Kim Pan-gon

Kim Pan-Gon (Korean: 김판곤; Hanja: 金判坤, born May 1, 1969 in Jinju, South Korea) is a South Korean football manager who is currently chief of the South Korea national team supervisory committee. Kim holds the AFC Professional Football Coaching Diploma, the highest football coaching qualification in Asia.[1]

Kim Pan-Gon
Personal information
Full name Kim Pan-Gon
Date of birth (1969-05-01) 1 May 1969
Place of birth Jinju, South Korea
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-winger
Youth career
Honam University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Ulsan Hyundai 58 (5)
1997 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2 (0)
2000–2001 Instant-Dict 31 (8)
2001–2003 Double Flower 36 (11)
2003–2004 Buler Rangers 21 (3)
Teams managed
2003–2004 Buler Rangers
2005–2008 Busan I'Park (assistant)
2008–2010 South China
2009 Hong Kong U-23
2009–2010 Hong Kong
2011 Gyeongnam FC (assistant)
2012–2013 Hong Kong U-23
2012–2017 Hong Kong
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was the manager of the Hong Kong national team and U-23 team, leading the former to claim the 2010 East Asian Football Championship.

Playing career

Kim Pan-Gon played for K League clubs Ulsan Hyundai and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors before arriving Hong Kong to play for Instant-Dict in 2000. His left foot freekicks and fighting spirit earned him praise from the fans. He moved to Double Flower after Instant-Dict pulled out. In 2003, he became player-manager at Buler Rangers and retired as a player at the end of the season.[2]

Managerial career

South China AA and Hong Kong national football team

Kim returned to South Korea in 2004 and earned his Professional Coaching License, at the time only 5 men in Korea held the same qualification. Hong Kong association football expert Kwok Ka Ming was his lecturer of the coaching lesson. After a few years working in the Korean League, he became the manager of Hong Kong First Division League giant South China from 2008. He is known for greatly improving the physical fitness of the Hong Kong players. He led the team to the semi-final of the 2009 AFC Cup, but lost to Kuwait SC.[2]

He was also the manager of the Hong Kong national football team and Hong Kong U-23 from August 2009 to March 2010, during which time he led the senior team to the finals of the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and the U-23 team to victory in the Football at the 2009 East Asian Games football tournament.

On 11 December 2010, after a 3-4 defeat by Kitchee, Kim Pan-Gon resigned from the post of South China team manager, citing health reasons that required him to recuperate back in South Korea.[3]

Gyeongnam FC

After returning to South Korea, Kim Pan-Gon became the strategic consultant for Gyeongnam FC as well as physical fitness consultant for South China[4]

Hong Kong National Academy

Kim Pan-Gon suddenly appeared in Hong Kong on 5 October 2011, he claimed to the media that his health has recovered and he has applied last week to the HKFA to be the new Hong Kong national football team coach. He also confirmed that his contract with Gyeongnam FC still has one year to run, but he will be released if he is appointed by the HKFA.[5]

Kim Pan-Gon was appointed National Academy Coach by the HKFA on 22 December 2011. He was wholly responsible for the identification, development and coaching of all players aged 18 and below.[6] He took up the position of acting head coach of Hong Kong national football team in November 2012 following the resignation of former head coach Ernie Merrick.

Following the team's impressive performance under Kim, the Hong Kong Football Association confirmed Kim as the permanent head coach of the Hong Kong national football team on 28 May 2013. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the HKFA.[7]

"KIMOUT" was a slogan of Hong Kong football fans for urging him to step down due to his bad performance in the last round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.[8][9]

South Korea national team hiring committee

On 26 December 2017, Kim was appointed by the Korea Football Association to be the chief of the South Korea national team supervisory committee.[10] He is responsible for hiring coaches for the South Korea national team and its U-23 squad.

Personal life

He resides in Hong Kong with his wife, son and daughter.[11]

Club career

He played for Korean clubs Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1992–1996) and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1997), before moving to Hong Kong where he played for Instant-Dict/Double Flower (2000–2003)[12][13] and Buler Rangers (2003–2004).

