Kim Do-hoon

For other people named Kim Do-hoon, see Kim Do-hoon (disambiguation).

Kim Do-hoon (Korean: 김도훈; Hanja: 金度勳; born 21 July 1970) is a South Korean professional football manager and former player. He played for the South Korean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

Kim Do-hoon

Kim in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-07-21) 21 July 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–1992	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1993–1994	Sangmu FC (draft)
1995–2002	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	111	(43)
1998–1999	→ Vissel Kobe (loan)	58	(27)
2003–2005	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	83	(42)
Total		252	(112)
International career
1991–2000	South Korea U23	7[lower-greek 1]	(1)
1993	South Korea B
1994–2003	South Korea	72	(30)
Managerial career
2006–2012	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma (assistant)
2014	South Korea U20 (assistant)
2015–2016	Incheon United
2016–2020	Ulsan Hyundai
2021–2022	Lion City Sailors
2024	South Korea (caretaker)
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea Summer Universiade 1993 Buffalo Team[1] EAFF Championship 2003 Japan Team East Asian Games 1993 Shanghai Team[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Do-hoon
Hangul	김도훈
Hanja	金度勳
Revised Romanization	Gim Dohun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Tohun

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Club career

Kim played as a forward for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Japanese club Vissel Kobe during his professional career. He is the first-ever South Korean player to become the top goalscorer at the AFC Champions League. He is also the third player to win the K League Top Scorer Award twice.^[3]

International career

On 13 September 1994, Kim scored his first international goal against Ukraine in a 2–0 friendly win.

On 28 March 1999, Kim scored the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win over Brazil.^[4] As a result of his goal, South Korea became the first and only Asian nation to defeat Brazil.^[5]

On 29 September 2003, Kim scored his first international hat-trick in a 16–0 thrashing victory against Nepal during the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. On 24 October 2003, he would then scored his second hat-trick in the reverse fixtures against the same opponent in a 7–0 win.

Coaching career

Kim became the assistant coach of Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma under manager Kim Hak-bum straight after retiring as a player in 2005.^[6][7] He performed the role of assistant coach at Seongnam until Hak-bum's successor, Shin Tae-yong, left from the club in 2012.^[8] He helped Seongnam win the 2006 K League, the 2010 AFC Champions League and the 2011 Korean FA Cup while spending his coaching career at Seongnam.

Kim worked as a coach at Gangwon FC with his mentor Hak-bum and assistant coach Kim Hyung-yul in 2013.^[6][9] After leaving from Gangwon with them, Kim was appointed as the assistant coach of South Korea national under-20 team by Korea Football Association (KFA) in 2014.^[10]

Managerial career

Incheon United

On 13 January 2015, Kim was appointed the manager of Incheon United. He made his managerial debut in a 1–1 draw with FC Seoul on 12 April. During his first season as a manager, Incheon reached the Korean FA Cup final for the first time in their history. However, he resigned from his post on 31 August 2016 due to his poor results until the middle of his second season.^[11]

Ulsan Hyundai

Kim managing Ulsan Hyundai in the 2020 AFC Champions League final.

On 21 November 2016, Ulsan Hyundai appointed Kim as their manager. He guided Ulsan to their first FA Cup title and second Champions League title in their history, winning the 2017 Korean FA Cup and the 2020 AFC Champions League.^[12] Despite these outcomes, he resigned from the club just after winning the Champions League to take responsibility for failing to bring a K League 1 title for four years.^[13]

Lion City Sailors

On 18 May 2021, Kim was appointed to manage Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors on a two-and-a-half-year contract. During his maiden season, he led the Sailors to win the 2021 Singapore Premier League title.^[14][15] He also guided the Sailors to win the 2022 Singapore Community Shield in his second season in charge.

On 24 July 2022, he headbutted Tampines Rovers assistant coach Mustafic Fahrudin near the end of a game. On 11 August 2022, Kim resigned after he received a three-match suspension for his forceful outburst.^[16][17]

South Korea

On 20 May 2024, Kim was appointed the caretaker manager of South Korea national team by KFA for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June against Singapore and China.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sangmu FC (draft)	1993	Semipro League	?	?	?[lower-alpha 1]	?	—		—		?[lower-alpha 2]	?	?	?
	1994	Semipro League	?	?	?[lower-alpha 1]	?	—		—		?[lower-alpha 2]	?	?	?
	Total		?	?	?	?	—		—		?	?	?	?
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	1995	K League	18	6	—		7	3	—		—		25	9
	1996	K League	16	6	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	6	4	—		—		22	10
	1997	K League	9	3	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	5	1	—		—		14	4
	2000	K League	20	12	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	7	3	—		—		27	15
	2001	K League	26	8	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	9	7	?[lower-alpha 4]	?	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	36	15
	2002	K League	22	8	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	8	2	?[lower-alpha 4]	?	—		30	10
	Total		111	43	?	?	42	20	?	?	1	0	154	63
Vissel Kobe (loan)	1998	J1 League	33	17	2	2	0	0	—		—		35	19
	1999	J1 League	25	10	0	0	2	0	—		—		27	10
	Total		58	27	2	2	2	0	—		—		62	29
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	2003	K League	40	28	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	—		?[lower-alpha 6]	?	—		40	28
	2004	K League	23	5	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	9	5	?[lower-alpha 6]	(9)	1[lower-alpha 5]	0	33	10
	2005	K League	20	9	?[lower-alpha 3]	?	12	4	—		—		32	13
	Total		83	42	?	?	21	9	?	?	1	0	105	51
Career total			252	112	2	2	65	29	?	?	2	0	321	143

1. Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
2. Appearance(s) in Korean President's Cup
3. Appearance(s) in Korean FA Cup
4. Appearance(s) in Asian Cup Winners' Cup
5. Appearance in Korean Super Cup
6. Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[18][19]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1994	5	1
	1995	3	2
	1996	14	7
	1997	12	6
	1998	8	0
	1999	4	1
	2000	2	0
	2001	8	3
	2002	6	2
	2003	10	8
Career total		72	30

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Kim Do-hoon

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	13 September 1994	Seoul, South Korea	1	Ukraine	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	5 June 1995	Suwon, South Korea	6	Costa Rica	1–0	1–0	1995 Korea Cup
3	10 June 1995	Seoul, South Korea	7	Zambia	2–2	2–3	1995 Korea Cup
4	19 March 1996	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	10	United Arab Emirates	1–0	2–3	1996 Dubai Tournament
5	30 April 1996	Tel Aviv, Israel	13	Israel	1–0	5–4	Friendly
6	5 August 1996	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	14	Guam	4–0	9–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7	8 August 1996	Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam	15	Chinese Taipei	2–0	4–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8	23 November 1996	Suwon, South Korea	17	Colombia	3–1	4–1	Friendly
9	7 December 1996	Abu Dhabi, United Arad Emirates	20	Indonesia	1–0	4–2	1996 AFC Asian Cup
10	16 December 1996	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	22	Iran	1–0	2–6	1996 AFC Asian Cup
11	18 January 1997	Melbourne, Australia	23	Norway	1–0	1–0	1997 Opus Tournament
12	24 August 1997	Daegu, South Korea	28	Tajikistan	1–0	4–1	Friendly
13					3–1
14	18 October 1997	Tashkent, Uzbekistan	32	Uzbekistan	5–1	5–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
15	9 November 1997	Abu Dhabi, United Arad Emirates	34	United Arab Emirates	2–0	3–1	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
16					3–1
17	28 March 1999	Seoul, South Korea	43	Brazil	1–0	1–0	Friendly
18	24 January 2001	Hong Kong	49	Norway	2–2	2–3	2001 Lunar New Year Cup
19	24 April 2001	Cairo, Egypt	52	Iran	1–0	1–0	2001 LG Cup
20	16 September 2001	Busan, South Korea	55	Nigeria	1–0	2–1	Friendly
21	2 February 2002	Pasadena, United States	60	Canada	1–0	1–2	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
22	13 February 2002	Montevideo, Uruguay	61	Uruguay	1–1	1–2	Friendly
23	25 September 2003	Incheon, South Korea	63	Vietnam	3–0	5–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
24	29 September 2003	Incheon, South Korea	65	Nepal	12–0	16–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
25					14–0
26					15–0
27	24 October 2003	Muscat, Oman	68	Nepal	3–0	7–0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
28					4–0
29					5–0
30	4 December 2003	Tokyo, Japan	70	Hong Kong	2–1	3–1	2003 EAFF Championship

Managerial statistics

As of 11 June 2024

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	Win %
Incheon United	13 January 2015	30 September 2016	71	26	19	26	036.62
Ulsan Hyundai	21 November 2016	20 December 2020	193	106	48	39	054.92
Lion City Sailors	21 May 2021	11 August 2022	36	22	8	6	061.11
South Korea	20 May 2024	Present	2	2	0	0	100.00
Total			302	156	75	71	051.66

Honours

Player

Yonsei University

• Korean President's Cup: 1989^[20]

Sangmu FC

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1994^[21]

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

• Korean FA Cup: 2000^[20]
• Asian Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 2001–02^[22]

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

• K League 1: 2003^[21]
• Korean League Cup: 2004^[20]
• A3 Champions Cup: 2004^[23]
• AFC Champions League runner-up: 2004^[24]

South Korea B

• Summer Universiade silver medal: 1993^[1]
• East Asian Games: 1993^[25]

South Korea

• EAFF Championship: 2003^[26]

Individual

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) top goalscorer: 1994^[27]
• K League All-Star: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005^{[28][29][30][31][32][33][34]}
• K League 1 top goalscorer: 2000, 2003^[35][36]
• K League 1 Best XI: 2000, 2003^[35][36]
• Korean League Cup top goalscorer: 2001^[37]
• K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2003^[36]
• A3 Champions Cup Most Valuable Player: 2004^[23]
• A3 Champions Cup top goalscorer: 2004^[23]
• AFC Champions League top goalscorer: 2004^[38]

Manager

Incheon United

• Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2015^[20]

Ulsan Hyundai

• Korean FA Cup: 2017^[20]
• AFC Champions League: 2020

Lion City Sailors

• Singapore Premier League: 2021^[15]
• Singapore Community Shield: 2022

Individual

• K League Manager of the Month: September 2017, July 2019, July 2020^[39][40]
• Singapore Premier League Coach of the Month: September 2021, April 2022^[41][42]

Notes

1. Includes three appearances against non-national team, and four appearances and one goal as an overage player (three appearances in Summer Olympics, one appearance and one goal in friendlies).

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External links

• Kim Do-hoon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Kim Do-hoon – National team stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Kim Do-hoon – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Kim Do-hoon at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kim Do-hoon at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)