Kim Jong-pil (footballer, born 1955)

For South Korea International at 1980 AFC Asian Cup, see Kim Jong-pil (footballer, born 1956).

Kim Jong-pil (Korean: 김종필; Korean pronunciation: [kim.jong.pil]; born 11 March 1955) is a South Korean former football defender and the current manager of Sejong SA FC.

Kim Jong-pil
김종필

Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-03-11) 11 March 1955 (age 70)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Sejong SA (manager)
Youth career
1972–1974	Anyang Technical High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–1979	Korea Development Bank FC
1980–?	Saehan Motors / Daewoo FC
Managerial career
1983–1990	Anyang Middle School
1990–2004	Anyang Technical High School
2005–2013	Hongik University
2011	South Korea Universiade football team
2013–2015	Chungju Hummel
2017	FC Anyang
2021–2022	Chungju Citizen FC
2023	FC Chungju
2025–	Sejong SA
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Jong-pil
Hangul	김종필
Hanja	金鍾弼
Revised Romanization	Gim Jongpil
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chongp'il

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

He played for Korea Development Bank FC and Saehan Motors / Daewoo FC.

Managerial career

In July 2013, he was appointed as manager of Chungju Hummel FC.^[1] In November 2016, he was appointed as manager of FC Anyang.^[2]

Kim managed Chungju Citizen FC from 2021 until the club disbanded in 2022, and was subsequently announced as manager of the newly established FC Chungju.^[3]

In 2024, Kim was appointed as the manager of Sejong SA, a new team in the K4 League.^[4]