# Kim Eun-jung (footballer)

Kim Eun-jung (Korean: 김은중; born 8 April 1979) is a South Korean retired footballer who played as a striker. He is currently manager of K League 1 club Suwon FC. He previously headed Tubize after joining in 2015 as a youth scout.
He played in the South Korea national team at 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok and 2004 AFC Asian Cup in China. He was also a member of South Korea under-23 team at 2002 Asian Games in Busan.
He was a member of 30–30 Club since 3 May 2008 at K League. He is now a member of 50–50 club members.

## Managerial statistics

    As of match played 22 February 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure :
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Team | Nat | From | To | G | W | D | L | Win% |
| South Korea U20 | | 15 December 2021 | 19 December 2023 | 24 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 058.33 |
| Suwon | | 20 December 2023 | Present | 41 | 15 | 9 | 17 | 036.59 |
| Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | Career Total | 65 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 044.62 |

## Club career

He started his pro football career with the newly formed team Daejeon Citizen in 1997. He won the 2001 Korean FA Cup, the club's first major title. He went through the Japanese club Vegalta Sendai in 2003; one year after he returned to South Korea he nested at FC Seoul in Seoul.
In 2009, he moved to the Chinese Super League on the side of Changsha Ginde. In 2010, he returned to K League with moving to Jeju United. After a two-year stint with Jeju, he was traded to Gangwon FC for Seo Dong-hyeon on 21 November 2011. He was on loan to Pohang Steelers for the 2013 season.

## Career statistics
### Club

| Club performance | Club performance | Club performance | League | League | Cup | Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Continental | Continental | Total | Total |
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Korea Republic | Korea Republic | Korea Republic | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | K-League Cup | K-League Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| 1997 | Daejeon Citizen | K League | 9 | 0 | 0~1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 |
| 1998 | Daejeon Citizen | K League | 13 | 0 | 0~2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | — | — | 31 | 6 |
| 1999 | Daejeon Citizen | K League | 22 | 4 | 0~1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| 2000 | Daejeon Citizen | K League | 17 | 4 | 0~1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 21 | 5 |
| 2001 | Daejeon Citizen | K League | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 35 | 13 |
| 2002 | Daejeon Citizen | K League | 19 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 33 | 9 |
| 2003 | Daejeon Citizen | K League | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 25 | 12 |
| Japan | Japan | Japan | League | League | Emperor's Cup | Emperor's Cup | J.League Cup | J.League Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| 2003 | Vegalta Sendai | J1 League | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| South Korea | South Korea | South Korea | League | League | KFA Cup | KFA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| 2004 | FC Seoul | K League | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 8 |
| 2005 | FC Seoul | K League | 20 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| 2006 | FC Seoul | K League | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 40 | 15 |
| 2007 | FC Seoul | K League | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 17 | 5 |
| 2008 | FC Seoul | K League | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 5 |
| China | China | China | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | CSL Cup | CSL Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| 2009 | Changsha Ginde | Chinese Super League | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 |
| South Korea | South Korea | South Korea | League | League | KFA Cup | KFA Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Asia | Asia | Total | Total |
| 2010 | Jeju United | K League | 30 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 38 | 20 |
| 2011 | Jeju United | K League | 30 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 8 |
| 2012 | Gangwon | K League | 36 | 14 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 14 |
| Country | Korea Republic | Korea Republic | 314 | 90 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 437 | 132 |
| Country | Japan | Japan | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 |
| Country | China | China | 28 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 |
| Total | Total | Total | 352 | 99 | 28 | 12 | 86 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 476 | 141 |

### International

Korea Republic national team :
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1998 | 6 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 |
| 2004 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 5 |
International appearances and goals :
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goal | Competition |
| 1998 |||||||
| 1 | 11 November | Shanghai, China | China | 0–0 | 0 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 2 December | Bangkok, Thailand | Turkmenistan | 2–3 | 0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 3 | 4 December | Bangkok, Thailand | Vietnam | 4–0 | 1 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 4 | 7 December | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan | 2–0 | 0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 5 | 9 December | Bangkok, Thailand | United Arab Emirates | 2–1 | 0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 6 | 14 December | Bangkok, Thailand | Thailand | 1–2 | 0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 1999 |||||||
| | 13 October | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia | 3–1 | 0 | Friendly match |
| | 17 October | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | Bahrain | 1–0 | 0 | 2000 Summer Olympics qualification |
| | 13 November | Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Bahrain | 2–1 | 1 | 2000 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 2000 |||||||
| 7 | 5 April | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Laos | 9–0 | 3 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 8 | 9 April | Dongdaemun Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Myanmar | 4–0 | 0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2002 |||||||
| | 27 September | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea | Maldives | 4–0 | 0 | 2002 Asian Games |
| | 3 October | Masan Stadium, Masan, South Korea | Malaysia | 4–0 | 2 | 2002 Asian Games |
| | 8 October | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea | Bahrain | 1–0 | 0 | 2002 Asian Games |
| | 10 October | Busan Gudeok Stadium, Busan, South Korea | Iran | 0–0(3–5p) | 0 | 2002 Asian Games |
| | 13 October | Ulsan Munsu Football Stadium, Ulsan, South Korea | Thailand | 3–0 | 0 | 2002 Asian Games |
| 2003 |||||||
| 9 | 10 December | International Stadium Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | Japan | 0–0 | 0 | 2003 East Asian Football Championship |
| 2004 |||||||
| 10 | 28 April | Incheon Munhak Stadium, Incheon, South Korea | Paraguay | 0–0 | 0 | Friendly match |
| 11 | 2 June | Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea | Turkey | 0–1 | 0 | Friendly match |
| 12 | 5 June | Daegu World Cup Stadium, Daegu, South Korea | Turkey | 2–1 | 1 | Friendly match |
| 13 | 9 June | Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea | Vietnam | 2–0 | 0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 14 | 10 July | Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Gwangju, South Korea | Bahrain | 2–0 | 0 | Friendly match |
| 15 | 27 July | Shandong Sports Center, Jinan, China | Kuwait | 4–0 | 0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup |
    Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 4 December 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | Vietnam | 1 goal | 4–0 | 1998 Asian Games |
| 5 April 2000 | Seoul, South Korea | Laos | 3 goals | 9–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5 June 2004 | Daegu, South Korea | Turkey | 1 goal | 2–1 | Friendly match |

## Honors

Daejeon Citizen
* Korean FA Cup winner: 2001
* Korean Super Cup runner-up: 2002
FC Seoul
* K League runner-up: 2008
* Korean League Cup winner: 2006
** runner-up: 2007
Jeju United
* K League runner-up: 2010
Pohang Steelers
* K League winner: 2013
South Korea
* Asian Games Bronze medalist : 2002
Individual
* 2001 Korean FA Cup Top scorer
* 2001 Korean FA Cup Most Valuable Player
* 2002 Order of Sport Merit – Fierce Tager (Hangul: 맹호장))
* 2004 K League All-Star Game Most Valuable Player
* 2006 K League Best XI (forward)
* 2010 K League Best XI (forward)
* 2010 K League Most Valuable Player