Management career

Hong Kong national football team

As of 17 November 2015

# Date Venue Opponent Result Competition
1 23 August 2009 World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 4 – 0 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-Final
2 25 August 2009 World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  North Korea 0 – 0 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-Final
3 27 August 2009 World Games Stadium, Kaohsiung, Taiwan  Guam 12 – 0 2010 EAFF Championship Semi-Final
4 9 October 2009 Outsourcing Stadium, Shizuoka, Japan  Japan 0 – 6 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 18 November 2009 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Japan 0 – 4 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Abs.[14] 6 January 2010 National Stadium, Madinat 'Isa, Bahrain  Bahrain 0 – 4 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6 7 February 2010 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  South Korea 0 – 5 2010 East Asian Football Championship
7 11 February 2010 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  Japan 0 – 3 2010 East Asian Football Championship
8 14 February 2010 Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan  China PR 0 – 2 2010 East Asian Football Championship
9 3 March 2010 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Yemen 0 – 0 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
10 14 November 2012 Bukit Jalil Stadium, Malaysia  Malaysia 1 – 1 Friendly
11 1 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Guam 2 – 1 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup#preliminary round 2
12 3 December 2012 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Australia 0 – 1 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup#preliminary round 2
13 7 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Chinese Taipei 2 – 0 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup#preliminary round 2
14 9 December 2012 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  North Korea 0 – 4 2013 EAFF East Asian Cup#preliminary round 2
15 6 February 2013 Pakhtakor Markaziy Stadium, Uzbekistan  Uzbekistan 0 – 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
16 22 March 2013 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Vietnam 1 – 0 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
17 4 June 2013 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Philippines 0 – 1 Friendly
18 6 September 2013 Myanmar Youth Training Centre, Myanmar  Myanmar 0 – 0 Friendly
19 10 September 2013 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Singapore 1 – 0 Friendly
20 15 October 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  United Arab Emirates 0 – 4 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
21 15 November 2013 Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium, United Arab Emirates  United Arab Emirates 0 – 4 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
22 19 November 2013 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Uzbekistan 0 – 2 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
23 5 March 2014 My Dinh Stadium, Vietnam  Vietnam 1 – 3 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
24 6 September 2014 Lach Tray Stadium, Vietnam  Vietnam 1 – 3 Friendly
25 9 September 2014 Hougang Stadium, Singapore  Singapore 0 – 0 Friendly
26 10 October 2014 Mongkok Stadium, Hong Kong  Singapore 2 – 1 Friendly
27 14 October 2014 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong  Argentina 0 – 7 Friendly
28 13 November 2014 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taiwan  North Korea 1 – 2 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
29 16 November 2014 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taiwan  Chinese Taipei 1 – 0 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
30 19 November 2014 Taipei Municipal Stadium, Taiwan  Guam 0 – 0 2015 EAFF East Asian Cup
31 28 March 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Guam 1 – 0 Friendly
32 6 June 2015 Shah Alam Stadium, Malaysia  Malaysia 0 – 0 Friendly
33 11 June 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Bhutan 7 – 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
34 16 June 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Maldives 2 – 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
35 3 Sep 2015 Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  China PR 0 – 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
36 8 Sep 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Qatar 2 – 3 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
37 9 Oct 2015 Rajamangala Stadium, Thailand  Thailand 0 – 1 Friendly
38 13 Oct 2015 Changlimithang Stadium, Bhutan  Bhutan 1 – 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
39 7 Nov 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  Myanmar 5 – 0 Friendly
40 12 Nov 2015 National Football Stadium, Maldives  Maldives 1 – 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
41 17 Nov 2015 Mong Kok Stadium, Hong Kong  China PR 0 – 0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
42 25 Mar 2016 Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, Qatar  Qatar 0 – 2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)

References

  1. AFC Professional Football Coaching Diploma Holders
  2. (in Chinese)特稿:鐵血教練令人佩服 12 December 2010.
  3. (in Chinese)南華負傑志 3:4被破金身 金判坤急病走人 Apple Daily. 12 December 2010.
  4. (in Chinese)金判坤轉任體能顧問 Archived 1 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Ta Kung Pao. 26 December 2010.
  5. (in Chinese)"忽然回歸遞求職信 金判坤望再教港隊". Oriental Daily. 6 October 2011.
  6. "Hong Kong Football Association appoints National Academy Coach". hkfa.com. 22 December 2011.
  7. "擔正港足主帥 簽約2年半 金判坤鎖定三大目標". Wen Wei Po. 29 May 2013.
  8. (in Chinese) 香港01 (9 September 2017). "【01觀點】港足成與敗 皆因金判坤?". HK01. 香港01. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  9. (in Chinese) 香港01 (13 June 2017). "亞洲盃 Kim Out?金判坤:完約認真考慮". On.cc. 東方日報. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  10. "S. Korea selects director to handle nat'l football team coach hirings". Yonhap. 26 December 2017.
  11. (in Chinese)金 判 坤 申 請 做 港 足 主 帥 Sing Tao Daily. 6 October 2011.
  12. 2000–2001年 香港リーグ Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  13. 2001–2002年 香港リーグ Archived 30 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese)
  14. MATCH SUMMARY - Bahrain 4:0 Hong Kong, Asian Football Confederation
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