Kim Eun-jung (footballer)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Eun-jung (Korean: 김은중; born 8 April 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC. He previously headed Tubize after joining in 2015 as a youth scout.^[1]

Kim Eun-jung

Personal information
Date of birth	(1979-04-08) 8 April 1979 (age 46)
Place of birth	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	striker
Team information
Current team	Suwon FC (manager)
Youth career
1994–1996	Dongbuk High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–2003	Daejeon Citizen	125	(29)
2003	Vegalta Sendai	10	(2)
2004–2008	FC Seoul	93	(28)
2009	Changsha Ginde	28	(7)
2010–2011	Jeju United	60	(19)
2012–2013	Gangwon FC	54	(16)
2013	→ Pohang Steelers (loan)	9	(1)
2014	Daejeon Citizen	17	(3)
Total		396	(105)
International career
1997–1999	South Korea U-20	11	(7)
1999–2002	South Korea U-23	9	(4)
1998–2004	South Korea	15	(5)
Managerial career
2015–2017	Tubize (Coach/Scout)
2017	Tubize (Caretaker)
2021–2023	South Korea U20
2024–	Suwon FC
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea Asian Games 2002 Busan Team
Korean name Hangul 김은중 Hanja 金殷中 RR Gim Eunjung MR Kim Ŭnjung
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played in the South Korea national team at 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China. He was also a member of South Korea under-23 team at 2002 Asian Games in Busan.

He was a member of 30–30 Club since 3 May 2008 at K League.^[2] He is now a member of 50–50 club members.

Managerial statistics

As of match played 22 February 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win%
South Korea U20		15 December 2021	19 December 2023	24	14	5	5	058.33
Suwon		20 December 2023	Present	41	15	9	17	036.59
Career Total				65	29	14	22	044.62

Club career

He started his pro football career with the newly formed team Daejeon Citizen in 1997. He won the 2001 Korean FA Cup, the club's first major title. He went through the Japanese club Vegalta Sendai in 2003; one year after he returned to South Korea he nested at FC Seoul in Seoul.

In 2009, he moved to the Chinese Super League on the side of Changsha Ginde. In 2010, he returned to K League with moving to Jeju United. After a two-year stint with Jeju, he was traded to Gangwon FC for Seo Dong-hyeon on 21 November 2011.^[3] He was on loan to Pohang Steelers for the 2013 season.

Career statistics

Club

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea Republic			League		FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
1997	Daejeon Citizen	K League	9	0	0~1	0	5	0	—		15	0
1998			13	0	0~2	0	16	6	—		31	6
1999			22	4	0~1	0	2	0	—		25	4
2000			17	4	0~1	0	3	1	—		21	5
2001			23	7	4	4	8	2	—		35	13
2002			19	3	3	1	8	4	3	1	33	9
2003			22	11	0	0	—		3	1	25	12
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		J.League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Vegalta Sendai	J1 League	10	2	1	0	0	0	—		11	2
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2004	FC Seoul	K League	24	8	0	0	5	0	—		29	8
2005			20	7	1	1	10	0	—		31	8
2006			25	9	3	1	12	5	—		40	15
2007			9	0	1	1	7	4	—		17	5
2008			15	4	1	0	6	1	—		22	5
China			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2009	Changsha Ginde	Chinese Super League	28	7	—		—		—		28	7
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2010	Jeju United	K League	30	13	4	3	4	4	—		38	20
2011			30	6	2	1	0	0	5	1	37	8
2012	Gangwon		36	14	2	0	—		—		38	14
Country	Korea Republic		314	90	27	12	86	27	11	3	437	132
	Japan		10	2	1	0	0	0	—		11	2
	China		28	7	—		—		—		28	7
Total			352	99	28	12	86	27	11	3	476	141

International

^[4]

Korea Republic national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	6	1
1999	0	0
2000	2	3
2001	0	0
2002	0	0
2003	1	0
2004	6	1
Total	15	5

International appearances and goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Goal	Competition
1998
1	11 November	Shanghai, China	China	0–0	0	Friendly match
2	2 December	Bangkok, Thailand	Turkmenistan	2–3	0	1998 Asian Games
3	4 December	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	4–0	1	1998 Asian Games
4	7 December	Bangkok, Thailand	Japan	2–0	0	1998 Asian Games
5	9 December	Bangkok, Thailand	United Arab Emirates	2–1	0	1998 Asian Games
6	14 December	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	1–2	0	1998 Asian Games
1999
	13 October	King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia	Saudi Arabia	3–1	0	Friendly match
	17 October	Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain	Bahrain	1–0	0	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
	13 November	Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Bahrain	2–1	1	2000 Summer Olympics qualification
2000
7	5 April	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Laos	9–0	3	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
8	9 April	Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Myanmar	4–0	0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2002
	27 September	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea	Maldives	4–0	0	2002 Asian Games
	3 October	Masan Stadium, Masan, South Korea	Malaysia	4–0	2	2002 Asian Games
	8 October	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea	Bahrain	1–0	0	2002 Asian Games
	10 October	Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea	Iran	0–0(3–5p)	0	2002 Asian Games
	13 October	Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea	Thailand	3–0	0	2002 Asian Games
2003
9	10 December	International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan	Japan	0–0	0	2003 East Asian Football Championship
2004
10	28 April	Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea	Paraguay	0–0	0	Friendly match
11	2 June	Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea	Turkey	0–1	0	Friendly match
12	5 June	Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea	Turkey	2–1	1	Friendly match
13	9 June	Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea	Vietnam	2–0	0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
14	10 July	Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea	Bahrain	2–0	0	Friendly match
15	27 July	Shandong Sports Center, Jinan, China	Kuwait	4–0	0	2004 AFC Asian Cup

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
4 December 1998	Bangkok, Thailand	Vietnam	1 goal	4–0	1998 Asian Games
5 April 2000	Seoul, South Korea	Laos	3 goals	9–0	2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5 June 2004	Daegu, South Korea	Turkey	1 goal	2–1	Friendly match

Honors

Daejeon Citizen

• Korean FA Cup winner: 2001
• Korean Super Cup runner-up: 2002

FC Seoul

• K League runner-up: 2008
• Korean League Cup winner: 2006
  • runner-up: 2007

Jeju United

• K League runner-up: 2010

Pohang Steelers

• K League winner: 2013

South Korea

• Asian Games Bronze medalist : 2002

Individual

• 2001 Korean FA Cup Top scorer
• 2001 Korean FA Cup Most Valuable Player
• 2002 Order of Sport Merit – Fierce Tager (Hangul: 맹호장))
• 2004 K League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
• 2006 K League Best XI (forward)
• 2010 K League Best XI (forward)
• 2010 K League Most Valuable Player

See also

• List of K League 40-40 club members