Kim Do-heon (, ; born 14 July 1982) is a South Korean football coach and former player who is currently an assistant manager for Vietnam.
Club career Kim played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma before joining West Bromwich Albion. He led each team's K League title, and his technical abilities was likened to Paul Scholes in South Korea.
Kim spent a few days on trial at West Brom in December 2007, and could be loaned to the club from February with an option for a permanent switch at the end of the season. He scored his first goal for West Brom in the final match of the season against Queens Park Rangers, eight minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute. West Brom went on to win 2–0, securing them the Football League Championship title and promotion to the Premier League.
On 28 May, he completed the move to West Brom for £550,000. Kim made his Premier League debut on 16 August 2008 against Arsenal, where they lost the match 1–0. He scored once after the permanent move, in a 2–2 draw with Burnley in the FA Cup on 24 January 2009. After one and a half years in West Bromwich, he returned to South Korea.
Near the end of his playing career, he played for Malaysia Super League side Negeri Sembilan, and USL Championship side Indy Eleven.
International career Kim played as a main playmaker for the national under-23 team in 2004 Summer Olympics, 2002 and 2006 Asian Games, whereas he was criticised for his unstable performance in senior team. It was his biggest desire to play in the FIFA World Cup, but he finally could not appear in a World Cup match. While he was a member of South Korea's squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, he had to watch his team's matches on the bench.
On 14 June 2008, Kim accomplished his first international hat-trick in a World Cup qualifier against Turkmenistan.
Personal life Kim is married to Jung Hye-won, who gave birth to their son on 12 August 2008. He delayed his return to Korea to visit his son for the first time, in order to participate in the opening games of the 2008–09 Premier League season.
Career statistics Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSuwon Samsung Bluewings2001K League120??30??—1502002K League162??40??—2022003K League34410———3542004K League2210000——2212005K League1000816140192Total8571015161401119Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2005K League2021000——2122006K League2560052——3082007K League257001010120388Total70151062101208918West Bromwich Albion (loan)2007–08Championship413000——71West Bromwich Albion2008–09Premier League1603100——191Suwon Samsung Bluewings2009K League124210000—1452010K League162303140—2632012K League810000——812013K League 16100—20—812014K League 131300———313Total7311513160—8713Korean Police (draft)2011———??——??2012———??——??Total——??——??Seongnam FC2015K League 135720—82—4592016K League 128420——203242017K League 225320———273Total88146000822010416Negeri Sembilan2018Malaysia Super League18010——50240Indy Eleven2019USL Championship7100——0071Career total3614920224430413044859
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoals South Korea20034120048220051102006144200771200873200920201050201241Career total6212
+List of international goals scored by Kim Do-heonNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition14 December 2003 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 1–0 3–1 2003 EAFF Championship29 June 2004 Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Daejeon, South Korea 2–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification317 November 2004 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–0 2–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification422 February 2006 Al-Hamadaniah Stadium, Aleppo, Syria 1–0 2–1 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification523 May 2006 Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea 1–0 1–1 Friendly616 August 2006 Zhongshan Soccer Stadium, Taipei, Chinese Taipei 3–0 3–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification76 September 2006 Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea 6–0 8–0 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification815 July 2007 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia 1–0 1–2 2007 AFC Asian Cup914 June 2008 Saparmurat Turkmenbashi Olympic Stadium, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan 1–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification102–1113–11230 May 2012 Stade de Suisse, Bern, Switzerland 1–1 1–4 Friendly
Honours Vietnam Assistant Manager ASEAN Championship: 2026 Suwon Samsung Bluewings K League 1: 2004 Korean FA Cup: 2002, 2009 Korean League Cup: 2001, 2005 Korean Super Cup: 2005 Asian Club Championship: 2000–01, 2001–02 Asian Super Cup: 2001, 2002 A3 Champions Cup: 2005 Pan-Pacific Championship: 2009
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma K League 1: 2006 Korean League Cup runner-up: 2006
West Bromwich Albion Football League Championship: 2007–08
South Korea U23 Asian Games bronze medal: 2002
South Korea AFC Asian Cup third place: 2007 EAFF Championship: 2003
Individual K League All-Star: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2014, 2015 K League 1 Best XI: 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 2006 Korean FA Goal of the Year: 2006 K League Players' Player of the Year: 2007
Notes
References
External links
National Team Player Record
Kim Do-heon – National Team stats at KFA