Kim Jung-woo
Kim Jung-woo (Korean: 김정우,金正友, born 9 May 1982), is a South Korean football player.[1]
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Date of birth | 9 May 1982 | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Seoul, South Korea | |||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
2000–2002 | Korea University | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 75 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2006–2007 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | 52 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2008–2011 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 52 | (7) | |||||||||||||
2010–2011 | → Sangju Sangmu (army) | 40 | (18) | |||||||||||||
2012–2014 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 41 | (5) | |||||||||||||
2013–2014 | → Al Sharjah (loan) | 21 | (1) | |||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Baniyas | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2016–2017 | BEC Tero Sasana | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Total | 288 | (39) | ||||||||||||||
National team‡ | ||||||||||||||||
2000 | South Korea U-20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||
2003–2010 | South Korea U-23 | 40 | (3) | |||||||||||||
2003–2012 | South Korea | 71 | (6) | |||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2012 |
Kim Jung-woo | |
Hangul | 김정우 |
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Hanja | 金正友 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Jeongu |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Chŏngu |
Club career
He started off his career playing for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, and then had a spell playing with at Nagoya Grampus Eight of the Japanese J1 League.
Kim joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of the K-League in March 2008. In November 2009, he joined Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military duty. On 22 September 2011, he returned to his former club Seongnam on being discharged from military service.
In January 2012, Kim moved to the league rivals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a three-year deal for a domestic record fee. He was loaned out to the UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Sharjah in August 2013.[2]
In 2016 Kim signed for Thai club BEC Tero Sasana on a free transfer for the 2016 season.[3] However, in only the fourth match of the season in a game against Muangthong United Kim suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out for the next 6 months.[4]
International career
He was part of the South Korea football team in 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.
He represented South Korea in the 2007 Asian Cup. He scored Korea's winning goal against Indonesia and converted the decisive spot-kick in Korea's quarter-final penalty shootout victory over Iran. However, his penalty miss in the shootout against Iraq meant that South Korea went out in the semi-finals stage.
In the 2010 World Cup, Kim Jung Woo played a pivotal role as a holding midfielder for the South Korean team's advance to the round of sixteen. Despite rising interests from European clubs, he left to continue serving his country in Gwangju Sangmu.
On March 22, 2019, Kim Jung-woo retired through an official retirement ceremony before the match between South Korea and Bolivia at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 2 May 2013
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2003 | Ulsan Hyundai | K-League | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 1 | ||
2004 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |||
2005 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2006 | Nagoya Grampus Eight | J1 League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 3 | |
2007 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 4 | |||
South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
2008 | Seongnam Ilhwa | K League 1 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 32 | 5 | |
2009 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | 40 | 6 | |||
2010 | Sangju Sangmu | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | ||
2011 | 21 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 28 | 19 | |||
Seongnam Ilhwa | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2012 | Jeonbuk Hyundai | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
2013 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 | |||
Total | South Korea | 208 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 272 | 40 | |
Japan | 52 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 60 | 7 | |||
Career total | 260 | 38 | 26 | 2 | 35 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 332 | 47 |
International
Korea Republic national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2003 | 2 | 0 |
2004 | 6 | 0 |
2005 | 11 | 0 |
2006 | 6 | 0 |
2007 | 10 | 1 |
2008 | 5 | 0 |
2009 | 9 | 1 |
2010 | 14 | 2 |
2011 | 6 | 2 |
2012 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 71 | 6 |
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 18 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | ![]() | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
2. | 4 February 2009 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ![]() | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly match |
3. | 9 January 2010 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | ![]() | 1–2 | 2–4 | Friendly match |
4. | 7 February 2010 | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | ![]() | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2010 EAFF Championship |
5. | 25 March 2011 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly match |
6. | 2 September 2011 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | ![]() | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
- 축구로 밤 지새운 김정우, 생각하는 지도자로 fourfourtwo.co.kr
- "Sharjah introduce new signing Kim Jung-woo". Pro League Committee. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
- "Ex-South Korean international midfielder Kim Jung-woo to join Thai club BEC Tero Sasana". Football Channel Asia. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
- "BEC Tero Sasana midfielder Kim Jung Woo sidelined up to 6 months". Football Channel Asia. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- Jae Hyun, Han (20 March 2019). "'남아공 월드컵 16강 주역' 김정우, 볼리비아전에서 은퇴식(Kim Jung-woo, a leading member of the round of 16 at the South Africa World Cup, Retirement from match between South Korea and Bolivia)". sportalkorea.
- "Kim Jung-woo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
External links
- Kim Jung-woo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record (in Korean)
- Kim Jung-woo – FIFA competition record
- Kim Jung-woo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Kim Jung-woo at J.League (in Japanese)
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by Choi Won-kwon |
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix captain 2011 |
Succeeded by Kim Chi-gon |