Kim Sun-hui

Kim Sun-hui (born 4 April 1972) is a North Korean footballer who played as a defender for the North Korea women's national football team. She was part of the team at the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. A tournament preview on the SoccerTimes.com website described her as: "the heart of the [team's] defense".[1]

Kim Sun-hui

Personal information
Date of birth	(1972-04-04) 4 April 1972
Place of birth	Pyongyang, North Korea
Playing position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Pyongyang City Sports Club
	Wolmido Sports Club
National team
	North Korea
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kim Sun-hui
Chosŏn'gŭl	김순희
Revised Romanization	Kim Sun-hui
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sun-hŭi

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

In February 1999 Kim played for a FIFA World XI in a 2–1 win over the United States, staged to coincide with the FIFA Women's World Cup draw.[2]

North Korea qualified for their first FIFA Women's World Cup when they finished as 1997 AFC Women's Championship runners-up. They upset Japan 1–0 in the semi-final, in which Kim performed a marking job on Homare Sawa. She was praised by Japan's coach Satoshi Miyauchi: "Really skillful and a tremendous player. She's technically good, and she's a strong leader for the defense. She controls the other three defenders." After collecting her second yellow card of the tournament against Japan, she was suspended for North Korea's 2–0 final defeat by China.[3]

At the 1998 Asian Games Kim captained North Korea to a silver medal following a golden goal defeat by China in the final.[4]

References

1. "USA 1999: North Korea". SoccerTimes.com. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
2. "FIFA All-Star Team". Women's Soccer World. Archived from the original on 26 May 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
3. "Korea DPR". Official Program FIFA Women's World Cup USA '99. Pindar Press. p. 51.
4. "Kim Sun Hui". FIFA. Archived from the original on 10 December 2000. Retrieved 27 May 2019.