Kim Dong-Jin

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Kim Dong-Jin

Personal information
Full name	Kim Dong-Jin
Date of birth	29 January 1982 (1982-01-29)
Place of birth	Dongducheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position	Left back
Club information
Current club	Hangzhou Greentown
Number	3
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2006	Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul	99	(12)
2006–2009	Zenit St. Petersburg	68	(3)
2010	Ulsan Hyundai	22	(0)
2011	FC Seoul	9	(1)
2012-	Hangzhou Greentown	0	(0)
National team‡
2003–2004	South Korea U-23	23	(5)
2008	South Korea U-23 (as wild card)	5	(1)
2003–	South Korea	62	(2)
Honours Competitor for South Korea Men's football Asian Games Bronze 2002 Busan Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 November 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 June 2010

Kim Dong-Jin
Hangul	김동진
Hanja	金東進
Revised Romanization	Gim Dong-jin
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Tongjin

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

Kim Dong-Jin (born 29 January 1982 in Dongducheon) is a South Korean footballer who currently plays for Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown as left back. He can also play as a centre back.

Club career

Kim played for FC Seoul (formerly Anyang LG Cheetahs), where he made his professional debut in 2000, and he made 119 league appearances for the K-League club.

On 28 June 2006, he transferred to Zenit Saint Petersburg, following coach Dick Advocaat and Korean teammate Lee Ho. In Zenit, both his performance and reputation grew steadily, making him the key side defender in the starting lineup. He helped Zenit to achieve their first Russian Premier League title and most reputably the UEFA Cup. His outstanding improvement in his club and national team brought his reputation as the best left-back in the current Korean squad. On January 26, 2010 Zenit Saint Petersburg terminated his contract based on results of the medical examinations and fainting spells experienced during practices with the national team.

On 2 February 2010, He moved to K-League side Ulsan Hyundai after another medical check-up that found he was healthy enough to play.

On 24 January 2011, He moved to K-League side FC Seoul.

International career

He was a left midfielder of the South Korean 2004 Olympic football team, and helped Korea finish second in Group A by scoring one goal (against Greece) and two assists (both against Mali), consequently advancing to the next round. However, they were stopped by the silver medalist Paraguay.

In 2004, Kim's performance against Germany while under Johannes Bonfrere secured him the leftback or left midfield position (depending on the formation that was usually 4-3-3 or 3-4-3), which originally belonged to Lee Young-Pyo. However, as Advocaat became the new manager of South Korea in November, 2005, both Lee and Kim had to compete for the position. Since the two players proved to be highly influential to the national team,^{[citation needed]} both players were rotated for the left back position during 2006 FIFA World Cup.

During the 2008 Olympics, he was summoned to join South Korea U-23 squad as a wild card. Despite his solid performance and a winning goal scored in the last game against Honduras, his team was eliminated in the first round.

Club career statistics

As of end of the 2011 season

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2000	Anyang LG Cheetahs	K-League	4	0			3	1	?	?	7	1
2001			5	0			1	0	?	?	6	0
2002			3	0			5	0	?	?	8	0
2003			35	5	1	0	-		-		36	5
2004	FC Seoul	K-League	18	3	2	0	0	0	-		20	3
2005			21	3	2	0	11	0	-		34	3
2006			13	1	1	0	0	0	-		14	1
Russia			League		Russian Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
2006	Zenit St. Petersburg	Russian Premier League	17	0	0	0	-		-		17	0
2007			24	2	3	0	-		8	2	35	4
2008			10	0	1	0	-		4	0	15	0
2009			17	1	0	0	-		3	0	20	1
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2010	Ulsan Hyundai FC	K-League	22	0	1	0	1	0	-		24	0
2011	FC Seoul		9	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	13	1
Total	South Korea		130	13	8	0	21	1	3	0	162	14
	Russia		68	3	4	0	-		15	2	87	5
Career total			198	16	12	0	21	1	18	2	249	19

Honours

Club

• Anyang LG Cheetahs
  • K-League: 2000
  • Korean Super Cup: 2001

• FC Seoul
  • K-League Cup: 2006

• FC Zenit
  • Russian Premier League: 2007
  • Russian Super Cup: 2008
  • Russian Cup: 2010
  • UEFA Cup: 2008
  • UEFA Super Cup: 2008

Individual

• K-League Best XI : 2004
• Russian Premier League Top Players Award : 2007

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 19, 2004	Busan, South Korea	Germany	1	3-1	Friendly match
2.	January 29, 2006	Hong Kong, China	Croatia	1	2-0	2006 Carlsberg Cup

External links

• FC Seoul official website (Korean)
• Kim Dong-Jin at kleague.com
• Kim Dong-Jin at KFA official website
• Kim Dong-Jin – FIFA competition record
• Kim Dong-Jin at National-Football-Teams.com