Kim Jung-woo

Kim Jung-woo,金正友

Personal information
Date of birth	(1982-05-09) 9 May 1982 (age 39)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2002	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2005	Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i	75	(1)
2006–2007	Nagoya Grampus Eight	52	(7)
2008–2011	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma	52	(7)
2010–2011	→ Sangju Sangmu (army)	40	(18)
2012–2014	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors	41	(5)
2013–2014	→ Al Sharjah (loan)	21	(1)
2014–2015	Baniyas	6	(0)
2016–2017	BEC Tero Sasana	3	(0)
Total		288	(39)
National team‡
2000	South Korea U-20	2	(0)
2003–2010	South Korea U-23	40	(3)
2003–2012	South Korea	71	(6)
Honours Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 August 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 August 2012

Kim Jung-woo (Korean: 김정우,金正友, born 9 May 1982), is a South Korean football player.^[1]

Club career[]

He started off his career playing for Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i, and then had a spell playing with at Nagoya Grampus Eight of the Japanese J1 League.

Kim joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma of the K-League in March 2008. In November 2009, he joined Sangju Sangmu Phoenix for military duty. On 22 September 2011, he returned to his former club Seongnam on being discharged from military service.

In January 2012, Kim moved to the league rivals Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a three-year deal for a domestic record fee. He was loaned out to the UAE Arabian Gulf League side Al Sharjah in August 2013.^[2]

In 2016 Kim signed for Thai club BEC Tero Sasana on a free transfer for the 2016 season.^[3] However, in only the fourth match of the season in a game against Muangthong United Kim suffered an anterior cruciate ligament injury which ruled him out for the next 6 months.^[4]

International career[]

He was part of the South Korea football team in 2004 Summer Olympics, who finished second in Group A, making it through to the next round, before being defeated by silver medal winners Paraguay.

He represented South Korea in the 2007 Asian Cup. He scored Korea's winning goal against Indonesia and converted the decisive spot-kick in Korea's quarter-final penalty shootout victory over Iran. However, his penalty miss in the shootout against Iraq meant that South Korea went out in the semi-finals stage.

In the 2010 World Cup, Kim Jung Woo played a pivotal role as a holding midfielder for the South Korean team's advance to the round of sixteen. Despite rising interests from European clubs, he left to continue serving his country in Gwangju Sangmu.

On March 22, 2019, Kim Jung-woo retired through an official retirement ceremony before the match between South Korea and Bolivia at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.^[5]

In november 2021 Kim has signed with DH Entertainment.^[6]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 2 May 2013

International[]

^[7]

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	18 July 2007	Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1–0	1–0	2007 AFC Asian Cup
2.	4 February 2009	Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Bahrain	1–1	2–2	Friendly match
3.	9 January 2010	Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Zambia	1–2	2–4	Friendly match
4.	7 February 2010	National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan	Hong Kong	1–0	5–0	2010 EAFF Championship
5.	25 March 2011	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Honduras	2–0	4–0	Friendly match
6.	2 September 2011	Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea	Lebanon	5–0	6–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

External links[]

• Kim Jung-woo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• National Team Player Record (in Korean)
• Kim Jung-woo – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Kim Jung-woo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kim Jung-woo at J.League (in Japanese)