Kim Nam-il

Kim Nam-Il
김남일
Personal information
Full name Kim Nam-il
Date of birth (1977-03-14) 14 March 1977
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defensive Midfielder
Youth career
1996-1999 Hanyang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2000-2004 Chunnam Dragons 92 (7)
2002-2003 → Excelsior (loan) 8 (0)
2005-2007 Suwon Bluewings 45 (4)
2008-2009 Vissel Kobe 54 (1)
2010-2011 Tom Tomsk 41 (0)
2012-2013 Incheon United 59 (0)
2014 Jeonbuk Hyundai 20 (2)
2015 Kyoto Sanga F.C. 26 (1)
National team
1999 South Korea U-23 17 (1)
1998–2013 South Korea 98 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 March 2016.

† Appearances (goals)
Kim Nam-il
Hangul 김남일
Hanja 金南一
Revised Romanization Gim Nam-il
McCune–Reischauer Kim Namil
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Nam-Il (Korean: 김남일; born 14 March 1977) is a retired South Korean footballer who played as defensive midfielder. He was virtually unknown before he became a superstar for his impressive defensive displays in the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Career

Pre-fame

Kim Nam-Il began playing soccer in 3rd grade in grade school. His decision to play soccer was initially met with opposition from his parents because of his impressive academic performance.[1]

Formerly an unimpressive attacking midfielder, Guus Hiddink converted Kim into an international-class holding midfielder by utilising his defensive talents, being named to the best XI of the 2002 Gold Cup under his tutelage.

2002 FIFA World Cup

Kim became a star in 2002 because of his performance in 2002 FIFA World Cup. Kim was nicknamed the "The Vacuum Cleaner" from his peers for his clean tackling and aggressiveness to 'sweep' his zone of any balls.

Kim Nam-Il Syndrome

The term "Kim Nam-Il Syndrome" began to be coined by tabloids to describe Kim's superstardom status. During the 2002 World Cup, he gained an unusually large female fan base,[2] led to sold-out matches and goodies, and caused a sudden increase in Chunnam Dragons's popularity.[3][3] Kim, a former unknown to the public, then became highly desirable by numerous endorsement companies that were eager to pay high amounts of money.[3] Many TV programs had asked, or pressured at times for, Kim to appear, but Kim rejected their offers, and appeared only on interviews instead.[4]

He also became notorious for his frank and eccentric personality. Quotes of Kim during the Interviews surfaced on the internet, such as "Hey, Myung Bo, let's eat,"[5] (명보야 밥먹자) referring to Hong Myung Bo who is eight years his senior.[6]

Post-2002 World Cup

After the World Cup, Kim briefly played on loan for Excelsior, a Dutch football club, hoping he would get an opportunity to play for Feyenoord, where Song Chong-Gug used to play for at the time. Unfortunately, Kim's contract expired before he could make a strong impression, and had no choice but to come back to Korea to play for Chunnam Dragons, where he used to play for before 2002 Football World Cup.

Kim's transfer to Suwon Bluewings in 2005 caused quite a controversy when traded for not one, but two athletes. One of the athletes who were traded for Kim was Ko Jong-Soo who was once a star player of the team for a very long time.

2006 World Cup

Overcoming an injury in his right foot, Kim made a comeback in late 2005 and quickly re-established his position in the national team and consequently won a place in the South Korean squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

In 2006, he said that he had given up his hope of playing for a football club in Europe, and wants to be "a legend of K-League who will be remembered by his fans forever."

In August 2006, he was chosen as the captain of the Korean national football team inheriting the title from Lee Woon-Jae.

2007

In March 2007, Kim recently suffered a neck injury during a match against Busan I'Park. Suwon Samsung won the match 1–0 and set a record for 200 wins in the least number of games.[7]

Move to Japan

In 2008 he moved to Japan to play for J. League side Vissel Kobe. He played 31 league games and scored 1 goal in his first season in Japan. His team finished in 10th place.

Fresh start in Russia

In 2009, he moved to Russian club FC Tom Tomsk. For the time being, he has secured a starting spot as a defensive midfielder, providing staunch control of the midfield.

