Kim Eun-jung (footballer)

Kim Eun-jung

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-04-08) 8 April 1979
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	striker
Club information
Current team	Tubize (Coach)
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)
National team
1997–1999	South Korea U-20	11	(7)
1999–2002	South Korea U-23	9	(4)
1998–2004	South Korea	15	(5)
Teams managed
2015–	Tubize (Coach/Scout)
2017	Tubize (Caretaker)
Honours Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 2002 Busan Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Kim Eun-jung (Hangul: 김은중; born 8 April 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently a coach at Tubize after joining the team in 2015 as a youth scout.^[1]

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.

Club career

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 statistics

National team statistics

International Caps

^[4]

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

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
4 December 1998	Bangkok	Vietnam	1 goal	4–0	1998 Asian Games
5 April 2000	Seoul	Laos	3 goals	9–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 June 2004	Daegu	Turkey	1 goal	2–1	Friendly match

Honors

Club

Daejeon Citizen

• Korean FA Cup winner (1): 2001
• Korean Super Cup runner-up (1): 2002

FC Seoul

• K League runner-up (1): 2008
• Korean League Cup
  • Winner (1): 2006
  • Runner-up (1): 2007

Jeju United

• K League runner-up (1): 2010

Pohang Steelers

• K League winner (1): 2013

Individual

• 2001 Korean FA Cup Top scorer
• 2001 Korean FA Cup Most Valuable Player
• 2002 Order of Sport Merit – Fierce Tager (Hangul: 맹호장))
• 2004 K League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
• 2006 K League Best XI (forward)
• 2010 K League Best XI (forward)
• 2010 K League Most Valuable Player

National team

• Asian Games Bronze medalist : 2002

See also

• List of K League 40-40 club members

References

External links

• Kim Eun-jung – K League stats at kleague.com
  
• Kim Eun-jung – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Kim Eun-jung – FIFA competition record
• Kim Eun-jung at National-Football-Teams.com

Awards
Preceded by Lee Dong-gook	K League Most Valuable Player 2010	Succeeded by Lee Dong-gook
Sporting positions
Preceded by Cho Yong-hyung	Jeju United captain 2010–2011	Succeeded by Choi Won-kwon
Preceded by Lee Eul-yong	Gangwon FC captain 2012	Succeeded by Jeon Jae-ho

South Korea squad – 2004 AFC Asian Cup
1 Lee Woon-jae (c) 2 Park Jin-seop 3 Park Jae-hong 4 Choi Jin-cheul 5 Kim Nam-il 7 Kim Tae-young 9 Seol Ki-hyeon 10 Hyun Young-min 12 Lee Young-pyo 13 Lee Eul-yong 14 Chung Kyung-ho 15 Lee Min-sung 16 Cha Du-ri 17 Kim Jung-kyum 18 Kim Eun-jung 19 Ahn Jung-hwan 20 Lee Dong-gook 21 Park Ji-sung 23 Kim Yong-dae 25 Park Yo-seb 28 Kim Jin-kyu 30 Cha Gi-suk Coach: Bonfrere