Kim Yong-Sik
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Yong-Sik (김용식) | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1910 | ||
| Place of birth | Sinch'ŏn, Hwanghae, Korea | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1985 (aged 74) | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1927–1932 | Kyungshin High School FC | ||
| 1933–1937 | Kyungsung FC | ||
| 1937 | Waseda University FC | ||
| 1937–1940 | Boseong All-Stars | ||
| 1940–1942 | Pyongyang FC | ||
| 1945 | Boseong All-Stars | ||
| 1946–1948 | Kyungsung FC | ||
| 1948–1950 | Joseon Industries FC | ||
| 1950–1951 | Army Reserve Academy FC | ||
| 1951–1952 | Korean Air Force FC | ||
| 1952 | 227th Army Transportation Unit FC | ||
| National team | |||
| 1936–1940 | Japan | 3 | (0) |
| 1945–1950 | South Korea | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1955 | South Korea | ||
| 1960 | South Korea | ||
| 1968 | Yangzee FC | ||
| 1969 | South Korea | ||
| 1970 | Trust Bank of Korea | ||
| 1981-1982 | Hallelujah FC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kim Yong-Sik (Hangul: 김용식, Hanja: 金容植, 25 July 1910 - 8 March 1985) was a Korean international football player and manager, and one of the original inductees to South Korea's Football Hall of Fame.
Early life
The son of a church minister, Kim was born in Sinch'ŏn in 1910. Kim began playing football as a seven year-old, and quickly grew to love the game, but at the age of thirteen his family relocated to Kyungsung as his father took up a position at a church in the east of the city. Kim first started attending a church school but rapidly lost interest in his studies as there were no football classes on offer at that school. Kim's performance, attendance and behaviour slipped to the point he was expelled from the school, so he began attending a YMCA school where he was able to continue playing the game. Despite these academic trials and tribulations, Kim gained entrance to Kyungshin High School and eventually went on to graduate from Boseong Technical School.
Playing career
Kim's footballing abilities were noted by the various coaches in the schools he attended, and in 1927 he was offered a regular spot in the Kyungshin school team. He made his debut for his new side on 5 October 1927 in a match against Baejae school, where he ended up on the losing side by a score of 3-2. In 1928 Kim starred as his Kyungshin side reached the final of the Pyeongyang edition of the All Joseon Football Championship. Despite performing well for his side, they lost out 0-1 in the final to the Soongsil University team.
In 1933 Kim was invited to join the newly formed Kyungsung FC, and in 1935 he was part of the victorious side that triumphed in the Japanese Emperor's Cup tournament in Tokyo. His performances in the matches the side played in Japan so impressed the Japanese football authorities that he was included in the Japanese football team for the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin and helped Japan upset Sweden, one of the favorites, 3-2.
Upon returning from Berlin Kim completed his studies at Boseong Technical School and graduated in 1937, whereupon he was offered the chance to study at Waseda University in Japan and, more importantly, to represent their football team. Kim spent one semester at the university before returning to Korea to take up a job as a reporter for The Dong-a Ilbo. Although he initially enjoyed his new work as a journalist, Kim missed playing football and by 1938 he had joined up with the newly former Boseong All-Stars, a side made up of Boseong students both past and present. In 1938 his side finished top of the Korean section of qualifiers for the All Japanese Football Championships, and they went all the way to the final before losing to Kim's old side Waseda University side in a closely contested match.
In 1940, Kim's father came under a great deal of political pressure from the Japanese police, and the family were forced to leave Kyungsung and return to Sinch'ŏn. At that time, Kim was offered the opportunity to join up with Pyeongyang FC in a player-coach capacity to revive the ailing fortunes of the team. Kim and a number of other Boseong All-Stars team members went north to bolster the Pyeongyang squad.
The expansion of Japanese offensives during the Pacific War in 1942 led to the cessation of sporting competitions in the country and Kim's spell at Pyeongyang FC came to an end. The liberation of Korea in 1945 allowed the competitions to begin again, and Kim rejoined the Boseong All-Stars to compete in a special competition at the end of 1945 to celebrate the end of Japanese colonial rule. Kyungsung FC were reformed in 1946 and Kim linked up again with the new team.
The newly formed South Korean government arranged to send a squad to compete at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, and Kim was selected to represent South Korea at the football tournament that year. Kim played in both of Korea's matches, the opening 5-3 victory over Mexico and then the 0-12 quarter-final defeat to Sweden.
Kim became player-coach of the Joseon Industries team immediately after the Olympics tournament, and led that side until the outbreak of the Korean War in 1950. During the war he was involved in several military sides, founding the Army Reserve Academy FC side as player-coach in 1950, and then joining the Republic of Korea Air Force FC in mid-1951. His spell with the Air Force side was a short one as financial constraints brought about the demise of the side, and he joined the 227th Army Transportation Unit side. Kim's decision to retire from the game in 1952 was marked on October 25 that year by a special friendly match between the Korean national team and a Korea University select side which included Kim as a guest member.
International career statistics
| Japan national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1936 | 2 | 0 |
| 1937 | 0 | 0 |
| 1938 | 0 | 0 |
| 1939 | 0 | 0 |
| 1940 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 0 |
Coaching career
After retiring from playing in 1952, Kim was selected to lead South Korea when they participated in the FIFA World Cup finals for the first time in 1954. Kim's side endured a torrid time in Switzerland, losing 0-9 in their opening match to Hungary before going down 0-7 in the second game against Turkey. Kim led the national team on three separate occasions, and was on the coaching staff when Korea won the 1960 AFC Asian Cup. Domestically he had brief spells as manager of Yangzee FC, Trust Bank and Hallelujah.
Honours
- South Korea Order of Sport Merit (fierce tiger medal) (Hangul:대한민국 체육훈장 맹호장) - 1985
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