# Kim Tae-young (footballer, born 1970)

Kim Tae-young (born 8 November 1970) is a South Korean football manager and former player who played as a defender.

## International career

Kim played for the South Korea national team as a centre-back or left back, and was a participant in 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the 2002 World Cup, he formed South Korea's defensive trio with Hong Myung-bo and Choi Jin-cheul, and contributed to South Korea's fourth-place finish. He was noted for his nose guard mask, which he wore after his nose was broken by Christian Vieri's arm in the round of 16 against Italy.

## Managerial career

He was the assistant coach to Hong Myung-bo for the South Korea national team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

## Career statistics
### Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Kookmin Bank | 1993 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Kookmin Bank | 1994 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Kookmin Bank | Total | Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | ? | ? |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1995 | K League | 25 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1996 | K League | 21 | 0 | ? | ? | 7 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 1 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1997 | K League | 7 | 1 | ? | ? | 10 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1998 | K League | 18 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | ? | ? | 19 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 1999 | K League | 21 | 0 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | ? | ? | 30 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2000 | K League | 23 | 0 | ? | ? | 8 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2001 | K League | 20 | 1 | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2002 | K League | 23 | 0 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2003 | K League | 29 | 0 | ? | ? | — | — | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2004 | K League | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | 2005 | K League | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Jeonnam Dragons | Total | Total | 201 | 4 | ? | ? | 49 | 1 | ? | ? | 250 | 5 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 201 | 4 | ? | ? | 49 | 1 | ? | ? | 250 | 5 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | 1992 | 1 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1993 | 10 | 3 |
| South Korea | 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1997 | 13 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1998 | 15 | 0 |
| South Korea | 1999 | 5 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2000 | 10 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2001 | 14 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2002 | 17 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2003 | 12 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 105 | 3 |
    Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Tae-young :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 9 March 1993 | Vancouver, Canada | 2 | Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 June 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | 8 | India | 3–0 | 7–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 9 June 1993 | Seoul, South Korea | 8 | India | 7–0 | 7–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Filmography
### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) |
| 2020 | Let's Play Soccer | Himself | Episode 40 |
| 2021–present | Kick A Goal | Himself | |
| 2022 | Gundesliga | Himself | |

## Honours
### Player

Kookmin Bank
* Korean Semi-professional Championship: 1993
Jeonnam Dragons
* Korean FA Cup: 1997
* Korean League Cup runner-up: 1997, 2000+
* Asian Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1998–99
South Korea B
* Summer Universiade silver medal: 1993
South Korea
* AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000
* EAFF Championship: 2003
Individual
* K League All-Star: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004
* K League 1 Best XI: 2002, 2003
* K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013
* AFC Opta All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 2020

### Television personality

List of awards and nominations received by TV personality Kim Tae-young :
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Leader of the Year Award | Kick A Goal | Won | |
* ↑ Shared with Ha Seok-ju, Kim Byung-ji, Choi Jin-cheul, Choi Sung-yong, Lee Eul-yong, Hyun Young-min, Lee Young-pyo, Oh Beom-seok, Cho Jae-jin and Baek Ji-hoon