Kim Do-hoon (born 21 July 1970) is a South Korean professional football manager and former player. He played for the South Korean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France.

Club career

Kim played as a forward for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Japanese club Vissel Kobe during his professional career. He is the first-ever South Korean player to become the top goalscorer at the AFC Champions League. He is also the third player to win the K League Top Scorer Award twice.

International career

On 13 September 1994, Kim scored his first international goal against Ukraine in a 2–0 friendly win. On 28 March 1999, Kim scored the only goal in a 1–0 friendly win over Brazil. As a result of his goal, South Korea became the first and only Asian nation to defeat Brazil. On 29 September 2003, Kim scored his first international hat-trick in a 16–0 thrashing victory against Nepal during the 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. On 24 October 2003, he would then scored his second hat-trick in the reverse fixtures against the same opponent in a 7–0 win.

Coaching career

Kim became the assistant coach of Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma under manager Kim Hak-bum straight after retiring as a player in 2005. He performed the role of assistant coach at Seongnam until Hak-bum's successor, Shin Tae-yong, left from the club in 2012. He helped Seongnam win the 2006 K League, the 2010 AFC Champions League and the 2011 Korean FA Cup while spending his coaching career at Seongnam. Kim worked as a coach at Gangwon FC with his mentor Hak-bum and assistant coach Kim Hyung-yul in 2013. After leaving from Gangwon with them, Kim was appointed as the assistant coach of South Korea national under-20 team by Korea Football Association (KFA) in 2014.

Managerial career

Incheon United

On 13 January 2015, Kim was appointed the manager of Incheon United. He made his managerial debut in a 1–1 draw with FC Seoul on 12 April. During his first season as a manager, Incheon reached the Korean FA Cup final for the first time in their history. However, he resigned from his post on 31 August 2016 due to his poor results until the middle of his second season.

Ulsan Hyundai

On 21 November 2016, Ulsan Hyundai appointed Kim as their manager. He guided Ulsan to their first FA Cup title and second Champions League title in their history, winning the 2017 Korean FA Cup and the 2020 AFC Champions League. Despite these outcomes, he resigned from the club just after winning the Champions League to take responsibility for failing to bring a K League 1 title for four years.

Lion City Sailors

On 18 May 2021, Kim was appointed to manage Singapore Premier League club Lion City Sailors on a two-and-a-half-year contract. During his maiden season, he led the Sailors to win the 2021 Singapore Premier League title. He also guided the Sailors to win the 2022 Singapore Community Shield in his second season in charge. On 24 July 2022, he headbutted Tampines Rovers assistant coach Mustafic Fahrudin near the end of a game. On 11 August 2022, Kim resigned after he received a three-match suspension for his forceful outburst.

South Korea

On 20 May 2024, Kim was appointed the caretaker manager of South Korea national team by KFA for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June against Singapore and China.

Career statistics

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International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Player

Yonsei University Sangmu FC Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma South Korea B South Korea Individual

Manager

Incheon United Ulsan Hyundai Lion City Sailors Individual