Kim Jin-Kyu

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Personal information
Kim Jin-Kyu
Full name	Kim Jin-Kyu
Date of birth	16 February 1985
Place of birth	Andong, South Korea
Height	184cm
Position	defender
Club information
Current club	Jubilo Iwata
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (goals)
2003-04 2005-	Chunnam Dragons Jubilo Iwata	26 (2) 32 (1)
National team**
2004-	Korea Republic	26 (3)
* Professional club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 June 2006. ** National team caps and goals correct as of 29 June 2006.

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.^[1] He currently plays for the J. League team Jubilo Iwata.

1 Career
2 Criticism
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Career

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 Jubilo 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 humiliating loss against China by scoring an equaliser.^[2] While the Koreans finished last in the competition, and the game against China was a struggle, his goal helped Korea continue Koreaphobia.^[3]

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.^[4]

[edit] 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.^[5]

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.^[6] Not long after, he faced angry detractors, mostly because Korea lost, once again when he left a comment at Lee Ho's cyworld that states, "You~ me~ We're going to be hated until we stop playing football~ Let's not care~ Congratulations, friend~ At least we tried our best" (니나∼나나∼축구 그만둘 때까지 욕먹겠다∼신경쓰지 말자∼수고했다 칭구야∼∼열심히 했자나), later causing Lee to close his website. ^[7]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

Kim's Profile at Jubilo Iwata

	South Korea squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Lee Woon‑Jae \| 2 Kim Young‑Chul \| 3 Kim Dong‑Jin \| 4 Choi Jin‑Cheul \| 5 Kim Nam‑Il \| 6 Kim Jin‑Kyu \| 7 Park Ji‑Sung \| 8 Kim Doo‑Hyun \| 9 Ahn Jung‑Hwan \| 10 Park Chu‑Young \| 11 Seol Ki‑Hyeon \| 12 Lee Young‑Pyo \| 13 Lee Eul‑Yong \| 14 Lee Chun‑Soo \| 15 Baek Ji‑Hoon \| 16 Chung Kyung‑Ho \| 17 Lee Ho \| 18 Kim Sang‑Sik \| 19 Cho Jae‑Jin \| 20 Kim Yong‑Dae \| 21 Kim Young‑Kwang \| 22 Song Chong‑Gug \| 23 Cho Won‑Hee \| Coach: Advocaat