Kim Byung-ji

Kim Byung-ji

Personal information
Date of birth	8 April 1970
Place of birth	Miryang, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper / Coach
Youth career
	Aloysius Technical High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Sangmu FC
1992–2000	Hyundai Horang-i / Ulsan Hyundai	173	(2)
2001–2005	Pohang Steelers	137	(0)
2006–2008	FC Seoul	58	(0)
2009–2012	Gyeongnam FC	122	(0)
2013–2015	Jeonnam Dragons	101	(0)
Total		595	(2)
National team^‡
1995–2008	South Korea	61	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 December 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 January 2008

Kim Byung-ji
Hangul	김병지
Hanja	金秉址
Revised Romanization	Gim Byeong-ji
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Pyŏng-ji

Kim Byung-ji (born 8 April 1970) is a former football goalkeeper who played for the South Korean National Team as well as several clubs in both the South Korean K League Classic and Challenge leagues respectively. Kim is known for dyeing his hair in different colours, and is also renowned for his erratic play; having once travelled the length of the field and scored during a K-league match. He was in the South Korea National Team squad for both the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2002 FIFA World Cup, rivalling Lee Woon-jae for the goalkeeping position in 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Kim announced his retirement from professional football on July 19, 2016, signalling the end of a career that spanned 24 years. Having made his debut in 1992 with Ulsan Hyundai, Kim would go on to play a total of 706 professional games over the span of his career, including 61 caps for South Korea. Kim celebrated his 700th appearance by donning the number 700 jersey for Jeonnam Dragons in a home win against Jeju United on July 26, 2015. As well as holding the record for the most consecutive appearances in the K-League, Kim also became the oldest player to have played in the league in November 2014.^[1]

Club career statistics

As of 30 November 2015

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1992	Ulsan Hyundai	K-League	6	0	-		4	0	-		10	0
1993			21	0	-		4	0	-		25	0
1994			24	0	-		3	0	-		27	0
1995			28	0	-		7	0	-		35	0
1996			25	0	0	0	5	0	?	?	30+?	0
1997			13	0	2	0	7	0	?	?	22+?	0
1998			22	1	0	0	3	0	?	?	25+?	1
1999			12	0	3	0	8	0	-		23	0
2000			26	1	2	0	5	1	-		33	2
Total	Ulsan Hyundai		177	2	7	0	46	1	?	?	230+?	3
2001	Pohang Steelers	K-League	22	0	4	0	3	0	-		29	0
2002			21	0	4	0	0	0	-		25	0
2003			43	0	0	0	-		-		43	0
2004			27	0	0	0	12	0	-		39	0
2005			24	0	3	0	12	0	-		39	0
Total	Pohang Steelers		137	0	11	0	27	0	-		175	0
2006	FC Seoul	K-League	27	0	3	0	13	0	-		43	0
2007			26	0	3	0	12	0	-		41	0
2008			5	0	1	0	1	0	-		7	0
Total	FC Seoul		58	0	7	0	26	0	-		91	0
2009	Gyeongnam FC	K-League	26	0	2	0	3	0	-		31	0
2010			29	0	2	0	6	0	-		37	0
2011			30	0	0	0	3	0	-		33	0
2012			37	0	4	0	-	-	-		41	0
Total	Gyeongnam FC		122	0	8	0	12	0	-		142	0
2013	Jeonnam Dragons	K League Classic	36	0	0	0	-	-	-		36	0
2014			38	0	1	0	-	-	-		38	0
2015			27	0	4	0	-	-	-		27	0
Total	Jeonnam Dragons		101	0	5	0	0	0	-		106	0
Career total			595	2	38	0	111	1	?	?	744+?	3

National team statistics

^[2]

Korea Republic national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1995	4	0
1996	13	0
1997	10	0
1998	16	0
1999	3	0
2000	4	0
2001	2	0
2002	8	0
2003	0	0
2004	0	0
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	0	0
2008	1	0
Total	61	0

International clean sheets

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	5 June 1995	Suwon	Costa Rica	1–0	1995 Korea Cup
2	5 August 1996	Ho Chi Minh City	Guam	9–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3	8 August 1996	Ho Chi Minh City	Chinese Taipei	4–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4	11 August 1996	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	4–0	1996 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5	18 January 1997	Melbourne	Norway	1–0	1997 Opus Tournament
6	22 February 1997	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	2–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	4 October 1997	Seoul	United Arab Emirates	3–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	15 April 1998	Bratislava	Slovakia	0–0	Friendly match
9	19 May 1998	Seoul	Jamaica	0–0	Friendly match
10	22 November 1998	Shanghai	China PR	0–0	Korea–China Annual Match
11	4 December 1998	Bangkok	Vietnam	4–0	1998 Asian Games
12	7 December 1998	Bangkok	Japan	2–0	1998 Asian Games
13	11 December 1998	Bangkok	Kuwait	1–0	1998 Asian Games
14	28 March 1999	Seoul	Brazil	1–0	Friendly match
15	21 January 2000	Auckland	New Zealand	1–0	Friendly match
16	15 February 2000	Los Angeles	Canada	0–0	2000 CONCACAF Gold Cup
17	9 December 2001	Seogwipo	United States	1–0	Friendly match
18	23 January 2002	Pasadena	Cuba	0–0	2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup
19	13 March 2002	Rades	Tunisia	0–0	Friendly match
20	26 March 2002	Bochum	Turkey	0–0	Friendly match
21	20 April 2002	Daegu	Costa Rica	2–0	Friendly match

References

1. "S. Korean football's oldest player retires at 46". Retrieved 2016-07-19.
2. Kim Byung-ji National Team Records

External links

• Kim Byung-ji – K League stats at kleague.com
  
• Kim Byung-ji – National Team Stats at KFA (Korean)
• Kim Byung-Ji – FIFA competition record
• Kim Byung-ji at National-Football-Teams.com