Kim Joo-sung explained

Kim Joo-sung
Fullname:	Kim Joo-sung
Birth Date:	17 January 1964
Birth Place:	Yangyang, Gangwon, South Korea
Height:	1.77 m
Position:	Winger, sweeper
Youthyears1:	1977–1979^[1]
Youthclubs1:	Seongsu Middle School
Youthyears2:	1980–1982
Youthclubs2:	Choongang High School
Collegeyears1:	1983–1986
College1:	Chosun University
Years1:	1987–1999
Clubs1:	Busan Daewoo Royals
Caps1:	203
Goals1:	34
Years2:	1992–1994
Clubs2:	→ VfL Bochum (loan)
Caps2:	34
Goals2:	4
Caps3:	103
Goals3:	3
Totalcaps:	237
Totalgoals:	38
Nationalyears1:	1984
Nationalteam1:	South Korea U20
Nationalyears2:	1984–1987
Nationalteam2:	South Korea B
Nationalyears3:	1985–1996
Nationalteam3:	South Korea
Nationalcaps3:	76
Nationalgoals3:	14

Hangul:	김주성
Rr:	Gim Ju-seong
Mr:	Kim Chu-sŏng

Kim Joo-sung (born 17 January 1964) is a former South Korean football player. Kim is regarded as one of the greatest Asian footballers of the 20th century. He was nominated for the IFFHS Asia's Player of the Century, finishing second place.

Club career

Kim joined Daewoo Royals in 1987. In his first professional season, he won the K League and was named the K League Young Player of the Year.

In June 1992, Kim was loaned to Bundesliga club VfL Bochum. Having a red card and no goals, he struggled with competing in the big league, while Bochum was in danger of being relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.^[2] After Bochum was eventually relegated, he tried to return to the Bundesliga, helping Bochum to win a 2. Bundesliga title in the 1993–94 season. However, he came back to South Korea at the request of Daewoo.^[3]

Originally deployed as a winger or an attacking midfielder, Kim played as a sweeper after the 1994 FIFA World Cup because the condition of his knee was exacerbated.^[4] In the 1997 season, Daewoo Royals once again won the K League with his successful change, and he received the K League MVP Award. Kim announced his retirement in 1999, and his uniform number 16 was also retired by Daewoo.^[5]

International career

Kim was selected for the South Korea national team for the 1986 FIFA World Cup, playing in a major competition for the first time. He also played for South Korea in the 1986 Asian Games, winning a gold medal.

Afterwards, Kim became the greatest footballer in Asia and South Korea. In the 1988 AFC Asian Cup, he performed a key role with great dribbles, leading South Korea to the final. He became the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, although South Korea lost to Saudi Arabia after the penalty shoot-out in the final. He was also named the Most Outstanding Player in the Asian qualification of the 1990 FIFA World Cup after South Korea won the competition without a defeat. He was voted Asian Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years from 1989 to 1991.

Kim's domination over Asia interested European clubs at the time. However, he showed poor performance in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, failing to live up to their expectations.^[6] He could go to Europe two years after the end of the World Cup.

On 8 October 1991, he played for official World XI against Germany in a charity match of FIFA.

Style of play

He was nicknamed the "Wild Horse" or the "Samson" due to his pace and long curly hair.^[7] He normally played as a winger, but he was capable of playing as an attacking midfielder or a sweeper. Kim possessed as well an exceptional level of stamina and good dribbling skills.

After retirement

In September 2003 he attended a sports management masters course at De Montfort University, Leicester until February 2004 when his studies took him to Switzerland.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Busan Daewoo Royals	1987	K League	28	10	?	?	—		28	10
	1988	K League	10	3	?	?	—		10	3
	1989	K League	8	2	?	?	—		8	2
	1990	K League	9	2	—		—		9	2
	1991	K League	37	14	—		—		37	14
	1992	K League	8	0	—		1	0	9	0
	1994	K League	3	0	—		0	0	3	0
	1995	K League	25	1	—		5	1	30	2
	1996	K League	20	2	?	?	6	0	26	2
	1997	K League	16	0	?	?	18	0	34	0
	1998	K League	13	0	?	?	15	0	28	0
	1999	K League	26	0	?	?	7	0	33	0
	Total		203	34	?	?	52	1	255	35
VfL Bochum (loan)	1992–93	Bundesliga	13	0	0	0	—		13	0
	1993–94	2. Bundesliga	21	4	1	0	—		22	4
	Total		34	4	1	0	0	0	35	4
Career total			237	38	1	0	52	1	290	39

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1985	8	3
	1986	10	1
	1987	5	1
	1988	6	2
	1989	8	1
	1990	18	4
	1991	5	1
	1992	0	0
	1993	4	0
	1994	5	1
	1995	1	0
	1996	6	0
Career total		76	14

Appearances and goals by competition
Competition	Apps	Goals
Friendlies	14	3
Minor competitions	19	3
Asian Games	11	3
AFC Asian Cup	9	2
Summer Olympics	1	0
FIFA World Cup qualification	13	3
FIFA World Cup	9	0
Total	76	14

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Kim Joo-sung
No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Score	Result	Competition
1	21 July 1985	Seoul, South Korea	1	2–0	2–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	30 July 1985	Jakarta, Indonesia	2	4–0	4–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	3 December 1985	Los Angeles, United States	5	1–0	1–2	Friendly
4	28 September 1986	Seoul, South Korea	15	2–1	4–2	1986 Asian Games
5	14 June 1987	Daejeon, South Korea	21	2–0	4–2	1987 Korea Cup
6	6 December 1988	Doha, Qatar	26	2–0	2–0	1988 AFC Asian Cup
7	9 December 1988	Doha, Qatar	27	2–0	3–2	1988 AFC Asian Cup
8	20 October 1989	Singapore	35	1–0	1–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	28 July 1990	Beijing, China	44	2–0	2–0	1990 Dynasty Cup
10	23 September 1990	Beijing, China	49	2–0	7–0	1990 Asian Games
11	23 September 1990	Beijing, China	49	5–0	7–0	1990 Asian Games
12	11 October 1990	Pyongyang, North Korea	54	1–0	1–2	Friendly
13	9 June 1991	Seoul, South Korea	57	2–0	3–0	1991 Korea Cup
14	11 June 1994	Duncanville, United States	66	3–0	3–0	Friendly