Kim Dong-jin

Kim Dong-jin (born 29 January 1982) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a full-back or a wing-back. He is currently the interim head coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee.

For other people named Kim Dong-jin, see Kim Dong-jin (disambiguation).

Kim Dong-jin
Kim with Zenit Saint Petersburg in 2008
Personal information
Full name Kim Dong-jin
Date of birth (1982-01-29) 29 January 1982
Place of birth Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Kitchee (interim head coach)
Youth career
1997–1999 Anyang Technical High School
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 FC Seoul 99 (12)
2006–2009 Zenit Saint Petersburg 68 (3)
2010 Ulsan Hyundai 22 (0)
2011 FC Seoul 9 (1)
2012–2013 Hangzhou Greentown 55 (2)
2014–2015 Muangthong United 58 (2)
2016 Seoul E-Land 34 (1)
2017–2019 Kitchee 11 (1)
2018 → Hoi King (loan) 5 (0)
Total 361 (22)
International career
1998 South Korea U17 6 (2)
1999–2000 South Korea U20 10 (0)
2002–2008 South Korea U23 43[lower-greek 1] (6)
2003–2010 South Korea 62 (2)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Kitchee (assistant)
2021–2022 Kitchee (caretaker)
2022–2023 Kitchee (assistant)
2023– Kitchee (caretaker)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea
AFC Asian Cup
Bronze medal – third place2007 Indonesia/Malaysia
/Thailand/Vietnam		Team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Busan Team
EAFF Championship
Gold medal – first place2003 JapanTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Kim Dong-jin
Hangul
김동진
Hanja
金東進
Revised RomanizationGim Dongjin
McCune–ReischauerKim Tongjin
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Club career

Kim started his professional career in Anyang LG Cheetahs (FC Seoul before 2004) in 2000, and spent his prime with them before joining Zenit Saint Petersburg. On 28 June 2006, he transferred to Zenit, following coach Dick Advocaat and Korean teammate Lee Ho. During his second season in Zenit, he helped his team to achieve their first Russian Premier League title by showing outstanding performance, and was named the second best left-back of the Russian Football Union.[1] However, he couldn't show his ability after suffering a leg injury in the middle of the next season. Furthermore, he had a sudden problem with the blood circulation of his brain, and Zenit finally terminated his contract on 26 January 2010.[2] He moved to Ulsan Hyundai and FC Seoul after other medical check-ups that found he was healthy enough to play,[3] but he couldn't settle there.

On 24 July 2019, Kim played Kitchee's friendly against Manchester City until being substituted in the 15th minute, and was handed a City shirt by Man City manager Pep Guardiola as strolling off the pitch.[4] After the match, Kim retired from playing career, and became a coach of Kitchee.[5]

International career

He was South Korea's left midfielder in the 2004 Summer Olympics, and helped Korea finish second in Group A by scoring one goal (against Greece) and two assists (both against Mali), consequently advancing to the next round. However, they were stopped by the silver medalist Paraguay.

In 2004, Kim's performance against Germany while under Jo Bonfrère secured him the left-back or left midfield position (depending on the formation that was usually 4–3–3 or 3–4–3), which originally belonged to Lee Young-pyo. However, as Advocaat became the new manager of South Korea in November 2005, both Lee and Kim had to compete for the position. Since the two players proved to be highly influential to the national team, both players were rotated for the left back position during 2006 FIFA World Cup.

During the 2008 Summer Olympics, he was summoned to join South Korean under-23 squad as an over-aged player. Despite his solid performance and a winning goal scored in the last game against Honduras, his team was eliminated in the first round.

Managerial career

On 29 September 2023, Kim was appointed as the interim head coach of Kitchee.

Career statistics

Club
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
FC Seoul 2000K League 40203120111
2001K League 5000100060
2002K League 30005040120
2003K League 35510——365
2004K League 1832000—203
2005K League 21320110—343
2006K League 1311000—141
Total 9912802016013313
Zenit Saint Petersburg 2006Russian Premier League 17000——170
2007Russian Premier League 24240—82364
2008Russian Premier League 10000—40140
2009Russian Premier League 17110—30211
Total 68350—152885
Ulsan Hyundai 2010K League 2201010—240
FC Seoul 2011K League 91100040141
Hangzhou Greentown 2012Chinese Super League 27120——291
2013Chinese Super League 28100——281
Total 55220——572
Muangthong United 2014Thai Premier League 312????00312
2015Thai Premier League 270????—270
Total 582????00582
Seoul E-Land 2016K League 2 341??——341
Kitchee 2016–17Hong Kong Premier League 40??—0040
2017–18Hong Kong Premier League 71??—0071
Total 111??—00111
Hoi King (loan) 2018–19Hong Kong Premier League 50??——50
Career total 3612217021125242425

International
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Dong-jin[7]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
119 December 2004Busan Asiad Main Stadium, Busan, South Korea Germany1–03–1Friendly
229 January 2006Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong Croatia1–02–02006 Lunar New Year Cup

Honours

Club

FC Seoul

Zenit Saint Petersburg

Muangthong United

Kitchee

International

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes
  1. Includes one appearance against non-national team, and six appearances and one goal as an overage player (three appearances and one goal in Summer Olympics, one appearance in Asian Games, two appearances in friendlies).

References
  1. "РФС утвердил список 33 лучших игроков чемпионата России по футболу-2007". Point.md (in Russian). 30 November 2007. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. "Kim Dong-Jin Granted Medical Clearance To Join Ulsan". Goal. 5 February 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  3. "FC Seoul brings Molina and Kim Dong-jin". FC Seoul. 27 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
  4. Jonathan White (24 July 2019). "Manchester City stroll past Kitchee with 6-1 win at Hong Kong Stadium amid anti-government protests in crowd". South China Morning Post.
  5. Yu, Wai. "以身作則執教鞭 金東進展新一頁 返傑志任青訓教練 盼推動小將敢於挑戰" (in Chinese). Ming Pao. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
  6. "Dong-jin Kim » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. "Kim Dong-jin (1982) at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  8. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  9. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
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  16. "Hongkong – List of FA Cup Winners". RSSSF. 8 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  17. "Hongkong – List of Senior Shield Finalists". RSSSF. 23 July 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  18. "2017香港賽馬會社區盃" (in Chinese). HKFA. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  19. "Football Men's (Final Result) – Match Schedule". Busan Asian Games. Archived from the original on 10 January 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  20. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  21. Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  22. 나드손, 외국인 첫 MVP!. Naver.com (in Korean). YTN. 16 December 2004.
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