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Kim Jin-kyu
Hangul	김진규
Hanja	金珍圭
Revised Romanization	Gim Jin-gyu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chin'gyu

Kim Jin-kyu
Personal information
Date of birth	16 February 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Yeongdeok, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Youth career
2000–2002	Andong High School
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003–2004	Jeonnam Dragons
2005–2006	Júbilo Iwata
2007	Jeonnam Dragons
2007–2010	FC Seoul
2011	Dalian Shide
2011	Ventforet Kofu
2012–2015	FC Seoul
2016	Muangthong United
2016	→ Pattaya United (loan)
2016	Fagiano Okayama
2017	Daejeon Citizen
International career
2003–2005	South Korea U20
2004–2008	South Korea U23
2004–2012	South Korea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Jin-kyu (born 16 February 1985) is a retired South Korean football player. He has gained reputation as a defender who is also capable of scoring.^[1]

Club career

He began playing football during 4th grade at elementary school influenced by his older brother. After graduating from Andong High School, he headed straight to K League instead of playing for a university. During his days at Jeonnam Dragons, he set a record by becoming the youngest player to score a goal in his team. He later transferred to Júbilo Iwata in 2005.

Kim returned to Jeonnam Dragons in January 2007 amid rumours he will return to South Korea by playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Kim wanted to keep his promise with coach Huh Jung-moo, who wanted him to play for Jeonnam because the coach helped him "during a difficult time".^[2]

On 25 July 2007, he joined FC Seoul. He was in FC Seoul which won the K League in 2010.^{[citation needed]}

Kim transferred to Chinese Super League side Dalian Shide in January 2011.^[3] However, after Dalian's Korean manager Park Sung-hwa was sacked in May 2011, he lost his position in the club. Kim was loaned to J1 League club Ventforet Kofu for six months in July after managing eight appearances for the Chinese club. He returned to FC Seoul after Kofu were relegated to the Second Division.

In 2016 Kim signed for Pattaya United on loan from Muangthong United in the Thai Premier League.^[4]

International career

He gained praise and notoriety during 2005 East Asian Football Championship. The Chinese coach at that time had pledged to end Koreaphobia by winning the match against Korea.^[5] The Chinese scored the first goal in the first half, but Kim prevented loss against China by scoring an equaliser.^[6] In 2006, he was selected to represent South Korea in FIFA World Cup. This time, however, his performance was below expectations when he played for Korea against Switzerland.^[7]

Kim was made captain in the Korean national football team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Following the appointment as captain, Kim stated he would no longer free kick during the tournament.^[8]

He was included in the South Korea national football teams for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2008 Summer Olympics, 2004 Asian Cup, 2005 East Asian Football Championship, 2006 World Cup, and 2007 Asian Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 December 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Jeonnam Dragons	K League 1	11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
2004	Jeonnam Dragons	K League 1	10	0	3	0	5	1	—		18	1
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2005	Júbilo Iwata	J.League	24	1	1	1	1	0	4	0	30	2
2006	Júbilo Iwata	J.League	23	3	2	0	3	0	—		28	3
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2007	Jeonnam Dragons	K League 1	8	2	0	0	1	0	4	0	13	2
2007	FC Seoul		9	0	2	0	0	0	—		11	0
2008			25	0	1	0	4	0	—		30	0
2009			28	0	2	0	4	0	7	0	41	0
2010			23	1	1	0	7	0	—		31	1
China PR			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2011	Dalian Shide	Chinese Super League	8	0	1	0	—		—		9	0
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2011	Ventforet Kofu	J.League	4	1	0	0	1	0	—		5	1
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2012	FC Seoul	K League 1	37	4	2	0	—		—		39	4
2013			35	6	1	0	—		11	2	47	8
2014			33	2	5	0	—		11	0	49	2
2015			15	0	1	0	—		6	1	22	1
Total	Jeonnam Dragons		29	3	3	0	6	1	4	0	42	4
	Júbilo Iwata		47	4	3	1	4	0	4	0	58	5
	FC Seoul		205	13	15	0	15	0	35	3	270	16
	Dalian Shide		8	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0
	Ventforet Kofu		4	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	5	1
Career total			293	21	22	1	26	1	43	3	384	26

International

^[9]

Korea Republic national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	5	0
2005	11	3
2006	13	0
2007	10	0
2008	2	0
2012	1	0
Total	42	3

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
January 19, 2005	Los Angeles, United States	Paraguay	1 goal	1–1	Friendly match
July 31, 2005	Daejeon, South Korea	China	1 goal	1–1	2005 East Asian Cup
October 12, 2005	Seoul, South Korea	Iran	1 goal	2–0	Friendly match

Honours

Club

Jeonnam Dragons

FA Cup Runner-up: 2003

FC Seoul

K League 1 Winner (2): 2010, 2012
K League 1 Runner-up: 2008
FA Cup Winner (1): 2015
FA Cup Runner-up (1): 2014
League Cup Winner: 2010
League Cup Runner-up: 2007

Criticism

He has been criticized for his hot temper and unprofessional behavior. During the 2004 Asian Cup, he received a red card for his hand gesture against an Iranian player during South Korea's match against Iran national football team, and was suspended for two games.^[10]

He was also met with criticism for his performance after South Korea failed to advance to the round of 16 for the 2006 World Cup for his lack of aggressiveness when it has been revealed that he had never used tackles during the matches despite his position as a defender.^[7]

References

^ '수비수' 김진규 또 프리킥골
^ 김진규, 의리의 전남 복귀^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ 实德官方宣布签下金珍圭 06世界杯韩国脚投大连 Archived 2011-01-13 at the Wayback Machine (in Chinese)
^ Insawang, Arwatchanon (4 March 2016). "Pattaya United signs Korean international defender Kim Jin-kyu". Football Channel Asia. Archived from the original on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
^ "'초라한 꼴찌'… 궁지에 몰린 본프레레". Archived from the original on 8 August 2005. Retrieved 19 August 2006.
^ 공한증, 한중축구 성장의 원동력^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ ^a ^b 한국축구 너무 얌전했다^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ '캐논슈터' 김진규, 프리킥 포기 선언 "왜?"
^ Kim Jin-Kyu Official Records at KFA.com
^ 대표팀 김진규, 본프레레호 승선…김태영 대신 몰디브戰출전

Sporting positions
Preceded by Ha Dae-sung	FC Seoul captain 2014	Succeeded by Koh Myong-jin
Preceded by Kim Byung-suk	Daejeon Citizen captain 2017-	Succeeded by incumbent