Kim Dong-hyun (footballer, born 1984)

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Kim Dong-hyun
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-05-20) 20 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Busan, South Korea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Hanyang University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003 Oita Trinita 1 (0)
2004–2005 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 41 (7)
2005–2006 Braga 13 (1)
2006 → Rubin Kazan (loan) 4 (1)
2007–2008 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 46 (6)
2009–2011 Gyeongnam FC 12 (1)
2010–2011 → Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (draft) 22 (3)
Total139(19)
International career
2002–2003 South Korea U20 23 [α] (10)
2003–2006 South Korea U23 13 [β] (3)
2004–2006 South Korea 6 (1)
Medal record
Representing Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Youth Championship
Winner 2002 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Dong-hyun (born 20 May 1984) is a former South Korean footballer. He was banned from all football-related activities because of his involvement in match fixing.

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Playing career

Nicknamed the "Korean Vieri", Kim was expected to became a main member of the next generation at the South Korea national team after leading the national under-20 team to the AFC Youth Championship title in 2002. [2] He had dropped out of university to join J1 League club Oita Trinita in 2003, but was not regarded as a regular at the club. [3] He joined K League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings after being released from Oita in 2004. [3] He had 10 goals and 6 assists in 55 matches for two years, helping Suwon win a K League title and a Korean League Cup title. [4] He received an offer from Primeira Liga club Braga in December 2005. [4] He made 13 appearances at 2005–06 Primeira Liga and scored a goal against Rio Ave. [5] His performance dissatisfied Braga, [6] and he returned to K League the next year after being on loan to Russian club Rubin Kazan for half a year. [7] He played at Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma for two years, but continuously did not make an impression. [8] Released by Seongnam, he moved to Gyeongnam FC in 2009 and enlisted in military team Sangju Sangmu Phoenix the next year. [8] [9]

On 1 June 2011, Kim was arrested on charges of accepting bribes from brokers and attempting to fix their games in the middle of his mandatory military service at Sangmu. [10] He was in the center of the 2011 South Korean football match-fixing scandal, introducing brokers to other players. [11] On 17 June 2011, his activity as a footballer was banned by the K League Federation. [12]

Personal life

On 25 May 2012, Kim and former baseball player Yun Chan-soo kidnapped a woman and stole her car. [13] On 17 January 2013, Kim was sentenced to three years in prison. [13]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [14] [15]
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oita Trinita 2003 J1 League 100000—10
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2004 K League 2430021—264
2005 K League1743012261387
Total41730143616411
Braga 2005–06 Primeira Liga 13110—00141
Rubin Kazan (loan) 2006 Russian Premier League 4100—2061
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 2007 K League25510101053710
2008 K League2113093—334
Total466401031057014
Gyeongnam FC 2009 K League1210030—151
Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (draft) 2010 K League1633130—224
2011 K League601042—112
Total2234172—336
Career total1391912134818620334

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [15]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 200410
200530
200621
Career total61
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Dong-hyun
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 October 2006 Seoul, South KoreaFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–21–3 Friendly

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

South Korea U20

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes one appearance and one goal against another KFA team. [1]
  2. ↑ Includes one appearance against non-national team. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kim Dong-hyun" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  2. ↑ ‘한국의 비에리’ 김동현의 끝없는 추락 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 [프로축구]김동현 수원 입단…계약금 3억원 연봉 2000만원. The Dong-a Ilbo. 19 December 2003. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 수원삼성 김동현, 포르투갈 간다 (in Korean). Kyeonggi Ilbo. 12 December 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Dong-Hyun Kim » Primeira Liga 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  6. ↑ 수원 삼성의 김동현이 포르투갈에서 다시 러시아 카잔으로 이적 (in Korean). Buy Russia. 2 September 2006. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sporting Clube de Braga - Futebol SAD announces the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2006/2007" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Portuguese Securities Market Commission. 15 August 2008. p. 14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 경남, 성남서 공격수 김동현 영입 (in Korean). KBS. 29 January 2009.
  9. ↑ 김정우-김동현 등 20명, 상무 입대 확정 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 24 November 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  10. ↑ 군검찰, '프로축구 승부조작' 김동현 영장 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  11. ↑ 프로축구 승부조작 김동현은 '브로커의 브로커' (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  12. ↑ 프로연맹, 승부조작 선수 10명에 K리그 선수자격 영구박탈 '징계'. Naver (in Korean). Mydaily. 17 June 2011. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
  13. 1 2 '특수강도' 김동현 법정구속 결정…윤찬수도 집유3년 선고 (in Korean). Aju Business Daily. 17 January 2013. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  14. ↑ Kim Dong-hyun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean) OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. 1 2 "Kim Dong-hyun". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
  16. 1 2 [축구]김동현-정조국 ‘희망 쌍두마차’…亞청소년축구 정상 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 November 2002. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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