Kim Gi-dong
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Kim Gi-Dong (Korean: 김기동; born 12 January 1972) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently a manager of FC Seoul.
Kim was born in Dangjin. In 1991, he debuted as a professional player with Pohang Steelers (then POSCO Atoms) right after his graduation from high school, which was quite unusual then. (Choi Moon-Sik would be a similar case.) He started to appear in the top team matches after joining Yukong Elephants (Bucheon SK after 1996). Bucheon at that time was highly recognized to have a strong midfield under manager Valeri Nepomniachi, and he was a key member.
Kim returned to Pohang in 2003 and led the Steelers to the championship in 2007. He was also selected as the 'best eleven' of the league in 2007. He now holds 2nd place in career domestic appearance (league and cups) in K-League, only after goalkeeper Kim Byung-Ji.
On 9 July 2011, he became the oldest ever score in the K-League with his goal in the 7–0 victory over Daejeon Citizen.
Career statistics
As of end of 2011 season
| Club | Season | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| POSCO Atoms | 1991 | K-League | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Yukong Elephants | 1993 | K-League | 3 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 11 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 15 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | 25 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 29 | 0 | |||
| Bucheon SK | 1996 | K-League | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | ||||
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 5 | – | ||||||
| 1998 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 1 | – | ||||||
| 1999 | 27 | 2 | 9 | 1 | – | ||||||
| 2000 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 0 | – | ||||||
| 2001 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | ||||||
| 2002 | 27 | 3 | 8 | 1 | – | ||||||
| Pohang Steelers | 2003 | K-League | 30 | 3 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | – | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2005 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | – | 39 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 30 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | 42 | 4 | ||
| 2008 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | |
| 2009 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 31 | 6 | |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | - | 21 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 384 | 25 | 20 | 3 | 117 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 532 | 42 |
Managerial statistics
As of match played 11 March 2026
| Team | Nat. | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Pohang Steelers | South Korea | 23 April 2019 | 13 December 2023 | 200 | 92 | 56 | 52 | 046.00 | |
| FC Seoul | South Korea | 14 December 2023 | Present | 92 | 33 | 28 | 31 | 035.87 | |
| Career Total | 292 | 125 | 84 | 83 | 042.81 |
Honours
Player
Yukong Elephants / Bucheon SK
- League Cup: 1994, 1996, 2000
Pohang Steelers
Individual
Manager
Pohang Steelers
Individual
External links
- – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean and English)
- (in Korean)
- – FIFA competition record (archived)
- at National-Football-Teams.com