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Kim Jin-kyu
Personal information
Full name Kim Jin-Kyu(김진규)
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Team information
Current team
 FC Seoul
Number 20
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 29 2008[1]

Kim Jin-Kyu (Korean: 김진규 Hanja: 金珍圭) (born February 16, 1985) is a South Korean football player, who has gained reputation as a defender who is also capable of scoring.[2] He currently plays for the K-League team Chunnam Dragons.

Career

He began playing football during 4th grade at elementary school influenced by his older brother. After graduating from Andong High School, he headed straight to K-league instead of playing for a university. During his days at Chunnam Dragons, he set a record by becoming the youngest player to score a goal in his team. He later transferred to Júbilo Iwata in 2005.

He gained praise and notoriety during East Asian Games which was held during December 2005. The Chinese coach at that time had pledged to end Koreaphobia by winning the match against Korea. The Chinese scored the first goal in the first half, but Kim saved the Koreans from loss against China by scoring an equaliser.[3] While the Koreans finished last in the competition, and the game against China was a struggle, his goal helped Korea continue Koreaphobia.[4]

In 2006, he was selected to represent South Korea in FIFA World Cup. This time, however, his performance was below expectations when he played for Korea against Switzerland.[5]

Kim returned to Chunnam Dragons in January 2007 amid rumours he will return to South Korea by playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings. The reason was to keep his promise with coach Hu Chung-Moo, who wanted him to play for Chunnam when he comes back to his homeland despite becoming a star footballer after leaving Chunnam. Kim says, "I couldn't turn my back on someone who helped me during a difficult time."[6]

Kim was selected to be the captain of the Korean team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kim stated he will no longer free kick during the game.[7]

Criticism

He has been criticized for his hot temper and unprofessional behavior. During Asian Cup 2004, he received a red card for flipping the bird against an Iranian player during Korea's match against Iran national football team, and was suspended for two games.[8]

He was also met with criticism for his performance after South Korea failed to advance to the round of 16 in the 2006 World Cup for his lack of aggressiveness when it has been revealed that he had never used tackles during the matches despite his position as a defender.[9]

References

  1. ^ KFA 축구자료실 국내선수통산 A매치
  2. ^ '수비수' 김진규 또 프리킥골
  3. ^ 공한증, 한중축구 성장의 원동력
  4. ^ '초라한 꼴찌'… 궁지에 몰린 본프레레
  5. ^ 한국축구 너무 얌전했다
  6. ^ 김진규, 의리의 전남 복귀
  7. ^ '캐논슈터' 김진규, 프리킥 포기 선언 "왜?"
  8. ^ 대표팀 김진규, 본프레레호 승선…김태영 대신 몰디브戰출전
  9. ^ 한국축구 너무 얌전했다

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