Kim Jin-Kyu

Football player infobox| playername= Kim Jin-Kyu
fullname = Kim Jin-Kyu(김진규)
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|2|16
cityofbirth = Yeongdeok
countryofbirth = South Korea
height = height|m=1.84
currentclub = FC Seoul
clubnumber = 20
position = Centre Back
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2003-04 2005-06 2007 2008-
clubs = Chunnam Dragons Júbilo Iwata Chunnam Dragons FC Seoul
caps(goals) = 21 (1) 32 (1) 17 (2) 01 (0)
nationalyears = 2004-
nationalteam = Korea Republic
nationalcaps(goals) = 39 (3)
pcupdate = April 1 2008
ntupdate = March 29 2008 [ [http://www.kfa.or.kr/ KFA 축구자료실 국내선수통산 A매치] ]

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. [ [http://sports.hankooki.com/lpage/soccer/200602/sp2006020519451857750.htm '수비수' 김진규 또 프리킥골] ] He plays for the K-League team FC Seoul.

Career

He began playing football during 4th grade at elementary school influenced by his older brother. 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 Júbilo 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. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/snews/sports/soccer/200508/07/chosun/v9846216.html '초라한 꼴찌'… 궁지에 몰린 본프레레] ] The Chinese scored the first goal in the first half, but Kim prevented loss against China by scoring an equaliser. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/sports/soccer/200508/01/mydaily/v9763240.html 공한증, 한중축구 성장의 원동력] ]

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. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/sports/others/200606/29/YTN/v13210265.html 한국축구 너무 얌전했다] ]

Kim returned to Chunnam Dragons in January 2007 amid rumours he will return to South Korea by playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Kim wanted to keep his promise with coach Hu Chung-Moo, who wanted him to play for Chunnam because the coach helped him "during a difficult time." [ [http://sportsucc.media.daum.net/uccmix/soccer/s_news/general/200701/13/segye/v8070902.html?u_b1.valuecate=1&u_b1.svcid=03D&u_b1.objid1=22195&u_b1.targetcate=1&u_b1.targetkey1=22305&u_b1.targetkey2=8070890 김진규, 의리의 전남 복귀] ]

Kim was selected to be the captain of the Korean team for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Kim stated he will no longer free kick during the game. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/sports/soccer/200702/27/sportalkr/v15875633.html '캐논슈터' 김진규, 프리킥 포기 선언 "왜?"] ]

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. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/sports/soccer/200411/11/donga/v7708470.html 대표팀 김진규, 본프레레호 승선…김태영 대신 몰디브戰출전] ]

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. [ [http://news.media.daum.net/sports/others/200606/29/YTN/v13210265.html 한국축구 너무 얌전했다] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.jubilo-iwata.co.jp/profile/player/20.php Kim's Profile at Júbilo Iwata]
* [http://cyworld.nate.com/xooo1 Kim Jin-Kyu] at cyworld

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NAME=Kim, Jin-Kyu
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=South Korean footballer
DATE OF BIRTH=February 16, 1985
PLACE OF BIRTH=Yeongdeok, South Korea
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=