Kim Gi-dong
Kim Gi-Dong (Korean: 김기동; born 12 January 1972 in Dangjin) is a former South Korean footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Gi-Dong | ||
| Date of birth | 12 January 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Dangjin, Chungnam, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | POSCO Atoms | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–2002 | Yukong Elephants / Bucheon SK | 198 | (8) |
| 2003–2011 | Pohang Steelers | 186 | (17) |
| Total | 384 | (25) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1996–1997 | South Korea | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2013–2016 | South Korea U-23 (Assistant) | ||
| 2016–2019 | Pohang Steelers (Youth) | ||
| 2019– | Pohang Steelers | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 November 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2009 | |||
| Kim Gi-dong | |
| Hangul | 김기동 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金基東 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Gi-dong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ki-tong |
In 1991, Kim debuted as a professional player with Pohang Steelers (then POSCO Atoms) right after his graduation from high school, which was quite unusual then. (Choi Moon-Sik would be a similar case.) He started to appear in the top team matches after joining Yukong Elephants (Bucheon SK after 1996). Bucheon at that time was highly recognized to have a strong midfield under manager Valeri Nepomniachi, and he was a key member.
Kim returned to Pohang in 2003 and led the Steelers to the championship in 2007. He was also selected as the 'best eleven' of the league in 2007. He now holds 2nd place in career domestic appearance (league and cups) in K-League, only after goalkeeper Kim Byung-Ji.
On July 9, 2011 he became the oldest ever score in the K-League with his goal in the 7-0 victory over Daejeon Citizen.
Club career statistics
- As of end of 2011 season
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1991 | POSCO Atoms | K-League | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1993 | Yukong Elephants | K-League | 3 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 11 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 1995 | 25 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | - | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | Bucheon SK | K-League | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | - | |||||
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | - | |||||||
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 1 | - | |||||||
| 1999 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 1 | - | |||||||
| 2000 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | - | |||||||
| 2001 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | - | |||||||
| 2002 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | - | |||||||
| 2003 | Pohang Steelers | K-League | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2004 | 20 | 300 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | - | 26 | 1 | |||
| 2005 | 24 | 230 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | - | 39 | 3 | |||
| 2006 | 21 | 56 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 27 | 0 | |||
| 2007 | 30 | 76 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | - | 42 | 4 | |||
| 2008 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| 2009 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 6 | ||
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 21 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 384 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 117 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 532 | 42 | ||
Honours
Club
- League Cup (3) : 1994, 1996, 2000
- K League 1 (2) : 1992, 2007
- League Cup (1) : 2009
- AFC Champions League (1) : 2009
Individual
External links
- Kim Gi-dong – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record (in Korean)
- Kim Gi-dong – FIFA competition record
- Kim Gi-dong at National-Football-Teams.com