Kim Jung-woo

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Kim Jung-woo
Personal information
Date of birth9 May 1982
Place of birthSeoul, South Korea
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Playing positionDefensive Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002Korea University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2005Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i75(1)
2006–2007Nagoya Grampus Eight52(7)
2008–2011Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma52(7)
2010–2011→ Sangju Sangmu (army)40(18)
2012–2014Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors41(5)
2013–2014→ Al Sharjah (loan)21(1)
2014–2015Baniyas6(0)
National team
2000South Korea U-202(0)
2003-2004South Korea U-2340(3)
2003–2012South Korea71(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2013.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2012
Kim Jung-woo
Hangul 김정우
Hanja 金正友
Revised Romanization Gim Jeongu
McCune–Reischauer Kim Chŏngu
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Jung-woo (Hangul: 김정우, born 9 May 1982), is a South Korean football player.

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 J-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.[1]

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.

Club career statistics

As of 2 May 2013
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2003Ulsan HyundaiK-League34140--381
20041804000-220
20052301090-330
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2006Nagoya GrampusJ. League Division 12531040-303
20072741020-304
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2008Seongnam IlhwaK-League2242081-325
20092835172-406
2010Sangju Sangmu1932000-213
201121152153-2819
Seongnam Ilhwa20---20
2012Jeonbuk Hyundai33520-50405
20138000-61141
Total South Korea 2083124229611127240
Japan 5272060-607
Career total 2603826235611133247

International career statistics

[2]

Korea Republic national team
YearAppsGoals
200320
200460
2005100
200660
2007101
200850
2009101
2010102
201162
201230
Total686

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
18 July 2007 Indonesia Jakarta  Indonesia 1 goal 1–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup
4 February 2009 United Arab Emirates Dubai  Bahrain 1 goal 2–2 Friendly match
9 January 2010 South Africa Johannesburg  Zambia 1 goal 2–4 Friendly match
7 February 2010 Japan Tokyo  Hong Kong 1 goal 5–0 2010 EAFF Championship
25 March 2011 South Korea Seoul  Honduras 1 goal 4–0 Friendly match
2 September 2011 South Korea Goyang  Lebanon 1 goal 6–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. "Sharjah introduce new signing Kim Jung-woo". Pro League Committee. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. Kim Jung-woo at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Choi Won-kwon
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix captain
2011
Succeeded by
Kim Chi-gon