Kim Ho-kon

Kim Ho-kon (Korean: 김호곤; RR: Kim Ho-gon; born 26 March 1951) is a South Korean football manager and former football player who played as a sweeper or right back.[3][4] He was the captain of South Korea in the 1978 Asian Games where they won the gold medal.[5] He also managed Ulsan Hyundai from 2009 to 2013, and was noted for his attractive tactics, nicknamed the "Iron Mace Football" by showing a mortal blow during the defensive play.[6] In 2012, he won the 2012 AFC Champions League, named the Asian Coach of the Year.[7] However, he resigned from the team after came a close second in the 2013 K League 1.[8]

Kim Ho-kon

Kim in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Kim Ho-kon
Date of birth	26 March 1951
Place of birth	Tongyeong, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1971–1974	Yonsei University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1970	Commercial Bank of Korea
1975	Korea Trust Bank
1975–1976	ROK Army (draft)
1976–1982	Seoul Trust Bank
National team^‡
1969–1971	South Korea U20
1971–1979	South Korea	124	(5)
Teams managed
1980–1982	South Korea (assistant)
1983–1987	Hyundai Horang-i (assistant)
1985–1986	South Korea (assistant)
1988	South Korea (assistant)
1991–1992	South Korea U23 (assistant)
1993–1999	Yonsei University
2000–2002	Busan IPark
2002	South Korea (caretaker)
2002–2004	South Korea U23
2009–2013	Ulsan Hyundai
Honours Men's football Representing  South Korea Asian Games 1978 Bangkok Team AFC Asian Cup 1972 Thailand Team AFC Youth Championship 1971 Japan Team[1] 1970 Philippines Team[2]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2008

Kim Ho-kon
Hangul	김호곤
Hanja	金鎬坤
Revised Romanization	Gim Ho-gon
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Ho-gon

Honours

Player

Commercial Bank of Korea

• Korean President's Cup: 1970[9]

Yonsei University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1974[10]

ROK Army

• Korean National Championship: 1975[10]
• Korean President's Cup: 1975[9]

South Korea U20

• AFC Youth Championship runner-up: 1971[11]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1978[12]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1972[13]

Individual

• Korean Football Best XI: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
• Korean Footballer of the Year: 1975[17]
• Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century: 1998[22]

Manager

Ulsan Hyundai

• Korean League Cup: 2011[9]
• AFC Champions League: 2012[23]

Individual

• Asian Coach of the Year: 2012[7]

References

1. 대표선수 18명확정 亞洲청소년축구 4월22일까지 强訓. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 12 March 1971. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
2. 亞洲청소년 축구 선수단 최종선발. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 12 February 1970. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
3. 黃金의週末을 짜릿하게만든 車範根의슛. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 20 September 1976. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
4. 메盃축구 車範根종횡무진. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 31 July 1972. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
5. 南北이 껴안은 蹴球금메달. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 21 December 1978. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
6. 전북이 '닥공'이면 울산은 '철퇴'! 패러디 봇물 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 28 November 2011. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
7. "2012 AFC Awards". AFC. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
8. 울산 현대 김호곤 사퇴 "노장 닳아 사라지는 것". YouTube.com (in Korean). YTN. 4 December 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
9. Lee, Seung-soo; Trevena, Mark (8 April 2020). "South Korea - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
10. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
11. Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
12. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
13. Stokkermans, Karel (7 February 2019). "Asian Nations Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
14. 體育記者團「베스트11」뽑아 朴利天 올해 蹴球最優秀선수. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 28 December 1972. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
15. 축구 베스트11선정 最優秀선수 車範根 기자단. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 22 December 1973. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
16. 記者團 최우수선수 卞鎬瑛 蹴球베스트11 선발. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 24 December 1974. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
17. 최우수 축구선수 金鎬坤 선정 體育記者團. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 28 January 1976. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
18. 76年最優秀選手에 蹴球崔鍾德을選定 體育記者團. Naver.com (in Korean). Dong-A Ilbo. 8 February 1977. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
19. 趙榮增 최우수選手로 新聞·通信 蹴球기자 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 December 1977. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
20. 최우수선수 金在漢 蹴球베스트11 선정. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 16 January 1979. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
21. 최우수選手 朴成華 체육기자단 蹴球11. Naver.com (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 26 December 1979. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
22. "Ramos, Balboa named to MasterCard CONCACAF 20th Century team". Soccer Times. 15 May 1998. Archived from the original on 21 February 1999. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
23. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.

• Naver People search (in Korean)
• Korea Football Association (in Korean)

External links

• Kim Ho-kon – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
• Kim Ho-kon – FIFA competition record
• Kim Ho-kon – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)