Kim Ho (; born 24 November 1944) is a South Korean former

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player and manager.

Early life

Kim was born in

Tongyeong Tongyeong (; ) is a coastal Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It has an area of and in 2010, a population of 139,869 people. It is divided into 1 eup (town), 6 myeon (township) and 11 dong (n ...

, a coastal city of

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, and started football in his hometown. He originally joined Tongyeong High School when he became old enough to join a high school, but there was no football club. He transferred to Jinju High School the next year to learn football professionally. However, he experienced a slump in

Jinju Jinju (; ) is a city in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It was the location of the first (1592) and second (1593) Sieges of Jinju by Japanese forces during the Imjin War. The Republic of Korea Air Force Education and Training Comman ...

, and once again moved to another school, Dongnae High School in

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. Kim respected the Dongnae's manager An Jong-soo, and followed him into a semi-professional club Cheil Industries instead of university.

International career

Kim was on the

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from 1966 to 1972, and won the

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. He originally played as a

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, but he showed his best performance as a

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. He was noted for his rapid pace and wild defense, and showed a great harmony with

Kim Jung-nam Kim Jung-nam (; born 28 January 1943) is a South Korean former Association football, football player and manager. International career The combination of Kim Jung-nam and his partner Kim Ho is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean Def ...

, his partner centre-back.

Managerial career

Early career

Kim took his first steps into coaching with his team Commercial Bank. He started to perform the managerial role in his alma mater Dongnae High School before taking over as coach of a semi-professional club

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in 1983. Under Kim, Hanil Bank won the Korean Semi-professional League straight away, qualifying for the professional league,

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. However, Hanil Bank turned its status into a semipro club again in 1987, and Kim left for a K League club Hyundai Horang-i the next year. He rejuvenated Hyundai in his first season by leading them to a second place finish, but couldn't sustain the result after that. Hyundai slipped down to the bottom in 1989, and remained second from bottom in 1990. He finally left Hyundai prior to the 1991 season.

South Korea

Kim was back in management when he took over the rein of the South Korean national team in July 1992, and led it to the

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in the

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. His team put up some credible performances, drawing its opener 2–2 with

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. However, South Korea drew its second game without a goal against

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, facing the danger of being eliminated in the group stage. In the last group game against

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, South Korea closed the gap to 3–2 after being 3–0 down at half-time. Kim and Koreans showed their effort against the World Cup holders, but it was inadequate to advance to the next round.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

After stepping down as national manager, Kim was contacted by a new K League club

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to become the first-ever manager of the club. He lifted 13 trophies including two K Leagues and two

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s for eight years with Suwon. He also nurtured and discovered young talents called the "Kim Ho's Children". Many of them had successful careers in the K League even after his resignation.

Ko Jong-soo Ko Jong-soo (, born 30 October 1978) is a South Korean football coach and former player. Early life Born in Yeosu, Jeonnam, Ko graduated from Yeosu West Elementary School, Yeosu Gubong Middle School and Kumho High School. While playing as a ...

and

Kim Do-heon Kim Do-heon (, ; born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean football wing-back and midfielder who is caretaker manager of K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. Club career Kim played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma before ...

played for the national team among his pupils. He announced his retirement at the end of 2003.

Daejeon Citizen

Kim joined

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in 2007, canceling his retirement. He had been regarded as one of the greatest South Korean managers before his return, but lost his honor by courting controversies in Daejeon. Kim was in conflict with the president and the board of directors due to team's financial problem as well as his poor results. Furthermore, the club's agent who was having a close relationship with Kim suffered discredit for embezzlement. Kim was finally removed from the team with the president in 2009. Kim had finished his managerial career, but caused controversies again in Daejeon after 10 years. He was appointed the president of Daejeon Citizen in 2017 despite previous conflict, and engaged a significant number of his acquaintances as manager, agent, and players without principle. Daejeon Citizen was owned by the

Daejeon Daejeon (; ) is South Korea's list of cities in South Korea, fifth-largest metropolis, with a population of nearly 1.5 million. Located in a central lowland valley between the Sobaek Mountains and the Geum River, the city is known both as a ...

Government at the time, and its finance was relying on the citizens' precious tax money. Kim received many criticisms, leaving Daejeon in 2019. Ko Jong-soo, the club's manager of the time and Kim's disciple, faced a court the next year.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Player

Cheil Industries * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1964 * Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1968 *

Korean President's Cup The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of Sout ...

runner-up: 1968 Commercial Bank of Korea *

: 1970 South Korea *

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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 1970 Tonghai earthquake, Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli ...

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runner-up:

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Individual * Korean FA Most Valuable Player: 1969 * Korean FA Best XI: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 * KASA Best Korean Footballer: 1971

Manager

Hanil Bank * Korean Semi-professional League: 1983 * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1987 Suwon Samsung Bluewings *

K League 1 The K League 1 () is a professional association football league in South Korea and the highest level of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. It is one of the most successful leagues in the Asian Foo ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

1999 1999 was designated as the International Year of Older Persons. Events January * January 1 – The euro currency is established and the European Central Bank assumes its full powers. * January 3 – The Mars Polar Lander is launc ...

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2002 The effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year had a significant impact on the affairs of 2002. The war on terror was a major political focus. Without settled international law, several nations engaged in anti-terror operation ...

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, 1999+,

2000 2000 was designated as the International Year for the Culture of Peace and the World Mathematics, Mathematical Year. Popular culture holds the year 2000 as the first year of the 21st century and the 3rd millennium, because of a tende ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

Korean Super Cup The Korean Super Cup was the annual curtain-raiser to the South Korean football season from 1999 to 2006, and was contested between the champions of K League and Korean FA Cup. It was dropped from the South Korean football calendar in 2007. After ...

: 1999, 2000 *

: 2000–01, 2001–02 *

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Individual * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring) Best Manager: 1987 * AFC Coach of the Month: August 1997 * K League All-Star: 1998, 1999, 2001 * K League 1 Manager of the Year:

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Ho 1944 births Living people People from Tongyeong South Korean men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers 1972 AFC Asian Cup players South Korean football managers Footballers from South Gyeongsang Province 1994 FIFA World Cup managers South Korea national football team managers South Korea national football B team managers Ulsan HD FC managers Suwon Samsung Bluewings managers Daejeon Hana Citizen managers Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1970 Asian Games Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Men's association football defenders Medalists at the 1970 Asian Games Republic of Korea Marine Corps personnel 20th-century South Korean sportsmen