Kim Ho-kon (; born 26 March 1951) is a South Korean
football
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manager and former football player who played as a
sweeper
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or
right back
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. He was the captain of the
South Korea national football team
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in the
1978 Asian Games
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where they won the gold medal. He also managed
Ulsan Hyundai
Ulsan HD FC (), formerly Ulsan Hyundai FC, is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in 198 ...
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. In 2012, he won the
2012 AFC Champions League
The 2012 AFC Champions League was the 31st edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 10th under the current AFC Champions League title.
Ulsan Hyundai from South Korea wo ...
, and was named the
Asian Coach of the Year.
However, he resigned from the team after coming a close second in the
2013 K League 1.
Honours
Player
Commercial Bank of Korea
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Korean President's Cup
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: 1970
Yonsei University
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Korean National Championship runner-up: 1974
ROK Army
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Korean National Championship: 1975
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Korean President's Cup
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: 1975
South Korea U20
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AFC Youth Championship
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runner-up:
1971 *
The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses (Solar eclipse of February 25, 1971, February 25, Solar eclipse of July 22, 1971, July 22 and Solar eclipse of August 20, 1971, August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 1971 lunar eclip ...
South Korea
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Asian Games
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:
1978
Events January
* January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213.
* January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...
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AFC Asian Cup
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runner-up:
1972
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Individual
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Korean FA Best XI: 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
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Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1975
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MasterCard Asian/Oceanian Team of the 20th Century: 1998
Manager
Ulsan Hyundai
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Korean League Cup
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Sponsorship
Results Finals
Titles by club
K League's principle of official statistics is tha ...
:
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
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AFC Champions League
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2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
Individual
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K League All-Star: 2001
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AFC Coach of the Year:
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
See also
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List of men's footballers with 100 or more international caps
In association football, a cap is traditionally awarded in international football to a player making an official appearance for their national team. This article lists all men's football players who have played in 100 or more official internat ...
References
External links
Kim Ho-kon – National Team Statsat
KFA
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1951 births
Living people
South Korean men's footballers
South Korea men's international footballers
1972 AFC Asian Cup players
South Korean football managers
People from Tongyeong
South Korea national football team managers
Busan IPark managers
Ulsan HD FC managers
Men's association football defenders
Yonsei University alumni
Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games
Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games
Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea
Asian Games footballers for South Korea
Footballers at the 1974 Asian Games
Gimhae Kim clan
South Korean Buddhists
FIFA Men's Century Club
Footballers from South Gyeongsang Province
20th-century South Korean sportsmen
Long stubs with short prose
Asian Games gold medalists in football
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