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Kim Yong-sik
Personal information
Full name Kim Yong-sik
Date of birth (1910-07-25)25 July 1910
Place of birth Sinchon, Hwanghae, Korean Empire
Date of death 8 March 1985(1985-03-08) (aged 74)
Place of death Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
Kyungshin High school
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
National team
1936–1940 Japan 3 (0)
1948–1950 South Korea 3 (1)
Teams managed
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
Honours
Men's football
Representing  South Korea (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 1960 South Korea Team
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Kim Yong-sik
Hangul 김용식
Hanja 金容植
Revised Romanization Gim Yong-sik
McCune–Reischauer Kim Yong-sik
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

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.

International career

Kim played international football for both Japan and South Korea. When Korea was ruled by Japan, Kim was the only Korean footballer to be selected for the Japanese national team for the Summer Olympics. He contributed to Japan's victory by assisting the winning goal in the first round of the 1936 Summer Olympics against Sweden. After the Olympics, Kim joined Waseda University which had many Japan's national players, but he went back to Korea because of the 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.

Style of play

Kim had fast pace, elaborate techniques, and high workrate which most footballers need. Japan also couldn't ignore his abilities, selecting him for the Japanese national team. He played as a centre-half, but he was a playmaker who took part in the attack.

Managerial career

Kim managed South Korean national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1960 AFC Asian Cup after his retirement.

Personal life

Kim was diligent and only absorbed in the football. He extremely avoided harmful things to human body, and had ardor for training. His healthy habit made him continue his playing career until the age of forty.

Career statistics

International

  • Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National team Year Apps Goals
    Japan 1936 2 0
    1940 1 0
    Total 3 0
    South Korea 1948 2 0
    1950 1 1
    Total 3 1
    Career total 6 1
  • Appearances and goals by competition
    Competition Apps Goals
    Friendlies 2 1
    Summer Olympics 4 0
    Total 6 1
List of international goals scored by Kim Yong-sik
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 April 1950 Hong Kong 6  Hong Kong 1–0 6–3 Friendly

Managerial statistics

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
South Korea April 1953 May 1953 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&060.&&&&&060.00
May 1954 June 1954 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &0&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00.00
November 1959 December 1959 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&050.&&&&&050.00
September 1960 June 1961 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.&&&&&00 &&&&&&&&&&&&0100.&&&&&0100.000
September 1969 October 1969 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.&&&&&04 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&&&&&02 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.&&&&&01 &&&&&&&&&&&&&025.&&&&&025.00
Total &&&&&&&&&&&&&018.&&&&&018 &&&&&&&&&&&&&010.&&&&&010 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.&&&&&03 &&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&&&&&05 &&&&&&&&&&&&&055.56000055.56

Honours

Player

Soongsil College

  • All Joseon Football Tournament: 1931

Kyungsung FC

  • All Joseon Football Tournament: 1936
  • Emperor's Cup: 1935
  • Chōsen Shrine Games: 1935
  • Meiji Shrine Games: 1935

Joseon Electrical Industry

  • Korean National Championship: 1949

Individual

  • Korean FA Hall of Fame: 2005

Manager

South Korea

Yangzee

See also

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