Kim Do-hoon (; 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.
Club career Kim played as a striker for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Japanese club Vissel Kobe during his professional career. He is the top goalscorer at the 2004 AFC Champions League, and the third player to win the K League Top Scorer Award twice.
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. As a result of his goal, South Korea became the first Asian nation to defeat Brazil.
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. He performed the role of assistant coach at Seongnam until Hak-bum's successor, Shin Tae-yong, left from the club in 2012. 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. 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.
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.
Ulsan Hyundai
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. 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.
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. 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.
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 competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotal Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsSangmu FC (draft)1993Semipro League????——????1994Semipro League????——????Total????——????Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors1995K League186—73——2591996K League166??64——22101997K League93??51——1442000K League2012??73——27152001K League268??97??1036152002K League228??82??—3010Total11143??4220??1015463Vissel Kobe (loan)1998J1 League33172200——35191999J1 League25100020——2710Total58272220——6229Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2003K League4028?(3)—?(3)—40282004K League235??95?(9)1033102005K League209??124——3213Total8342??219??1010551Career total252112226529??20321143
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Korea199451199532199614719971261998801999412000202001832002622003108Career total7230
Results list South Korea's goal tally first. +List of international goals scored by Kim Do-hoonNo. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition1 13 September 1994 Seoul, South Korea 1 1–0 2–0 Friendly2 5 June 1995 Suwon, South Korea 6 1–0 1–0 1995 Korea Cup3 10 June 1995 Seoul, South Korea 7 2–2 2–3 1995 Korea Cup4 19 March 1996 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 10 1–0 2–3 1996 Dubai Tournament5 30 April 1996 Tel Aviv, Israel 13 1–0 5–4 Friendly6 5 August 1996 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 14 4–0 9–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification7 8 August 1996 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 15 2–0 4–0 1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification8 23 November 1996 Suwon, South Korea 17 3–1 4–1 Friendly9 7 December 1996 Abu Dhabi, United Arad Emirates 20 1–0 4–2 1996 AFC Asian Cup10 16 December 1996 Dubai, United Arab Emirates 22 1–0 2–6 1996 AFC Asian Cup11 18 January 1997 Melbourne, Australia 23 1–0 1–0 1997 Opus Tournament1224 August 1997Daegu, South Korea281–04–1Friendly133–1 14 18 October 1997 Tashkent, Uzbekistan 32 5–1 5–1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification159 November 1997Abu Dhabi, United Arad Emirates342–03–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification163–1 17 28 March 1999 Seoul, South Korea 43 1–0 1–0 Friendly18 24 January 2001 Hong Kong 49 2–2 2–3 2001 Lunar New Year Cup19 24 April 2001 Cairo, Egypt 52 1–0 1–0 2001 LG Cup20 16 September 2001 Busan, South Korea 55 1–0 2–1 Friendly21 2 February 2002 Pasadena, United States 60 1–0 1–2 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup22 13 February 2002 Montevideo, Uruguay 61 1–1 1–2 Friendly23 25 September 2003 Incheon, South Korea 63 3–0 5–0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification2429 September 2003Incheon, South Korea6512–016–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification2514–02615–0 2724 October 2003Muscat, Oman683–07–02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification284–0295–0 30 4 December 2003 Tokyo, Japan 70 2–1 3–1 2003 EAFF Championship
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordIncheon United13 January 201530 September 2016Ulsan Hyundai21 November 201620 December 2020Lion City Sailors21 May 202111 August 2022South Korea (caretaker)20 May 202411 June 2024Career total
Honours Player Yonsei University Korean President's Cup: 1989
Sangmu FC Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1994
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Korean FA Cup: 2000 Asian Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 2001–02
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma K League 1: 2003 Korean League Cup: 2004 A3 Champions Cup: 2004 AFC Champions League runner-up: 2004
South Korea B Summer Universiade silver medal: 1993 East Asian Games: 1993
South Korea EAFF Championship: 2003
Individual Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) top goalscorer: 1994 K League All-Star: 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 K League 1 top goalscorer: 2000, 2003 K League 1 Best XI: 2000, 2003 Korean League Cup top goalscorer: 2001 K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2003 A3 Champions Cup Most Valuable Player: 2004 A3 Champions Cup top goalscorer: 2004 AFC Champions League top goalscorer: 2004
Manager Incheon United Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2015
Ulsan Hyundai Korean FA Cup: 2017 AFC Champions League: 2020
Lion City Sailors Singapore Premier League: 2021 Singapore Community Shield: 2022
Individual K League Manager of the Month: September 2017, July 2019, July 2020 Singapore Premier League Coach of the Month: September 2021, April 2022
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