Kim Nam-il

Kim Nam-il (Korean: 김남일; Hanja: 金南一; born 14 March 1977) is a retired South Korean footballer who played as defensive midfielder.

Kim Nam-il
김남일
Personal information
Full name Kim Nam-il
Date of birth (1977-03-14) 14 March 1977
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1996–1999 Hanyang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2004 Jeonnam Dragons 92 (7)
2003 → Feyenoord (loan) 0 (0)
2003 → Excelsior (loan) 8 (0)
2005–2007 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 45 (0)
2008–2009 Vissel Kobe 54 (1)
2010–2011 Tom Tomsk 41 (0)
2012–2013 Incheon United 59 (0)
2014 Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 20 (2)
2015 Kyoto Sanga 27 (1)
Total 346 (11)
National team
1996 South Korea U20 4 (1)
1999 South Korea U23 17 (1)
1998–2013 South Korea 98 (2)
Teams managed
2020– Seongnam FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only
Kim Nam-il
Hangul
김남일
Hanja
金南一
Revised RomanizationGim Nam-il
McCune–ReischauerKim Namil
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Early life

Kim Nam-il began playing football in third grade of elementary school. His decision to play football was initially met with opposition from his parents because of his impressive academic performance, but he continued his football career during his schooldays.[1] He played for South Korea under-20 for the 1996 AFC Youth Championship, and scored his first international goal against Iran in the group stage,[2] but he wasn't selected as a member for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. However, he was selected for South Korea for the 1998 Asian Games by manager Huh Jung-moo, and made his senior international debut in the tournament.[3]

Playing career

Under the next manager Guus Hiddink's management, Kim began to play for the national team in earnest. Formerly an unimpressive player in the K League, he was criticized early because of his poor basic skills, but he was completed as an irreplaceable defensive midfielder, who block counterattacks of the opponent team beforehand, in Hiddink's belief. Being strong on stamina and fierce tussle, he was nicknamed the "Vacuum Cleaner" due to his relentless play.[4] He was named in the Best XI of the tournament at the 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup, in which South Korea participated to prepare the 2002 FIFA World Cup.[5] He appeared all five games until the quarter-finals at the 2002 World Cup, but he injured his ankle during the quarter-final match against Spain.[6] South Korea lost to Germany in the semi-finals after he quit the tournament.

The term "Kim Nam-il Syndrome" began to be coined by tabloids to describe Kim's superstardom status. During the 2002 World Cup, he gained an unusually large female fan base,[7] led to sold-out matches and goodies, and caused a sudden increase in popularity of Jeonnam Dragons. Kim, a former unknown to the public, then became highly desirable by numerous endorsement companies that were eager to pay high amounts of money.[8] Many TV programs had asked, or pressured at times for, Kim to appear, but he rejected their offers, and appeared only on interviews instead.[9]

In January 2003, Kim joined an Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan, and was subleased to the satellite club Excelsior to be tested for five months,[10] but he didn't make a strong impression, and had no choice but to come back to Jeonnam Dragons.[11] He played for South Korea for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and didn't only contributed to team's defense, but also attack with long-range passes.[12][13] However, he conceded a penalty kick against Nigeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and was blamed by some South Korean fans.[14]

Managerial career

Kim retired from professional player at the end of 2015 season, having played for Kyoto Sanga FC. Kim started his career as a coach at Jiangsu Suning in 2016. He joined the South Korea's coaching staff for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. After the World Cup, he joined Jeonnam Dragons as a coach.

On 23 December 2019, Kim was appointed as the manager of Seongnam FC.[15]

Personal life

Kim is the youngest of the three brothers in his family, and is a close friend of Lee Kwan-woo and Lee Dong-gook.

Since 2006, there had been rumours about his relationship with anchorwoman Kim Bo-min eventually leading to the possibility of his marriage. The question was raised once again when a netizen posted a picture of a woman whom he claimed was Kim Bo-min at Suwon World Cup Stadium. The woman was wearing a hat and a light green scarf that covered about half of her face.[16] Both Kim Bo-min and Kim Nam-il neither confirmed nor denied the allegation. In an interview with a women's magazine, the footballer's parents have stated that they have heard from their son that they are romantically involved, but did not hear about marriage.[17] In June 2007, the couple secretly became engaged and revealed that they had met three years ago. They are married and are having a son.[18]

Career statistics

Club
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Jeonnam Dragons 2000K League 20020101—321
2001K League 2502000—270
2002K League 1400010—150
2003K League 23600——236
2004K League 1012000—121
Total 92760111—1098
Feyenoord (loan) 2002–03Eredivisie —————
Excelsior (loan) 2002–03Eredivisie 8000——80
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2005K League 20324092
2006K League 2304030—300
2007K League 2001080—290
Total 45082150—682
Vissel Kobe 2008J1 League 3111010—331
2009J1 League 2301020—260
Total 5412030—591
Tom Tomsk 2010Russian Premier League 24010——250
2011–12Russian Premier League 17000——170
Total 41000——410
Incheon United 2012K League 34000——340
2013K League 1 25000——250
Total 59000——590
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 2014K League 1 20200——202
Kyoto Sanga 2015J2 League 2710000—271
Career total 3461116229139114

International

Source:[19]

National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea U20 199641
South Korea U23 1999171
South Korea 199820
199900
200030
200171
2002170
2003110
2004121
200560
2006140
200720
2008120
200940
201070
201100
201200
201310
Total982
Career total1194

International goals
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
10 November 2001Seoul, South Korea Croatia1 goal2–0Friendly match
31 July 2004Jinan, China Iran1 goal3–42004 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Jeonnam Dragons

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

South Korea U20

South Korea

Individual

References
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  2. 축구 한국 4전승"4강헤딩". Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 26 October 1996. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  3. 허정무 축구대표팀감독 오늘 조련 돌입 "수비불안 확 뜯어 고치겠다". Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 8 November 1998. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  4. [2002태극전사]소리없이 강한 ‘철벽’ 김남일 (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 12 May 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  5. "USA DEFEATS COSTA RICA TO CAPTURE FC GOLD CUP 2002; BRIAN McBRIDE WINS GOLDEN BOOT AND MVP HONORS". CONCACAF. 5 February 2002. Archived from the original on 7 March 2005. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  6. 김남일 부상 심각 `대표팀 비상` (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 22 June 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  7. 전남, 김남일 `특별 관리` (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. 29 June 2002. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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  10. 김남일, 엑셀시오르에 5개월 임대 (in Korean). 29 January 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  11. 김남일, 내주 전남 복귀 (in Korean). 13 June 2003. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  12. 김남일, "아드보카트 매직" 키워드 (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 14 June 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  13. 이운재-김남일, 프랑스전 무승부의 주역 (in Korean). Suwon Samsung Bluewings. 19 June 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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  15. 성남FC, 김남일 신임감독 선임 (in Korean). Seongnam FC. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
  16. 김보민이 수원 월드컵경기장에 나타났다? (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. 11 August 2006. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  17. 김남일 부모 “김보민 아나운서와 올해 결혼 없지만 내년쯤 기대” (in Korean). Ilgan Sports. 23 October 2006. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
  18. 약혼 김보민 아나 "3년전부터 만났어요" 고백 (in Korean). Sports Hanguk. 5 June 2007. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Choi Sung-Yong		 Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain
2006		 Succeeded by
Lee Kwan-Woo
Preceded by
Jung In-whan		 Incheon United captain
2013		 Succeeded by
Park Tae-Min
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