Kim Nam-il

Kim Nam-il
Kim with Tom Tomsk in 2010
Personal information
Full name Kim Nam-il
Date of birth (1977-05-01) 1 May 1977
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 Hanyang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Jeonnam Dragons 92 (7)
2003 → Feyenoord (loan) 0 (0)
2003 → Excelsior (loan) 8 (0)
2005–2007 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 45 (0)
2008–2009 Vissel Kobe 54 (1)
2010–2011 Tom Tomsk 41 (0)
2012–2013 Incheon United 59 (0)
2014 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 20 (2)
2015 Kyoto Sanga 27 (1)
Total 346 (11)
International career
1996 South Korea U20 4 (1)
1999 South Korea U23 17 (1)
1998–2013 South Korea 98 (2)
Managerial career
2020–2022 Seongnam FC
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
AFC Youth Championship
Winner 1996 South Korea
EAFF Championship
Winner 2008 China
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Kim Nam-il
Hangul
김남일
Hanja
金南一
RRGim Namil
MRKim Namil
In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Nam-il (Korean: 김남일; Hanja: 金南一; born 1 May 1977) is a South Korean football manager and former player. He played as a defensive midfielder for the South Korea national team at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cups.

Early life

Kim began playing football when he was in third grade of elementary school. His decision to play football was initially met with opposition from his parents because of his impressive academic performance, but he continued his football career during his schooldays.[1]

At the 1996 AFC Youth Championship, he played for the South Korea under-20 team, and scored his first international goal against Iran.[2] He was not selected as a participant at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, but was called up for the senior national team for the 1998 Asian Games by manager Huh Jung-moo. He made his senior international debut at the Asian Games.[3]

Playing career

Under manager Guus Hiddink, Kim began to play for the national team in earnest. An unimpressive K League player at the time, he was criticised for his poor basic skills early in his international career. Over time, he became an irreplaceable defensive midfielder skilled at pre-empting opponents' counterattacks in Hiddink's belief. He was nicknamed the "Vacuum cleaner" after showing limitless stamina and relentless tussles.[4] At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, he played all five matches until the quarter-finals. After he quit the tournament due to an ankle injury, South Korea lost to Germany in the semi-finals.[5] After the tournament, he suddenly gained a huge female fan base, and led to sell out tickets for Jeonnam Dragons' matches.[6] The club were also asked to put him on television shows by several broadcasters.[7] South Korean journalists called this phenomenon "Kim Nam-il Syndrome".[8]

In January 2003, Kim joined Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan, and was subleased to their satellite club Excelsior to be tested for five months.[9] However, he returned to South Korea after failing to make a strong impression at Excelsior.[10]

At the 2006 FIFA World Cup, Kim contributed to both South Korea's defense and attack. His long-range passes in matches against Togo and France got a good press.[11][12] He also played for his country at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, but was blamed by his compatriots after conceding a penalty to Nigeria.[13]

Managerial career

Kim started his coaching career at Chinese Super League club Jiangsu Suning in 2016. He joined South Korea's coaching staff for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. After the World Cup, he joined Jeonnam Dragons as a coach.

On 23 December 2019, Kim was appointed as manager of K League 1 club Seongnam FC.[14] On 24 August 2022, he resigned from the club due to poor results.[15]

Personal life

Kim is the youngest of three brothers in his family, and is a close friend of Lee Kwan-woo and Lee Dong-gook.

During his playing career, Kim was known for being extremely private about his personal life.[16] He had kept his relationship and engagement to KBS anchorwoman Kim Bo-min a secret until intense speculation, which involved the media interviewing his own parents, eventually led to them confirming the rumors and revealing that they had been dating for three years.[17][18] The couple legally registered their marriage in June 2007 and had a private ceremony at a hotel that December.[19][20][21] Their son was born in 2008.[22]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jeonnam Dragons 2000 K League 20 0 2 0 10 1 — 32 1
2001 K League 25 0 2 0 0 0 — 27 0
2002 K League 14 0 0 0 1 0 — 15 0
2003 K League 23 6 0 0 — — 23 6
2004 K League 10 1 2 0 0 0 — 12 1
Total 92 7 6 0 11 1 — 109 8
Feyenoord (loan) 2002–03 Eredivisie — — — — —
Excelsior (loan) 2002–03 Eredivisie 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2005 K League 2 0 3 2 4 0 1[a] 0 10 2
2006 K League 23 0 4 0 3 0 — 30 0
2007 K League 20 0 1 0 8 0 — 29 0
Total 45 0 8 2 15 0 1 0 69 2
Vissel Kobe 2008 J1 League 31 1 1 0 1 0 — 33 1
2009 J1 League 23 0 1 0 2 0 — 26 0
Total 54 1 2 0 3 0 — 59 1
Tom Tomsk 2010 Russian Premier League 24 0 1 0 — — 25 0
2011–12 Russian Premier League 17 0 0 0 — — 17 0
Total 41 0 0 0 — — 41 0
Incheon United 2012 K League 34 0 0 0 — — 34 0
2013 K League 1 25 0 0 0 — — 25 0
Total 59 0 0 0 — — 59 0
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2014 K League 1 20 2 0 0 — — 20 2
Kyoto Sanga 2015 J2 League 27 1 0 0 0 0 — 27 1
Career total 346 11 16 2 29 1 1 0 392 14
  1. ^ Appearance in Korean Super Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
South Korea 1998 2 0
2000 3 0
2001 7 1
2002 17 0
2003 11 0
2004 12 1
2005 6 0
2006 14 0
2007 2 0
2008 12 0
2009 4 0
2010 7 0
2013 1 0
Career total 98 2
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Nam-il
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 November 2001 Seoul, South Korea  Croatia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 31 July 2004 Jinan, China  Iran 3–3 3–4 2004 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Player

Jeonnam Dragons

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea U20

South Korea

Individual

Manager

Individual

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