Kim Yong-sik

Kim Yong-sik (Korean: 김용식; Hanja: 金容植; 25 July 1910 – 8 March 1985) was a South Korean football player who played international football for both Japan and South Korea.[1] He is esteemed as a godfather in the South Korean football. He was diligent and only absorbed in the football. He extremely avoided harmful things to human body including alcohol and tobacco, and had ardor for training.[2][3] He played as a centre-half, but he was a playmaker who took part in the attack.[2][4] He was noted for his workrate, rapid pace, and elaborate techniques, which could go around the field while he didn't drop the ball to the ground.[4] Japan also couldn't ignore his skills, and selected him for the Japan national team.

Kim Yong-sik

Personal information
Full name	Kim Yong-sik
Date of birth	(1910-07-25)25 July 1910
Place of birth	Sinchon, Hwanghae, Korean Empire
Date of death	8 March 1985(1985-03-08) (aged 74)
Place of death	Seoul, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1930–1931	Soongsil College
1932–1937	Bosung College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933–1940	Kyungsung FC
1934	Joseon FC
1937	Waseda University
1940–1942	Pyongyang FC
1946–1947	Seoul FC
1946–1950	Joseon Electrical Industry
1950–1952	ROK Army
National team
1936–1940	Japan	3	(0)
1948–1950	South Korea	3	(1)
Teams managed
1954–1955	South Korea
1959–1960	South Korea
1960–1961	South Korea
1962	South Korea
1968–1969	Yangzee
1969	South Korea
1970	Korea Trust Bank
1981–1982	Hallelujah FC
Honours Representing  South Korea Asian Games 1962 Jakarta Team AFC Asian Cup Winner 1960 South Korea Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kim became the only Korean, selected for the Japan squad for the 1936 Summer Olympics, and contributed to defeating Sweden by assisting the winning goal in the tournament.[2][4] In 1937, Kim joined Waseda University which had many Japan national team's players but he went back to Korea because of the discrimination about Korean. He could participate in the Olympics with Korean nationality after the end of the Japanese forced occupation. He achieved the first victory of the South Korea football history against Mexico in the 1948 Summer Olympics, in which he participated as a player-coach.[3] After the retirement, he managed South Korea at the 1954 FIFA World Cup and 1960 AFC Asian Cup.[3][5]