Kim Eun-jung (footballer) explained

Kim Eun-jung

Birth Date:

8 April 1979

Birth Place:

Seoul, South Korea

Position:

striker

Currentclub:

Suwon FC (manager)

Youthyears1:

1994–1996

Youthclubs1:

Dongbuk High School

Years1:

1997–2003

Clubs1:

Daejeon Citizen

Caps1:

125

Goals1:

Years2:

2003

Clubs2:

Vegalta Sendai

Caps2:

Goals2:

Years3:

2004–2008

Clubs3:

FC Seoul

Caps3:

Goals3:

Years4:

2009

Clubs4:

Changsha Ginde

Caps4:

Goals4:

Years5:

2010–2011

Clubs5:

Jeju United

Caps5:

Goals5:

Years6:

2012–2013

Clubs6:

Gangwon FC

Caps6:

Goals6:

Years7:

2013

Clubs7:

→ Pohang Steelers (loan)

Caps7:

Goals7:

Years8:

2014

Clubs8:

Daejeon Citizen

Caps8:

Goals8:

Totalcaps:

396

Totalgoals:

105

Nationalyears1:

1997–1999

Nationalteam1:

South Korea U-20

Nationalcaps1:

Nationalgoals1:

Nationalyears2:

1999–2002

Nationalteam2:

South Korea U-23

Nationalcaps2:

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Nationalyears3:

1998–2004

Nationalteam3:

South Korea

Nationalcaps3:

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Manageryears1:

2015–2017

Managerclubs1:

Tubize (Coach/Scout)

Manageryears2:

2017

Managerclubs2:

Tubize (Caretaker)

Manageryears3:

2021–2023

Managerclubs3:

South Korea U20

Manageryears4:

2024–

Managerclubs4:

Suwon FC

Module:

Hangul:	김은중
Hanja:	金殷中
Rr:	Gim Eun-jung
Mr:	Kim Ŭn-jung
Child:	yes

Kim Eun-jung (; born 8 April 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC. He previously headed Tubize after joining in 2015 as a youth scout.^[1]

He played in the South Korea national team at 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China. He was also a member of South Korea under-23 team at 2002 Asian Games in Busan.

He was a member of 30–30 Club since 3 May 2008 at K League.^[2] He is now a member of 50–50 club members.

Club career

He started his pro football career with the newly formed team Daejeon Citizen in 1997. He won the 2001 Korean FA Cup, the club's first major title. He went through the Japanese club Vegalta Sendai in 2003; one year after he returned to South Korea he nested at FC Seoul in Seoul.

In 2009, he moved to the Chinese Super League on the side of Changsha Ginde. In 2010, he returned to K League with moving to Jeju United. After a two-year stint with Jeju, he was traded to Gangwon FC for Seo Dong-hyeon on 21 November 2011.^[3] He was on loan to Pohang Steelers for the 2013 season.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea Republic			League		FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
1997	Daejeon Citizen	K League	9	0	0~1	0	5	0	—		15	0
1998			13	0	0~2	0	16	6	—		31	6
1999			22	4	0~1	0	2	0	—		25	4
2000			17	4	0~1	0	3	1	—		21	5
2001			23	7	4	4	8	2	—		35	13
2002			19	3	3	1	8	4	3	1	33	9
2003			22	11	0	0	—		3	1	25	12
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	10	2	1	0	0	0	—		11	2
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2004	FC Seoul	K League	24	8	0	0	5	0	—		29	8
2005			20	7	1	1	10	0	—		31	8
2006			25	9	3	1	12	5	—		40	15
2007			9	0	1	1	7	4	—		17	5
2008			15	4	1	0	6	1	—		22	5
China			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Changsha Ginde	Chinese Super League	28	7	—		—		—		28	7
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2010	Jeju United	K League	30	13	4	3	4	4	—		38	20
2011	Jeju United		30	6	2	1	0	0	5	1	37	8
2012	Gangwon		36	14	2	0	—		—		38	14
Country	Korea Republic		314	90	27	12	86	27	11	3	437	132
	Japan		10	2	1	0	0	0	—		11	2
	China		28	7	—		—		—		28	7
Total			352	99	28	12	86	27	11	3	476	141

International

Korea Republic national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	6	1
1999	0	0
2000	2	3
2001	0	0
2002	0	0
2003	1	0
2004	6	1
Total	15	5

International appearances and goals
	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
1998
1	11 November	Shanghai, China		0–0	0	Friendly match
2	2 December	Bangkok, Thailand		2–3	0	1998 Asian Games
3	4 December	Bangkok, Thailand		4–0	1	1998 Asian Games
4	7 December	Bangkok, Thailand		2–0	0	1998 Asian Games
5	9 December	Bangkok, Thailand		2–1	0	1998 Asian Games
6	14 December	Bangkok, Thailand		1–2	0	1998 Asian Games
1999
	13 October	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia		3–1	0	Friendly match
	17 October	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain		1–0	0	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
	13 November	Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea		2–1	1	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
2000
7	5 April	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea		9–0	3	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8	9 April	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea		4–0	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2002
	27 September	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea		4–0	0	2002 Asian Games
	3 October	Masan Stadium, Masan, South Korea		4–0	2	2002 Asian Games
	8 October	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea		1–0	0	2002 Asian Games
	10 October	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea		0–0(3–5p)	0	2002 Asian Games
	13 October	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea		3–0	0	2002 Asian Games
2003
9	10 December	International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan		0–0	0	2003 East Asian Football Championship
2004
10	28 April	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea		0–0	0	Friendly match
11	2 June	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea		0–1	0	Friendly match
12	5 June	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea		2–1	1	Friendly match
13	9 June	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea		2–0	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	10 July	Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea		2–0	0	Friendly match
15	27 July	Shandong Sports Center, Jinan, China		4–0	0	2004 AFC Asian Cup

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Score	Result	Competition
4 December 1998	Bangkok, Thailand	1 goal	4–0	1998 Asian Games
5 April 2000	Seoul, South Korea	3 goals	9–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 June 2004	Daegu, South Korea	1 goal	2–1	Friendly match