Kim Ji-sung (footballer)

Kim Ji-sung (Korean: 김지성; Hanja: 金智星; 7 November 1924 – 12 November 1982) was a South Korean football midfielder who played for the South Korean national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup.^[4]

Kim Ji-sung

Personal information
Date of birth	(1924-11-07)7 November 1924
Place of birth	Korea, Empire of Japan
Date of death	12 November 1982(1982-11-12) (aged 58)
Place of death	Seoul, South Korea
Position(s)	Midfielder
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1948	Yonhi University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1949–?[1]	Gyeongseong Electricity
?–1960	ROK Army CIC
International career
1949–1958	South Korea	17	(1)
Managerial career
1961–1975[2]	Yonsei University
1962	South Korea U20
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea (as player) AFC Asian Cup 1956 Hong Kong Team Asian Games 1954 Manila Team 1958 Tokyo Team Representing  South Korea (as manager) AFC Youth Championship 1962 Thailand Team[3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Player

ROK Army CIC

• Korean National Championship: 1957, 1959^[5]
• Korean President's Cup: 1956, 1957, 1959^[6]

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup: 1956^[7]
• Asian Games silver medal: 1954, 1958^[8]

Individual

• KASA Best Korean Footballer: 1958^[9]

Manager

Yonsei University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1974^[5]
• Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1961, 1969^[6]

South Korea U20

• AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1962^[10]

References

1. 慈善蹴球戰延期. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 8 October 1949. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
2. 스포츠메모. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 31 July 1975. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
3. 結團式을 거행 亞洲 靑少年蹴球團 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 11 April 1962.
4. "1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland". FIFA. Archived from the original on 25 October 2011. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
5. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea – List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
6. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
7. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
8. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
9. 58年度優秀選手. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 28 December 1958. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
10. Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.

External links

• FIFA profile