Kim Ho

Not to be confused with Kim Ho (footballer, born 1998).

For the Australian writer, see Kim Ho (writer).

Kim Ho

Kim in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Kim Ho
Date of birth	(1944-11-24) 24 November 1944 (age 80)
Place of birth	Tongyeong, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
?–?[1]	Tongyeong Middle School
?–?[1]	Jinju High School
?–?[1]	Dongnae High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1964–?	Cheil Industries
?–1967	ROK Marine Corps (draft)
1967	Yangzee
1968	Cheil Industries
1969–1973	Commercial Bank of Korea
International career
1966–1972	South Korea	84	(0)
Managerial career
1982–1987	Hanil Bank
1987	South Korea B
1988–1990	Hyundai Horang-i
1992–1994	South Korea
1995–2003	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2007–2009	Daejeon Citizen
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team AFC Asian Cup 1972 Thailand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Korean name
Hangul	김호
Hanja	金皓
Revised Romanization	Gim Ho
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ho

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Ho (Korean: 김호; born 24 November 1944) is a South Korean former football player and manager.

Early life

Kim was born in Tongyeong, a coastal city of South Korea, and started football in his hometown. He originally joined Tongyeong High School when he became old enough to join a high school, but there was no football club. He transferred to Jinju High School the next year to learn football professionally. However, he experienced a slump in Jinju, and once again moved to another school, Dongnae High School in Busan. Kim respected the Dongnae's manager An Jong-soo, and followed him into a semi-professional club Cheil Industries instead of university.^[1]

International career

Kim was on the South Korea national team from 1966 to 1972, and won the 1970 Asian Games. He originally played as a right back, but he showed his best performance as a centre-back. He was noted for his rapid pace and wild defense, and showed a great harmony with Kim Jung-nam, his partner centre-back.^[2]

Managerial career

Early career

Kim took his first steps into coaching with his team Commercial Bank. He started to perform the managerial role in his alma mater Dongnae High School before taking over as coach of a semi-professional club Hanil Bank in 1983. Under Kim, Hanil Bank won the Korean Semi-professional League straight away, qualifying for the professional league, K League.

However, Hanil Bank turned its status into a semipro club again in 1987, and Kim left for a K League club Hyundai Horang-i the next year. He rejuvenated Hyundai in his first season by leading them to a second place finish, but couldn't sustain the result after that. Hyundai slipped down to the bottom in 1989, and remained second from bottom in 1990. He finally left Hyundai prior to the 1991 season.

South Korea

Kim was back in management when he took over the rein of the South Korean national team in July 1992, and led it to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States. His team put up some credible performances, drawing its opener 2–2 with Spain. However, South Korea drew its second game without a goal against Bolivia, facing the danger of being eliminated in the group stage. In the last group game against Germany, South Korea closed the gap to 3–2 after being 3–0 down at half-time. Kim and Koreans showed their effort against the World Cup holders, but it was inadequate to advance to the next round.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

After stepping down as national manager, Kim was contacted by a new K League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings to become the first-ever manager of the club. He lifted 13 trophies including two K Leagues and two Asian Club Championships for eight years with Suwon. He also nurtured and discovered young talents called the "Kim Ho's Children". Many of them had successful careers in the K League even after his resignation. Ko Jong-soo and Kim Do-heon played for the national team among his pupils.^[3] He announced his retirement at the end of 2003.

Daejeon Citizen

Kim joined Daejeon Citizen in 2007, canceling his retirement. He had been regarded as one of the greatest South Korean managers before his return, but lost his honor by courting controversies in Daejeon. Kim was in conflict with the president and the board of directors due to team's financial problem as well as his poor results. Furthermore, the club's agent who was having a close relationship with Kim suffered discredit for embezzlement. Kim was finally removed from the team with the president in 2009.^[4]

Kim had finished his managerial career, but caused controversies again in Daejeon after 10 years. He was appointed the president of Daejeon Citizen in 2017 despite previous conflict, and engaged a significant number of his acquaintances as manager, agent, and players without principle. Daejeon Citizen was owned by the Daejeon Government at the time, and its finance was relying on the citizens' precious tax money.^[5][6] Kim received many criticisms, leaving Daejeon in 2019.^[7][8] Ko Jong-soo, the club's manager of the time and Kim's disciple, faced a court the next year.^[9]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1966	5	0
	1967	19	0
	1968	2	0
	1969	8	0
	1970	17	0
	1971	14	0
	1972	19	0
Career total		84	0

Appearances and goals by competition

Competition	Apps	Goals
Friendlies	6	0
Minor competitions	52	0
Asian Games	5	0
AFC Asian Cup qualification	4	0
AFC Asian Cup	5	0
Summer Olympics qualification	8	0
FIFA World Cup qualification	4	0
Total	84	0

Honours

Player

Cheil Industries

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1964^[11]
• Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1968^[12]
• Korean President's Cup runner-up: 1968^[13]

Commercial Bank of Korea

• Korean President's Cup: 1970^[14]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1970^[15]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1972^[16]

Individual

• Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1969^[17]
• Korean FA Best XI: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972^{[17][18][19][20]}
• KASA Best Korean Footballer: 1971^[21]

Manager

Hanil Bank

• Korean Semi-professional League: 1983^[22]
• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1987^[23]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• K League 1: 1998, 1999^[24]
• Korean FA Cup: 2002^[25]
• Korean League Cup: 1999, 1999+, 2000, 2001^[25]
• Korean Super Cup: 1999, 2000^[25]
• Asian Club Championship: 2000–01, 2001–02^[26]
• Asian Super Cup: 2001, 2002^[27]

Individual

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) Best Manager: 1987^[23]
• AFC Coach of the Month: August 1997^[28]
• K League 1 Manager of the Year: 1998, 1999^[29]

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External links

• Kim Ho coach profile at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kim Ho coach profile at Soccerway