Kim Eun-jung (footballer)


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Kim Eun-jung (Korean: 김은중; born 8 April 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC. He previously headed Tubize after joining in 2015 as a youth scout.[1]

Kim Eun-jung
Personal information
Date of birth 8 April 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) striker
Team information

Current team

 Suwon FC (manager)
Youth career
1994–1996 Dongbuk High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2003 Daejeon Citizen 125 (29)
2003 Vegalta Sendai 10 (2)
2004–2008 FC Seoul 93 (28)
2009 Changsha Ginde 28 (7)
2010–2011 Jeju United 60 (19)
2012–2013 Gangwon FC 54 (16)
2013 → Pohang Steelers (loan) 9 (1)
2014 Daejeon Citizen 17 (3)
Total 396 (105)
International career
1997–1999 South Korea U-20 11 (7)
1999–2002 South Korea U-23 9 (4)
1998–2004 South Korea 15 (5)
Managerial career
2015–2017 Tubize (Coach/Scout)
2017 Tubize (Caretaker)
2021–2023 South Korea U20
2024– Suwon FC

Medal record

Korean name
Hangul

김은중

Hanja

金殷中

Revised RomanizationGim Eun-jung
McCune–ReischauerKim Ŭn-jung
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played in the South Korea national team at 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China. He was also a member of South Korea under-23 team at 2002 Asian Games in Busan.

He was a member of 30–30 Club since 3 May 2008 at K League.[2] He is now a member of 50–50 club members.

He started his pro football career with the newly formed team Daejeon Citizen in 1997. He won the 2001 Korean FA Cup, the club's first major title. He went through the Japanese club Vegalta Sendai in 2003; one year after he returned to South Korea he nested at FC Seoul in Seoul.

In 2009, he moved to the Chinese Super League on the side of Changsha Ginde. In 2010, he returned to K League with moving to Jeju United. After a two-year stint with Jeju, he was traded to Gangwon FC for Seo Dong-hyeon on 21 November 2011.[3] He was on loan to Pohang Steelers for the 2013 season.

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Korea Republic League FA Cup K-League Cup Asia Total
1997 Daejeon Citizen K League 9 0 0~1 0 5 0 — 15 0
1998 13 0 0~2 0 16 6 — 31 6
1999 22 4 0~1 0 2 0 — 25 4
2000 17 4 0~1 0 3 1 — 21 5
2001 23 7 4 4 8 2 — 35 13
2002 19 3 3 1 8 4 3 1 33 9
2003 22 11 0 0 — 3 1 25 12
Japan League Emperor's Cup J.League Cup Asia Total
2003 Vegalta Sendai J1 League 10 2 1 0 0 0 — 11 2
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2004 FC Seoul K League 24 8 0 0 5 0 — 29 8
2005 20 7 1 1 10 0 — 31 8
2006 25 9 3 1 12 5 — 40 15
2007 9 0 1 1 7 4 — 17 5
2008 15 4 1 0 6 1 — 22 5
China League FA Cup CSL Cup Asia Total
2009 Changsha Ginde Chinese Super League 28 7 — — — 28 7
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2010 Jeju United K League 30 13 4 3 4 4 — 38 20
2011 30 6 2 1 0 0 5 1 37 8
2012 Gangwon 36 14 2 0 — — 38 14
Country Korea Republic 314 90 27 12 86 27 11 3 437 132
Japan 10 2 1 0 0 0 — 11 2
China 28 7 — — — 28 7
Total 352 99 28 12 86 27 11 3 476 141

National team statistics

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Korea Republic national team
Year Apps Goals
1998 6 1
1999 0 0
2000 2 3
2001 0 0
2002 0 0
2003 1 0
2004 6 1
Total 15 5
International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Result Goal Competition
1998
1 11 November Shanghai, China   China 0–0 0 Friendly match
2 2 December Bangkok, Thailand   Turkmenistan 2–3 0 1998 Asian Games
3 4 December Bangkok, Thailand   Vietnam 4–0 1 1998 Asian Games
4 7 December Bangkok, Thailand   Japan 2–0 0 1998 Asian Games
5 9 December Bangkok, Thailand   United Arab Emirates 2–1 0 1998 Asian Games
6 14 December Bangkok, Thailand   Thailand 1–2 0 1998 Asian Games
1999
13 October King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia   Saudi Arabia 3–1 0 Friendly match
17 October Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain   Bahrain 1–0 0 2000 Summer Olympics qualification
13 November Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea   Bahrain 2–1 1 2000 Summer Olympics qualification
2000
7 5 April Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea   Laos 9–0 3 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8 9 April Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea   Myanmar 4–0 0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2002
27 September Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea   Maldives 4–0 0 2002 Asian Games
3 October Masan Stadium, Masan, South Korea   Malaysia 4–0 2 2002 Asian Games
8 October Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea   Bahrain 1–0 0 2002 Asian Games
10 October Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea   Iran 0–0(3–5p) 0 2002 Asian Games
13 October Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea   Thailand 3–0 0 2002 Asian Games
2003
9 10 December International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan   Japan 0–0 0 2003 East Asian Football Championship
2004
10 28 April Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea   Paraguay 0–0 0 Friendly match
11 2 June Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea   Turkey 0–1 0 Friendly match
12 5 June Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea   Turkey 2–1 1 Friendly match
13 9 June Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea   Vietnam 2–0 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14 10 July Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea   Bahrain 2–0 0 Friendly match
15 27 July Shandong Sports Center, Jinan, China   Kuwait 4–0 0 2004 AFC Asian Cup
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
4 December 1998 Bangkok, Thailand   Vietnam 1 goal 4–0 1998 Asian Games
5 April 2000 Seoul, South Korea   Laos 3 goals 9–0 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 June 2004 Daegu, South Korea   Turkey 1 goal 2–1 Friendly match

Daejeon Citizen

FC Seoul

Jeju United

Pohang Steelers

Sporting positions
Preceded by Jeju United captain
2010–2011 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Gangwon FC captain
2012 		Succeeded by