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Kim Do-heon

Kim Do-heon

South Korean footballer (born 1982)


Kim Do-heon (Korean: 김두현, Korean pronunciation: [kim.du.ɦjʌŋ]; born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean football wing-back and midfielder who is caretaker manager of K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.

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Club career

Kim played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma before joining West Bromwich Albion. He led each team's K League title, and his technical abilities was likened to Paul Scholes in South Korea.[1]

Kim spent a few days on trial at West Brom in December 2007,[2] and could be loaned to the club from February with an option for a permanent switch at the end of the season.[3] He scored his first goal for West Brom in the final match of the season against Queens Park Rangers, eight minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. West Brom went on to win 2–0, securing them the Football League Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.[4]

On 28 May, he completed the move to West Brom for £550,000.[5] Kim made his Premier League debut on 16 August 2008 against Arsenal, where they lost the match 1–0. He scored once after the permanent move, in a 2–2 draw with Burnley in the FA Cup on 24 January 2009.[6] After one and a half years in West Bromwich, he returned to South Korea.[7]

Near the end of his playing career, he played for Malaysia Super League side Negeri Sembilan,[8] and USL Championship side Indy Eleven.[9]

International career

Kim played as a main playmaker for the national under-23 team in 2004 Summer Olympics, 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, whereas he was criticised for his unstable performance in senior team.[10] It was his biggest desire to play in the FIFA World Cup, but he finally could not appear in a World Cup match.[11] While he was a member of South Korea's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup,[12] he had to watch his team's matches on the bench.

On 14 June 2008, Kim accomplished his first international hat-trick in a World Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan.[13]

Personal life

Kim is married to Jung Hye-won, who gave birth to their son on 12 August 2008. He delayed his return to Korea to visit his son for the first time, in order to participate in the opening games of the 2008–09 Premier League season.[14]

Career statistics

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  1. Three appearances in A3 Champions Cup, one appearance in Korean Super Cup
  2. Appearances in A3 Champions Cup
  3. Appearances in the K League relegation playoffs
  4. Appearances in the Malaysia Challenge Cup

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Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

West Bromwich Albion

South Korea U23

South Korea

Individual

Notes

  1. Includes four appearances as an overage player in Asian Games.

References

  1. "Do-heon is Back". Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 9 October 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  2. "Korean Do-heon on trial at Albion". BBC Sport. 6 December 2007. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  3. "West Brom land Korean midfielder". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2008.
  4. "QPR 0–2 West Brom". BBC News. 4 May 2008. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  5. "Kim seals permanent Baggies move". BBC Sport. 28 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2008.
  6. "West Brom 2–2 Burnley". BBC. 24 January 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
  7. "Indy Adds Korean Veteran Kim". USL Championship. 5 March 2019.
  8. Seo, Ho-jeong (12 June 2015). [서호정의 킥오프] 김두현, 수원·성남·국가대표를 말하다. Naver (in Korean). Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  9. '월드컵 삼수생' 김두현, 군인정신으로 '마이웨이' (in Korean). JTBC. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  10. "Hat trick blast sinks toiling Turkmenistan". JoongAng Ilbo. 15 June 2008. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  11. "Mowbray hails Kim's loyalty to Albion". West Bromwich Albion F.C. 19 August 2008. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2008.
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  13. Kim Do-Heon at Soccerbase Edit this at Wikidata
  14. "Kim Do-heon at Korea Football Association" (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  15. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea – List of Champions". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  16. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea – List of Cup Winners". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  17. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  18. Fujioka, Atsushi (21 July 2002). "Asian Super Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  19. Nakanishi, Masanori; Lee, Seung-soo (14 June 2007). "East Asian Champions Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  20. Saaid, Hamdan (26 February 2009). "Pan-Pacific Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  21. "Football Men's (Final Result) – Match Schedule". Busan Asian Games. Archived from the original on 10 January 2003. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  22. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  23. Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  24. 나드손, 외국인 첫 MVP!. Naver (in Korean). YTN. 16 December 2004.
  25. 김두현, 2006 K-리그 '최고 별' (in Korean). Korean Broadcasting System. 20 December 2006. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  26. K-리그 베스트11 선정 발표…감독상은 파리아스. Naver (in Korean). YTN. 27 November 2007. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  27. 2006년 최고 축구경기 '독일월드컵 프랑스전' (in Korean). KBS World. 28 December 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
  28. 김두현, K리거 100명이 선정한 최고 선수 (in Korean). Osen. 30 May 2007. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

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