Kim Hyun-seok (footballer)

Kim Hyun-seok

Personal information
Full name	Kim Hyun-seok
Date of birth	(1967-05-05) 5 May 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth	Samcheok, Gangwon, South Korea
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker, defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Jeonnam Dragons (manager)
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1989	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1999	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	218	(69)
1993–1994	→ Sangmu FC (draft)
2000	Verdy Kawasaki	25	(16)
2001–2003	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	70	(9)
Total		313	(94)
International career
1989	South Korea B
1990–1999	South Korea	23	(5)
Managerial career
2011–2012	Ulsan Hyundai (assistant)
2013	Ulsan WFC
2018–2021	University of Ulsan
2024	Chungnam Asan
2025–	Jeonnam Dragons
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim .

Kim Hyun-seok (born 5 May 1967) is a South Korean football manager and former player who mostly played as a striker for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i. He had 111 goals and 54 assists while playing for Ulsan in 373 K League matches including Korean League Cup matches. He is the current manager of K League 2 club Jeonnam Dragons.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[1]

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	1990	K League	28	5	—		—		—		—		28	5
	1991	K League	39	14	—		—		—		—		39	14
	1992	K League	29	9	—		8	4	—		—		37	13
	1993	K League	11	1	—		0	0	—		—		11	1
	1995	K League	26	12	—		7	6	—		—		33	18
	1996	K League	27	8			7	1	[a]		2 [b]	1	36	10
	1997	K League	17	9			13	4	[c]		—		30	13
	1998	K League	14	4			19	12	—		4 [b]	1	37	17
	1999	K League	27	7			9	1	—		—		36	8
	Total		218	69			63	28			6	2	287	99
Verdy Kawasaki	2000	J1 League	25	16	0	0	4	1	—		—		29	17
Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	2001	K League	25	6			6	0	—		—		31	6
	2002	K League	25	3			10	3	—		—		35	6
	2003	K League	20	0			—		—		—		20	0
	Total		70	9			16	3	—		—		86	12
Career total			313	94			83	32			6	2	402	128

1. Appearance(s) in Asian Cup Winners' Cup
2. Appearances in K League Championship
3. Appearance(s) in Asian Club Championship

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year ^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1990	2	0
	1991	4	0
	1992	2	0
	1993	5	1
	1994	3	1
	1995	3	0
	1996	4	3
Total		23	5

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Kim Hyun-seok

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	9 March 1993	Vancouver, Canada	Canada	2–0	2–0	Friendly
2	1 May 1994	Seoul, South Korea	Cameroon	1–1	2–2	Friendly
3	5 August 1996	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	Guam	3–0	9–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4				5–0
5				8–0

Honours

Yonsei University

• Korean President's Cup: 1989 ^[3]
• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1987

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

• K League 1: 1996
• Korean League Cup: 1995, 1998
• Korean FA Cup runner-up: 1998

South Korea

• Dynasty Cup: 1990

Individual

• K League All-Star: 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003 ^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]}
• K League 1 Best XI: 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 ^{[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]}
• K League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player: 1992 ^[17]
• Korean League Cup top goalscorer: 1995, 1998 ^{[18] [19]}
• K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1996 ^[14]
• K League 1 top goalscorer: 1997 ^[15]

References

1. Kim Hyun-seok – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
2. Kim Hyun-seok at National-Football-Teams.com
3. 연세대 9년만에 정상 되찾아. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 30 March 1989. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
4. 프로축구올스타전 10일 오후 동대문運서. Naver (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 5 November 1991. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
5. 프로축구 올스타戰 오늘 동대문구장서. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 July 1992. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
6. 프로축구 올스타전. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 29 November 1997. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
7. 프로축구 올스타전. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
8. 신세대 축구스타 잠실벌서 뜬다. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
9. 고종수 프로축구 올스타 최다득표 (in Korean). SBS. 1 August 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
10. [프로축구]이관우 K리그 별중의 별…올스타 팬투표 최다득표 (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. 4 August 2003. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
11. 鄭(정)용환 MVP·모범상 "2冠(관)늠름" 기자단투표 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 4 November 1991.
12. 올 최우수선수 홍명보. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 6 December 1992.
13. 신태용 올 축구 황금발. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 24 November 1995.
14. 프로축구 MVP 김현석 뽑혀. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 30 November 1996.
15. 프로축구 김주성 MVP 신진원 신인왕. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. 20 November 1997.
16. 고종수 MVP 베스트11 뽑혀'겹경사'이동국은 신인왕. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 January 1999.
17. 현대 김현석 혼자 2골기록 프로축구 올스타 백팀승리. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 23 July 1992. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
18. 김현석 득점왕 등극. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 23 April 1995. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
19. "South Korea 1998". RSSSF. 23 March 2003. Retrieved 15 December 2021.

External links

• Kim Hyun-seok at KFA (in Korean)
• Kim Hyun-seok – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
• Kim Hyun-seok – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Kim Hyun-seok at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kim Hyun-seok at J.League ( archive ) (in Japanese)