Kim Ji-sung (footballer) explained

Kim Ji-sung
Birth Date:	7 November 1924
Birth Place:	Korea, Empire of Japan
Death Place:	Seoul, South Korea
Position:	Midfielder
Collegeyears1:	?–1948
College1:	Yonhi University
Years1:	1949–?^[1]
Clubs1:	Gyeongseong Electricity
Years2:	?–1960
Clubs2:	ROK Army CIC
Nationalyears1:	1949–1958
Nationalcaps1:	17
Nationalgoals1:	1
Manageryears1:	1961–1975^[2]
Managerclubs1:	Yonsei University
Manageryears2:	1962
Managerclubs2:	South Korea U20

Kim Ji-sung (; 7 November 1924 – 12 November 1982) was a South Korean football midfielder who played for the South Korean national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[3]

Honours

Player

ROK Army CIC

• Korean National Championship

1957, 1959^[4]

• Korean President's Cup

1956, 1957, 1959^[5]

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup

1956^[6]

• Asian Games silver medal: 1954, 1958^[7]

Individual

• KASA Best Korean Footballer

1958^[8]

Manager

Yonsei University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1974^[4]
• Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1961, 1969^[5]

South Korea U20

• AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1962^[9]

External links

• FIFA profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1949100800209202004&editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1949-10-08&officeId=00020&pageNo=2&printNo=8049&publishType=00020 . ko:慈善蹴球戰延期 . ko . . . 1949-10-08 . 2022-10-29.
2. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1975073100239108004&editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1975-07-31&officeId=00023&pageNo=8&printNo=16714&publishType=00010 . ko:스포츠메모 . ko . . . 1975-07-31 . 2022-10-29.
3. Web site: 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland . https://web.archive.org/web/20111025030913/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/teams/team%3D43822.html . 25 October 2011 . 2022-10-29 . FIFA.
4. Web site: South Korea – List of Champions . 13 May 2020 . 2 September 2020 . Seung-soo . Lee . Hans . Schöggl . Mark . . Trevena.
5. Web site: South Korea – List of Cup Winners . 8 April 2020 . 2 September 2020 . Seung-soo . Lee . Mark . . Trevena.
6. News: Asian Nations Cup . 7 February 2019 . 2 September 2020 . Karel . . Stokkermans.
7. Web site: Asian Games . 6 September 2018 . 4 September 2020 . Karel . . Stokkermans.
8. Web site: https://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.naver?articleId=1958122800239102011&editNo=1&printCount=1&publishDate=1958-12-28&officeId=00023&pageNo=2&printNo=11373&publishType=00010 . ko:58年度優秀選手 . ko . . . 1958-12-28 . 2022-05-14.
9. Web site: Asian U-19/U-20 Championship . 22 November 2018 . 4 September 2020 . Roberto . Di Maggio . Erik . Garin . Mikael . Jönsson . Neil . Morrison . Karel . . Stokkermans.