Kim Dong-jin

For other people named Kim Dong-jin, see Kim Dong-jin (disambiguation).

Kim Dong-jin
Kim with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2008
Personal information
Full name Kim Dong-jin
Date of birth (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 South Korea (coach)
Youth career
1997–1999 Anyang Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 FC Seoul 99 (12)
2006–2009 Zenit Saint Petersburg 68 (3)
2010 Ulsan Hyundai 22 (0)
2011 FC Seoul 9 (1)
2012–2013 Hangzhou Greentown 55 (2)
2014–2015 Muangthong United 58 (2)
2016 Seoul E-Land 34 (1)
2017–2019 Kitchee 11 (1)
2018 → Hoi King (loan) 5 (0)
Total 361 (22)
International career
1998 South Korea U17 6 (2)
1999–2000 South Korea U20 10 (0)
2002–2008 South Korea U23 43[α] (6)
2003–2010 South Korea 62 (2)
Managerial career
2021–2024 Kitchee (caretaker)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Indonesia/Malaysia
/Thailand/Vietnam
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place 2003 Japan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Kim Dong-jin
Hangul
김동진
Hanja
金東進
Revised RomanizationGim Dongjin
McCune–ReischauerKim Tongjin
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Dong-jin (born 29 January 1982) is a South Korean football coach and a former professional footballer who played as a left full-back or wing-back. He is currently a coach of the South Korea national football team.[1]

Club career

Kim started his professional career in Anyang LG Cheetahs (FC Seoul before 2004) in 2000, and spent his prime with them before joining Zenit Saint Petersburg. On 28 June 2006, he transferred to Zenit, following coach Dick Advocaat and Korean teammate Lee Ho. During his second season in Zenit, he helped his team to achieve their first Russian Premier League title by showing outstanding performance, and was named the second best left-back of the Russian Football Union.[2] However, he couldn't show his ability after suffering a leg injury in the middle of the next season. Furthermore, he had a sudden problem with the blood circulation of his brain, and Zenit finally terminated his contract on 26 January 2010.[3] He moved to Ulsan Hyundai and FC Seoul after other medical check-ups that found he was healthy enough to play,[4] but he couldn't settle there.

On 24 July 2019, Kim played Kitchee's friendly against Manchester City until being substituted in the 15th minute, and was handed a City shirt by Man City manager Pep Guardiola as strolling off the pitch.[5] After the match, Kim retired from playing career, and became a coach of Kitchee.[6]

International career

He was South Korea's left midfielder in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and helped Korea finish second in Group A by scoring one goal (against Greece) and two assists (both against Mali), consequently advancing to the next round. However, they were stopped by the silver medalist Paraguay.

In 2004, Kim's performance against Germany while under Jo Bonfrère secured him the left-back or left midfield position (depending on the formation that was usually 4–3–3 or 3–4–3), which originally belonged to Lee Young-pyo. However, as Advocaat became the new manager of South Korea in November 2005, both Lee and Kim had to compete for the position. Since the two players proved to be highly influential to the national team,[citation needed] both players were rotated for the left back position during 2006 FIFA World Cup.

During the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was summoned to join South Korean under-23 squad as an over-aged player. Despite his solid performance and a winning goal scored in the last game against Honduras, his team was eliminated in the first round.

Managerial career

On 29 September 2023, Kim was appointed as the interim head coach of Kitchee.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[8]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FC Seoul 2000 K League 4 0 2 0 3 1 2 0 11 1
2001 K League 5 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
2002 K League 3 0 0 0 5 0 4 0 12 0
2003 K League 35 5 1 0 — — 36 5
2004 K League 18 3 2 0 0 0 — 20 3
2005 K League 21 3 2 0 11 0 — 34 3
2006 K League 13 1 1 0 0 0 — 14 1
Total 99 12 8 0 20 1 6 0 133 13
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2006 Russian Premier League 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
2007 Russian Premier League 24 2 4 0 — 8 2 36 4
2008 Russian Premier League 10 0 0 0 — 4 0 14 0
2009 Russian Premier League 17 1 1 0 — 3 0 21 1
Total 68 3 5 0 — 15 2 88 5
Ulsan Hyundai 2010 K League 22 0 1 0 1 0 — 24 0
FC Seoul 2011 K League 9 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 14 1
Hangzhou Greentown 2012 Chinese Super League 27 1 2 0 — — 29 1
2013 Chinese Super League 28 1 0 0 — — 28 1
Total 55 2 2 0 — — 57 2
Muangthong United 2014 Thai Premier League 31 2 ? ? ? ? 0 0 31 2
2015 Thai Premier League 27 0 ? ? ? ? — 27 0
Total 58 2 ? ? ? ? 0 0 58 2
Seoul E-Land 2016 K League 2 34 1 ? ? — — 34 1
Kitchee 2016–17 Hong Kong Premier League 4 0 ? ? — 0 0 4 0
2017–18 Hong Kong Premier League 7 1 ? ? — 0 0 7 1
Total 11 1 ? ? — 0 0 11 1
Hoi King (loan) 2018–19 Hong Kong Premier League 5 0 ? ? — — 5 0
Career total 361 22 17 0 21 1 25 2 424 25

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Dong-jin[9]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 December 2004 Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea  Germany 1–0 3–1 Friendly
2 29 January 2006 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Croatia 1–0 2–0 2006 Lunar New Year Cup

Honours

Player

FC Seoul

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Muangthong United

Kitchee

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Manager

Kitchee

Notes

  1. ^ Includes one appearance against non-national team, and six appearances and one goal as an overage player (three appearances and one goal in Summer Olympics, one appearance in Asian Games, two appearances in friendlies).

References

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  2. ^ "РФС утвердил список 33 лучших игроков чемпионата России по футболу-2007". Point.md (in Russian). 30 November 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Kim Dong-Jin Granted Medical Clearance To Join Ulsan". Goal. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  4. ^ "FC Seoul brings Molina and Kim Dong-jin". FC Seoul. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  5. ^ Jonathan White (24 July 2019). "Manchester City stroll past Kitchee with 6-1 win at Hong Kong Stadium amid anti-government protests in crowd". South China Morning Post.
  6. ^ Yu, Wai. "以身作則執教鞭 金東進展新一頁 返傑志任青訓教練 盼推動小將敢於挑戰" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  7. ^ 港超聯　傑志公布由金東進出任暫代主教練 on.cc 29 September 2023
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  9. ^ "Kim Dong-jin (1982) at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
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