Born in Pyongyang (known at the time as "Heijō"), Kim started playing football when he was in elementary school.[1] He played mostly for Yonhi College and Kyungsung FC after graduating from middle school. He won the 1935 Emperor's Cup, while playing for Kyungsung FC.[12] He also played for Japan national team in five matches from 1939 to 1940 including one official match.[13]
Managerial career
Kim became a coach and an executive of the Korean FA after retiring as a player,[14][15] and led South Korea to become inaugural champions at the AFC Asian Cup when being appointed manager.
Personal life
Kim played soft tennis and basketball for a short while in early life. He participated in the All Joseon Soft Tennis Tournament in 1927, while playing soft tennis at Suncheon Shinsung Middle School.[16] He played for basketball team "Nongwoo" (which meant "Basketball Friends") in the Pyongyang Basketball League in 1933 before transferring to Yonhi College.[17]
Kim's son Kim Yeong-il was a Korean national basketball player, who participated in two Summer Olympics and won two major Asian titles (1969 ABC Championship and 1970 Asian Games). Yeong-il was found dead with his blood and head wounds near a railway on 23 May 1976.[18]
Kim died on 29 May 1984, in a traffic collision in the United States.[19]
Career statistics
International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
