, and drew with Bulgaria. After the World Cup, he won the 1986 Asian Games.

Kim is the manager to win the most games in the K League with 210 victories. He also has two K League titles.

Personal life

He is the elder brother of twins Kang-nam and Sung-nam, who also became national players.

Career statistics

International

  • Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National team Year Apps Goals
    South Korea 1964 4 0
    1965 6 0
    1966 2 0
    1967 10 0
    1968 2 0
    1969 7 0
    1970 18 0
    1971 13 0
    1973 5 0
    Career total 67 0
  • Appearances and goals by competition
    Competition Apps Goals
    Friendlies 6 0
    Minor competitions 35 0
    Asian Games 6 0
    AFC Asian Cup qualification 2 0
    Summer Olympics qualification 8 0
    Summer Olympics 2 0
    FIFA World Cup qualification 8 0
    Total 67 0

Honours

Player

Korea University

  • Korean National Championship: 1963

Yangzee

South Korea U20

  • AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1962

South Korea

Individual

  • KASA Best Korean Footballer: 1969, 1970
  • Korean FA Best XI: 1969, 1970, 1971
  • Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1971

Manager

Yukong Elephants

Ulsan Hyundai

  • K League 1: 2005
  • Korean League Cup: 2007
  • Korean Super Cup: 2006
  • A3 Champions Cup: 2006

South Korea

Individual

  • K League 1 Manager of the Year: 1989
  • K League Hall of Fame: 2023
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