Kim Jung-woo

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

This article is about a footballer. For the singer Cheonji-yuseong, see Kim Jung-woo (singer).

Kim Jung-woo,金正友
Personal information
Date of birth (1982-05-09) 9 May 1982
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i 75 (1)
2006–2007 Nagoya Grampus Eight 52 (7)
2008–2011 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 52 (7)
2010–2011 → Sangju Sangmu (army) 40 (18)
2012–2014 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 41 (5)
2013–2014 → Al Sharjah (loan) 21 (1)
2014–2015 Baniyas 6 (0)
2016–2017 BEC Tero Sasana 1 (0)
Total 288 (39)
National team‡
2000 South Korea U-20 2 (0)
2003–2010 South Korea U-23 40 (3)
2003–2012 South Korea 71 (6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2013
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2012
Kim Jung-woo
Hangul
김정우
Hanja
金正友
Revised RomanizationGim Jeongu
McCune–ReischauerKim Chŏngu
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Club 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 J1 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]

In 2016 Kim signed for Thai club BEC Tero Sasana on a free transfer for the 2016 season.[2] However, in only the fourth match of the season in a game against Muangthong United Kim suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out for the next 6 months.[3]

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.

On March 22, 2019, Kim Jung-woo retired through an official retirement ceremony before the match between South Korea and Bolivia at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.[4]

Career statistics

Club
As of 2 May 2013
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
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 Grampus EightJ1 League2531040—303
20072741020—304
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2008Seongnam IlhwaK League 12242081—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

[5]

Korea Republic national team
YearAppsGoals
200320
200460
2005110
200660
2007101
200850
200991
2010142
201162
201220
Total716

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 July 2007Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia1–01–02007 AFC Asian Cup
2.4 February 2009Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Bahrain1–12–2Friendly match
3.9 January 2010Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Zambia1–22–4Friendly match
4.7 February 2010National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan Hong Kong1–05–02010 EAFF Championship
5.25 March 2011Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea Honduras2–04–0Friendly match
6.2 September 2011Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea Lebanon5–06–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification
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References
  1. "Sharjah introduce new signing Kim Jung-woo". Pro League Committee. 7 August 2013. Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  2. "Ex-South Korean international midfielder Kim Jung-woo to join Thai club BEC Tero Sasana". Football Channel Asia. 17 February 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
  3. "BEC Tero Sasana midfielder Kim Jung Woo sidelined up to 6 months". Football Channel Asia. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  4. Jae Hyun, Han (20 March 2019). "'남아공 월드컵 16강 주역' 김정우, 볼리비아전에서 은퇴식(Kim Jung-woo, a leading member of the round of 16 at the South Africa World Cup, Retirement from match between South Korea and Bolivia)". sportalkorea.
  5. "Kim Jung-woo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Choi Won-kwon		 Sangju Sangmu Phoenix captain
2011		 Succeeded by
Kim Chi-gon
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