Kim Eun-jung (footballer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Eun-jung
Kim in 2016
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-04-08) 8 April 1979
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Suwon FC (manager)
Youth career
1994–1996 Dongbuk High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Daejeon Citizen 125 (29)
2003 → Vegalta Sendai (loan) 10 (2)
2004–2008 FC Seoul 90 (27)
2009 Changsha Ginde 28 (7)
2010–2011 Jeju United 57 (19)
2012–2013 Gangwon FC 54 (16)
2013 → Pohang Steelers (loan) 9 (1)
2014 Daejeon Citizen 17 (3)
Total 390 (104)
International career
1998–1999 South Korea U20 11 (7)
1999–2002 South Korea U23 10 (4)
1998–2004 South Korea 15 (5)
Managerial career
2017 Tubize (caretaker)
2021–2023 South Korea U20
2024– Suwon FC
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
2002 Busan
AFC Youth Championship
Winner 1998 Thailand
EAFF Championship
Winner 2003 Japan

Korean name
Hangul
김은중
Hanja
金殷中
RRGim Eunjung
MRKim Ŭnjung
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Eun-jung (Korean: 김은중; born 8 April 1979) is a South Korean football manager and former player who played as a striker. He is currently manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC.

Club career

Kim played for numerous East Asian clubs during his professional career, but he is regarded as a legend of K League club Daejeon Citizen.[1] In 1997, he started his career at the newly-formed Daejeon Citizen, becoming their founding member. At the 2001 Korean FA Cup, he scored four goals including the winning goal in the final, bringing the club's first major title.[2] He also chose Daejeon as the last club of his playing career when the club was relegated to the K League 2 in 2014.[3] He was not a main player at this time, but helped Daejeon win the league.[4] After they was promoted to the K League 1 the next year, he joined Belgian Second Division club Tubize as a coach, retiring as a player.[5]

International career

Kim played for the South Korea national team at 1998 Asian Games and 2004 AFC Asian Cup. He also represented South Korea at 1998 AFC Youth Championship, 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship, and 2002 Asian Games during his youth career.[6] (The men's football at the Asian Games converted from senior tournament to under-23 tournament in 2002.)

Kim played with only one eye after his left eye was injured in his childhood.[7] He was known as one of five South Korean football internationals, who went blind in one eye, alongside Lee Tae-ho, Yoo Sang-chul, Kwak Hee-ju, and Kwak Tae-hwi.[8]

Managerial career

Kim managed South Korea under-20s at 2023 AFC U-20 Asian Cup and 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup, leading them to the semi-finals at both tournaments.[9] He left the under-20 team after the U-20 World Cup, and was appointed manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC at the end of the year.[10]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[11]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Daejeon Citizen 1997 K League 9 0 0 5 0 — — 14 0
1998 K League 13 0 0 16 6 — — 29 6
1999 K League 22 4 0 2 0 — — 24 4
2000 K League 17 4 0 3 1 — — 20 5
2001 K League 23 7 4 4 8 2 — — 35 13
2002 K League 19 3 3 1 8 4 3 1 — 33 9
2003 K League 22 11 0 0 — 3 1 — 25 12
Total 125 29 7 5 42 13 6 2 — 180 49
Vegalta Sendai (loan) 2003 J1 League 10 2 1 0 0 0 — — 11 2
FC Seoul 2004 K League 24 8 0 0 5 0 — — 29 8
2005 K League 20 7 1 1 10 0 — — 31 8
2006 K League 24 9 3 1 12 5 — 1[a] 0 40 15
2007 K League 9 0 1 1 7 4 — — 17 5
2008 K League 13 3 1 0 6 1 — 2[a] 1 22 5
Total 90 27 6 3 40 10 — 3 1 139 41
Changsha Ginde 2009 Chinese Super League 28 7 — — — — 28 7
Jeju United 2010 K League 27 13 4 3 4 4 — 3[a] 0 38 20
2011 K League 30 6 2 1 0 0 5 1 — 37 8
Total 57 19 6 4 4 4 5 1 3 0 75 28
Gangwon FC 2012 K League 41 16 — — — 41 16
2013 K League 1 13 0 — — — 13 0
Total 54 16 — — — 54 16
Pohang Steelers (loan) 2013 K League 1 9 1 — — — 9 1
Daejeon Citizen 2014 K League 2 17 3 — — — 17 3
Career total 390 104 20 12 86 27 11 3 6 1 513 147
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in K League Championship

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[12]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 1998 6 1
2000 2 3
2003 1 0
2004 6 1
Total 15 5
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Eun-jung
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 4 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand  Vietnam 1–0 4–0 1998 Asian Games
2 5 April 2000 Seoul, South Korea  Laos 2–0 9–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3 5–0
4 6–0
5 5 June 2004 Daegu, South Korea  Turkey 2–1 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul

Pohang Steelers

South Korea U20

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

References

  1. ^ 김은중이 온다, 추억이 온다 (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  2. ^ a b c 김은중 결승골… 대전 첫 우승 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 25 November 2001. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  3. ^ 10년 전 약속 지킨 김은중의 놀라운 선택 (in Korean). JoyNews24. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  4. ^ [대전 승격] 13년 만의 우승, 공통분모는 김은중. Naver (in Korean). Footballist. 6 November 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  5. ^ "Kim Eun-Jung se lie à l'AFC Tubize" (in French). La Dernière Heure. 24 January 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  6. ^ "Kim Eun-jung" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  7. ^ 김은중 국대 감독 "중 3때 공 맞아 왼쪽 눈 실명→선수생활 이어가"(뭉쳐야2). Nate (in Korean). Newsen. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  8. ^ [WHY+] 그라운드 외눈 선수 왜 많은가? 극복 방법은?. Nate (in Korean). The Fact. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  9. ^ "Korea star Choi flying flag for university football at Argentina 2023". FIFA. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  10. ^ U20 월드컵 4강 역사 쓴 김은중 감독, 수원FC 신임 사령탑 부임(종합). Nate (in Korean). News1. 20 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2025.
  11. ^ Kim Eun-jung – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
  12. ^ Kim, Eun-Jung at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ 프로축구 올스타전. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  14. ^ 신세대 축구스타 잠실벌서 뜬다. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
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  18. ^ 수원 4인방, 2004 K리그 올스타전 출장 (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 4 July 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  19. ^ 차범근 감독, 수원 선수들과 함께 K리그 올스타전 참가! (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
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