| Kim Sang-sik | |
| Fullname: | Kim Sang-sik |
| Birth Date: | 17 December 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Haenam, Jeonnam, South Korea |
| Currentclub: | Vietnam (manager) |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Collegeyears1: | 1995–1998 |
| College1: | Daegu University |
| Years1: | 1999–2008 |
| Years2: | 2003–2004 |
| Years3: | 2009–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma |
| Clubs2: | → Gwangju Sangmu (draft) |
| Clubs3: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Caps1: | 195 |
| Goals1: | 11 |
| Caps2: | 62 |
| Goals2: | 3 |
| Caps3: | 121 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Totalcaps: | 378 |
| Totalgoals: | 15 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2000 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2000–2012 |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea U23 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Korea |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 59 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Manageryears1: | 2013–2020 |
| Managerclubs1: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (assistant) |
| Manageryears2: | 2020–2023 |
| Managerclubs2: | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| Manageryears3: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs3: | Vietnam |
| Managerclubs4: | Vietnam U23 |
| Manageryears4: | 2024– |
| Hangul: | 김상식 |
| Hanja: | 金相植 |
| Rr: | Gim Sang-Sik |
| Mr: | Kim Sangshik |
Kim Sang-sik (; born 17 December 1976) is a South Korean football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played for the South Korea national team as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder. He is the head coach of the Vietnam national football team.
In 1999, Kim joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, significantly contributing to Seongnam's consecutive K League championships in 2001 and 2002. He joined the army club Gwangju Sangmu in 2003 to perform his military service, returning to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2005.[1] Kim contributed to their victory in the 2006 K League and their runner-up finish the following season.
Because of the team`s negative overall performance in 2008 and the transition from coach Kim Hak-bum to Shin Tae-yong, Kim transferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors with Lee Dong-gook in January 2009 as a part of the team's restructuring.[2] Kim was appointed the new captain of the team.[3]
On November 26, 2013, Kim announced his retirement.[4] In his final match against FC Seoul, Kim scored on a penalty kick, ending his playing career on a high note.[5]
On May 29, 2000, Kim debuted for the national team in a friendly match against Yugoslavia and participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, he replaced the injured Kim Nam-Il as the main defensive midfielder and contributed to South Korea reaching the semifinals. During the tournament, however, Kim was involved in a drinking scandal with goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae and others, resulting in a one-year suspension from the national team and a two-year ban from competitions organized by the Korea Football Association.[6]
He was called up to the national team again after nearly five years for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers against Kuwait on February 29, 2012. He played defensive midfielder in this match and performed well, leading South Korea to a 2-0 victory.[7] He retired from the national team after this match.
In January 2013 after his retirement as a player, Kim joined Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as an assistant coach under Fábio Lefundes. On December 22, 2020, Kim was appointed head coach after serving as assistant manager for the club for seven years.
Jeonbuk won the 2021 K League 1 and 2022 Korean FA Cup under Kim.
On May 4, 2023, Kim resigned as Jeonbuk head coach.
On May 3, 2024, Kim was appointed head coach of the Vietnam national team and Vietnam national under-23s, following Philippe Troussier's departure.[8] He started building his coaching team by hiring Choi Won-kwon, the former Daegu FC head coach, as assistant.[9] A month later on June 3, he made his debut as Vietnam head coach in the fifth match of Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC second round qualifiers, facing the the Philippines, leading Vietnam to a 3-2 victory and ending an eight-match losing streak. They lost the final match to Iraq, finishing third in the group and missing out on the third round of the World Cup AFC qualifiers, instead advancing to the Asian Cup final qualifiers.[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 1999 | K League | 26 | 1 | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | K League | 19 | 2 | ? | ? | 8 | 1 | ? | ? | 27 | 3 | ||
| 2001 | K League | 25 | 0 | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | K League | 25 | 2 | ? | ? | 11 | 2 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| 2005 | K League | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2006 | K League | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2007 | K League | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | K League | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Total | 195 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 266 | 14 | |||
| Gwangju Sangmu | 2003 | K League | 42 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| 2004 | K League | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
| Total | 62 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | 75 | 4 | ||||
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2009 | K League | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | K League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | K League | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | K League | 27 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | K League 1 | 20 | 1 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 121 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 162 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 378 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 80 | 4 | 36 | 0 | 503 | 19 | |||
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 October 2000 | Tripoli, Lebanon | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | ||
| 2 | 20 March 2005 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 22 December 2020 | 4 May 2023 | ||||||||
| Vietnam | 3 May 2024 | present | ||||||||
| Vietnam U23 | 3 May 2024 | present | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||
Seongnam FC
2002[12]
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
South Korea
Individual
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Individual
2021[21]