Kim Yong-sik facts for kids
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Full name | Kim Yong-sik | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 25 July 1910 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sinchon, Hwanghae, Korean Empire | |||||||||||||||
Date of death | 8 March 1985 | (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
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Hangul | 김용식 |
Hanja | 金容植 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yong-sik |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yong-sik |
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.
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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
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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
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 15 April 1950 | Hong Kong | 6 | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 6–3 | Friendly |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
South Korea | April 1953 | May 1953 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 60.00 | |
May 1954 | June 1954 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | ||
November 1959 | December 1959 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50.00 | ||
September 1960 | June 1961 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | ||
September 1969 | October 1969 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25.00 | ||
Total | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 55.56 |
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
- AFC Asian Cup: 1960
Yangzee
- Korean National Championship: 1968
- Asian Champion Club Tournament runner-up: 1969
See also
In Spanish: Kim Yong-sik (futbolista) para niños