Kim Joo-sung

Kim Joo-sung

Personal information
Date of birth	(1966-01-17) January 17, 1966
Place of birth	Yangyang, Gangwon, South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Winger Attacking Midfielder Centre-back
Youth career
1983–1986	Chosun University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1987–1999	Busan Daewoo Royals	203	(34)
1992–1994	→ VfL Bochum (loan)	34	(4)
Total		237	(38)
National team
1984	South Korea U20
1984–1985	South Korea B
1985–1996	South Korea	76	(14)
Teams managed
2000	Busan I'cons (coach)
Honours Representing  South Korea Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team 1990 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kim Joo-sung (born January 17, 1966) is a former South Korean football midfielder.

He played for the clubs Chosun University and Busan Daewoo Royals, both in South Korea, and later in the German Bundesliga for VfL Bochum.

He was nicknamed Yasaengma (hangeul: 야생마, literally Wild Horse) due to his pace and long mane of curly hair, for which he was also nicknamed Samson of Asia due to his long hair style.^[1]

With the South Korea national team, he participated at three editions of the FIFA World Cup, in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He was elected the Asian Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years (1989, 1990, 1991). He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.^[2]

In September 2003 he attended a sports management masters course at De Montfort University, Leicester until February 2004 when his studies took him to Switzerland. During his time in Leicester he lived in flat B.0 Bede Hall, a large hall of residence adjacent to the river Soar.

He now takes charge of KFA International Relations Department Chief.

Club career statistics

International career statistics

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
July 21, 1985	Seoul, South Korea	Indonesia	1 goal	2–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
July 30, 1985	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	1 goal	4–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
December 3, 1985	Los Angeles, UDA	Mexico	1 goal	1–2	Friendly match
September 28, 1986	Seoul, South Korea	China PR	1 goal	4–2	1986 Asian Games
June 14, 1987	Daejeon, South Korea	Thailand	1 goal	4–2	1987 President's Cup
December 6, 1988	Doha, Qatar	Japan	1 goal	2–0	1988 AFC Asian Cup
December 9, 1988	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	1 goal	3–2	1988 AFC Asian Cup
October 20, 1989	Singapore	China PR	1 goal	1–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
July 28, 1990	Beijing, China	Japan	1 goal	2–0	1990 Dynasty Cup
September 23, 1990	Beijing, China	Singapore	2 goals	7–0	1990 Asian Games
October 11, 1990	Pyongyang, North Korea	North Korea	1 goal	1–2	Friendly match
June 9, 1991	Seoul, South Korea	Indonesia	1 goal	3–0	1991 President's Cup
June 11, 1994	Duncanville, United States	Honduras	1 goal	3–0	Friendly match

Honours

References

External links

• Kim Joo-sung – K League stats at kleague.com
• Kim Joo-sung – FIFA competition record (archive)
• Kim Joo-sung at National-Football-Teams.com