# Kim Jung-woo

Kim Jung-woo (Korean: 김정우; Hanja: 金正友, born 9 May 1982) is a former South Korean footballer.

## Club career

Kim was playing for military team Sangju Sangmu Phoenix to perform compulsory military service when participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and his low salary (₩0.95 million per year) during the military service was the talk of fans before the match against Argentina which had one of the highest earners Lionel Messi.
Kim became the highest-paid player in the K League after moving to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on a three-year deal in January 2012.

## International career

Kim was part of South Korean under-23 team in 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.
Kim represented South Korea in the 2007 AFC Asian Cup. He scored Korea's winning goal against Indonesia and converted the decisive spot-kick in Korea's quarter-final penalty shootout victory over Iran. However, his penalty miss in the shootout against Iraq meant that South Korea went out in the semi-finals stage.
In the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Kim played a pivotal role as a holding midfielder for the South Korean team's advance to the round of 16. Despite rising interests from European clubs, he left to continue serving his country in Gwangju Sangmu.
On 22 March 2019, Kim retired through an official retirement ceremony before the match between South Korea and Bolivia at Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium.

## Style of play

Kim was nicknamed "Bone Jung-woo" due to his skinny build, but he had good stamina and positional sense. He took charge of center midfield with Ki Sung-yueng in the national team under manager Huh Jung-moo. Kim showed great work rate and defense while Ki concentrated on passing.

## 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 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2003 | K League | 34 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 1 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2004 | K League | 18 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | 2005 | K League | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 0 |
| Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i | Total | Total | 75 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 93 | 1 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2006 | J1 League | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 3 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | 2007 | J1 League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 4 |
| Nagoya Grampus Eight | Total | Total | 52 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 7 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2008 | K League | 22 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 5 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2009 | K League | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 40 | 6 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 2011 | K League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | Total | Total | 52 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 15 | 3 | — | — | 74 | 11 |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (draft) | 2010 | K League | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (draft) | 2011 | K League | 21 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 28 | 19 |
| Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (draft) | Total | Total | 40 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 49 | 22 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2012 | K League | 33 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 40 | 5 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2013 | K League 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 14 | 1 |
| Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | Total | Total | 41 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | 54 | 6 |
| Al Sharjah (loan) | 2013–14 | UAE Pro League | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
| Baniyas | 2014–15 | UAE Pro League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 |
| BEC Tero Sasana | 2016 | Thai League 1 | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 290 | 39 | 24 | 2 | 46 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 371 | 48 |

### International

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | 2003 | 2 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2004 | 6 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2005 | 11 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2007 | 10 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| South Korea | 2009 | 9 | 1 |
| South Korea | 2010 | 14 | 2 |
| South Korea | 2011 | 6 | 2 |
| South Korea | 2012 | 2 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | 71 | 6 |
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Kim Jung-woo :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 18 July 2007 | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup |
| 2 | 4 February 2009 | Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Bahrain | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 3 | 9 January 2010 | Rand Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa | Zambia | 1–2 | 2–4 | Friendly |
| 4 | 7 February 2010 | National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan | Hong Kong | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2010 EAFF Championship |
| 5 | 25 March 2011 | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Honduras | 2–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 6 | 2 September 2011 | Goyang Stadium, Goyang, South Korea | Lebanon | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |

## Honours

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i
* K League 1: 2005
* Korean League Cup runner-up: 2005
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
* Korean FA Cup: 2011
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
* Korean FA Cup runner-up: 2013
South Korea U23
* Asian Games bronze medal: 2010
South Korea B
* East Asian Games silver medal: 2001
South Korea
* AFC Asian Cup third place: 2007
* EAFF Championship runner-up: 2010
Individual
* K League All-Star: 2005, 2009, 2012
* K League 1 Best XI: 2009
* UAE Pro League Dream Team: 2013–14