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Kim Sang-sik (Korean김상식; Hanja金相植; born 17 December 1976) is a South Korean football manager and former player. During his playing career, he played for South Korea national team as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder. He is the current head coach of the Vietnam national football team.

Playing career

Senior carrer

In 1999, Kim joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma, significantly contributing to Seongnam's consecutive K League championships in 2001 and 2002. Kim joined Gwangju Sangmu in 2003 for his military service, returning to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2005.[1] Kim contributed to their victory in the 2006 K League and their runner-up finish in the 2007 K League.

However, because of the team`s negative overall performance in 2008 and the transition from instruct Kim Hak-bum to Shin Tae-yong, Kim transferred to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors together with Lee Dong-gook in January 2009 as a part of the team's restructuring.[2] Kim was appointed the new captain of the team.[3]

On November 26, 2013, Kim announced his retirement.[4] In his final match against FC Seoul, Kim successfully scored a penalty kick, ending his playing career on a high note.[5]

International carrer

On May 29, 2000, Kim debuted for the national team in a friendly match against Yugoslavia and participated in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. In the 2007 AFC Asian Cup, Kim replaced the injured Kim Nam-Il as the main defensive midfielder and contributed to South Korea reaching the semifinals. However, during the Asian Cup, Kim was involved in a drinking scandal along with goalkeeper Lee Woon-Jae and others, resulting in a one-year suspension from the national team and a two-year ban from competitions organized by the Korea Football Association.[6]

He was called up to the national team again after nearly five years for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers against Kuwait on February 29, 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder in this match and performed well, leading South Korea to a 2-0 victory.[7] He retired from the national team after this match.

Managerial career

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

In January 2013, after Kim retirement from football, he joins Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as an assistant coach under Fábio Lefundes.

On 22 December 2020, Kim was appointed as Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors head coach, after previously serving as an assistant manager for the club for 7 years.

Jeonbuk managed to win the 2021 K League 1 and 2022 Korean FA Cup under Kim's leadership. On 4 May 2023, Kim resigned as Jeonbuk head coach.

Vietnam

Kim Sang-sik took over as head coach of the Vietnam national football team on May 3, 2024, following Philippe Troussier.[8]. He started building his coaching team by hiring Choi Won-kwon, the former Daegu FC head coach, as an assistant coach.[9]. One month later, on June 6, he made his debut as the head coach of the Vietnam A team in the fifth match of Group F of the 2026 FIFA World Cup AFC Second Round qualifiers against another Southeast Asian team, the Philippines national football team, leading Vietnam to a 3-2 victory and ending an 8-match losing streak in A-matches. However, they lost the final match to the Iraq national football team, finishing third in the group and missing out on the final round of the World Cup AFC qualifiers for the second consecutive time, instead advancing to the Asian Cup final qualifiers[10].

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
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 1999 K League 26 1 ? ? 10 0 36 1
2000 K League 19 2 ? ? 8 1 ? ? 27 3
2001 K League 25 0 ? ? 7 0 ? ? 32 0
2002 K League 25 2 ? ? 11 2 36 4
2005 K League 22 1 1 0 8 0 31 1
2006 K League 25 1 0 0 4 0 29 1
2007 K League 27 4 0 0 1 0 10 0 38 4
2008 K League 26 0 0 0 11 0 37 0
Total 195 11 1 0 60 3 10 0 266 14
Gwangju Sangmu 2003 K League 42 2 2 0 44 2
2004 K League 20 1 0 0 11 1 31 2
Total 62 3 2 0 11 1 75 4
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2009 K League 30 0 4 0 3 0 37 0
2010 K League 22 0 2 0 6 0 6 0 36 0
2011 K League 22 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 30 0
2012 K League 27 0 ? ? 0 0 6 0 33 0
2013 K League 1 20 1 ? ? 0 0 6 0 26 1
Total 121 1 6 0 9 0 26 0 162 1
Career total 378 15 9 0 80 4 36 0 503 19

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Sang-sik
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 October 2000 Tripoli, Lebanon  Iran 1–1 2–1 (a.e.t.) 2000 AFC Asian Cup
2 20 March 2005 Dubai, United Arab Emirates  Burkina Faso 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of match played 11 June 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 22 December 2020 4 May 2023 108 61 26 21 200 118 +82 056.48
Vietnam 3 May 2024 present 2 1 0 1 4 5 −1 050.00
Vietnam U23 3 May 2024 present 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 110 62 26 22 204 123 +81 056.36

Honours

Player

Seongnam FC

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea

Individual

Manager

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

Individual

Notes

  1. ^ Appearances as an overage player (three appearances in Summer Olympics, one appearance in friendlies)

References

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  7. ^ 한 경기에 올인한 김상식 “그냥 좋은 선수로 기억해 주길”
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