Kim Sung-gan

Kim Sung-gan

Kim in 1972
Personal information
Full name	Kim Sung-gan
Date of birth	(1912-11-17)17 November 1912
Place of birth	Pyongyang, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Date of death	29 May 1984(1984-05-29) (aged 71)
Place of death	Springfield, Illinois, United States
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
[1]	Kwangsung Middle School
1928–1930[2][3]	Soongsil Middle School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1932[4]	Soongsil College
1934–1940[5][6]	Yonhi College
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1933[7]	Pyongyang FC
1933[8]	Korean Students in Japan
1934[9]	Joseon FC
1934–1939[10][11]	Kyungsung FC
International career
1940	Japan	1	(0)
Managerial career
1956	South Korea
Medal record Men's football Representing  South Korea (as manager) AFC Asian Cup Winner 1956 Hong Kong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Sung-gan (Korean: 김성간, 17 November 1912 – 19 May 1984) was a South Korean football player and manager. He played for Japan national team when Korea was ruled by Japan.

Playing career

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]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Japan	1940	1	0

Honours

Player

Kyungsung FC

• Emperor's Cup: 1935^[12][21]
• Meiji Shrine Games: 1935^[22]

Manager

South Korea

• AFC Asian Cup: 1956

References

1. 축구인 김성간 - 제1회 축구선수가 된 사연 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 October 1972. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
2. 延崇對校蹴球戰에 一點差로延專勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 19 October 1928. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
3. 小學엔安岳公普 中學엔崇實優勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 November 1930. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
4. 關西體育會主催,本社支局後援 全朝鮮蹴球 第二日의經過. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 May 1932. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
5. 大朝蹴球 普專 延專各勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 May 1934. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
6. 1—0 全延專制覇 不運의咸興軍敗北!. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 19 May 1940. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
7. 平壤蹴球團 對全京城蹴球. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 20 September 1933. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
8. 東京留學生蹴球俱樂部 明春訪問을計劃. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 24 December 1933. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
9. 朝蹴團日本에 二日第八列車로出發. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 February 1934. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
10. 全滿洲國蹴球팀맞어 全京城蹴球快勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 June 1934. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
11. 在東京學生蹴球 來十八日에來征. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 9 July 1939. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
12. 朝鮮代表의 蹴球陣容 十七名픽업編成. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 18 May 1935. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
13. "代表TIMELINE" (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
14. 香港遠征韓國 代表選手决定. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 25 November 1948. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
15. 蹴球協會改編. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 25 September 1955. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
16. 去益緊張한塲內에 凖决勝戰의成績 朝鮮體育會主催 東亞日報社後援 第七回全朝鮮庭球大會. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 12 June 1927. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
17. 平壤籠球聯盟 第八日의戰績 崇專26光成21. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1931. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
18. 스포츠 사건, 농구 천재 김영일의 의문의 죽음 (in Korean). Mediapia. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
19. 원로축구인 김성간씨 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 30 May 1984. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
20. "金　成汗". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
21. "Japan - List of Emperor's Cup Finals". RSSSF. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
22. 决勝에强敵粉碎 京城蹴球優勝. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 November 1935. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

External links

• Kim Sung-gan at National-Football-Teams.com