After the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he was advised by his agent to leave Russia for Saudi Arabia and join Al-Shabab Riyadh, but later Kim Nam-Il was declined and had to stay in Tomsk.[8]

Return to the K-League

In 2012, Kim became a free agent after his contract with Tomsk expired. Although being interested in some J-League and Chinese Super League clubs, he decided to play for his hometown side Incheon United. On 24 January 2012, he joined the team along with his 2002 World cup fellow Seol Ki-Hyeon.[9]

Return to national team

On 17 May 2013, Kim Nam-il has returned to national team remaining 2014 World Cup qualifiers next month.[10]

He left Jeonbuk Hyundai in 2015 for Japanese side Kyoto Sanga

Personal life

Kim is the youngest of the three brothers in his family, and is a close friend of Lee Kwan-Woo and Lee Dong-Gook.

Since 2006, there had been rumours about his relationship with anchorwoman Kim Bo-Min eventually leading to the possibility of his marriage. The question was raised once again when a netizen posted a picture of a woman whom he claimed was Kim Bo-Min at Suwon World Cup Stadium. The woman was wearing a hat and a light green scarf that covered about half of her face.[11]

Both Kim Bo-Min and Kim Nam-Il neither confirmed nor denied the allegation. In an interview with a women's magazine, the footballer's parents have stated that they have heard from their son that they are romantically involved, but did not hear about marriage.[12] In June 2007, the couple secretly became engaged and revealed that they had met three years ago.they are married and they have a son [13]

Club career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Korea Republic League FA Cup K-League Cup Asia Total
2000Chunnam DragonsK-League20020101-321
20012502000-270
20021400010-151
Netherlands League KNVB Cup League Cup Europe Total
2002–03ExcelsiorEredivisie8000--80
Korea Republic League FA Cup K-League Cup Asia Total
2003Chunnam DragonsK-League23600--236
20041012000-121
2005Suwon Bluewings203240??92
20062304030-300
20072001080-290
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
2008Vissel KobeJ. League Division 13111010-331
200923[14]01020-260
Russia League Russian Cup League Cup Europe Total
2010Tom TomskRussian Premier League24010--250
2011–1217000--170
Korea Republic League FA Cup K-League Cup Asia Total
2012IncheonK-League3400000-340
2013K League Classic2500000-250
2014Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors2020000-202
Japan League Emperor's Cup J. League Cup Asia Total
2015Kyoto SangaJ. League Division 2000000-00
Country Korea Republic 216914226125612
Netherlands 800000-80
Japan 5412030-591
Russia 41000--410
Total 319101622910036414

International career statistics

[15]

Korea Republic national team
YearAppsGoals
199820
199900
200030
200171
2002170
2003110
2004121
200560
2006140
200720
2008120
200940
201070
201310
Total982

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
10 November 2001 South Korea Seoul  Croatia 1 goal 2–0 Friendly match
31 July 2004 China Jinan  Iran 1 goal 3–4 2004 AFC Asian Cup

Honours

Individual

Club

Suwon Bluewings
Jeonbuk Hyundai

References

  1. ↑ 김남일 프리즘 공부잘해 처음엔 축구 만류
  2. ↑ 전남, 김남일 `특별 관리`
  3. 1 2 3 "김남일 덕 우리도 좀 보자" 인기폭발
  4. ↑ "협박해도 김남일 방송출연 NO"
  5. ↑ 김남일 "명보야 밥먹자"
  6. ↑ "Kim Nam-il joins team aiming for ’14 World Cup"
  7. ↑ [사진]목 부상으로 이송되는 김남일
  8. ↑ "Томь" – "Анжи". Пресс-конференция (текстовая версия) (in Russian). FC Tom Tomsk. 19 July 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "‘2002 영웅’ 김남일-설기현, 인천 공식입단". Incheon United (in Korean). incheonutd.com. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
  10. ↑ "Kim Nam-il joins team aiming for ’14 World Cup"
  11. ↑ 김보민이 수원 월드컵경기장에 나타났다? (Korean)
  12. ↑ 김남일 부모 “김보민 아나운서와 올해 결혼 없지만 내년쯤 기대” (Korean)
  13. ↑ 약혼 김보민 아나 "3년전부터 만났어요" 고백 (Korean)
  14. ↑ http://www.j-league.or.jp/data/view.php?c=kobe&t=p_record&g=j1_1&y=2009
  15. ↑ Kim Nam-il at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

Sporting positions
Preceded by
Choi Sung-Yong		 Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain
2006 		Succeeded by
Lee Kwan-Woo
Preceded by
Jung In-whan		 Incheon United captain
2013 		Succeeded by
Park Tae-Min
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