Kim Dong-hyun (born 20 May 1984) is a former South Korean footballer. He was banned from all football-related activities because of his involvement in match fixing.
Playing career Nicknamed the "Korean Vieri", Kim was expected to became a main member of the next generation at the South Korea national team after leading the national under-20 team to the AFC Youth Championship title in 2002. He had dropped out of university to join J1 League club Oita Trinita in 2003, but was not regarded as a regular at the club. He joined K League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings after being released from Oita in 2004. He had 10 goals and 6 assists in 55 matches for two years, helping Suwon win a K League title and a Korean League Cup title. He received an offer from Primeira Liga club Braga in December 2005. He made 13 appearances at 2005–06 Primeira Liga and scored a goal against Rio Ave. His performance dissatisfied Braga, and he returned to K League the next year after being on loan to Russian club Rubin Kazan for half a year. He played at Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma for two years, but continuously did not make an impression. Released by Seongnam, he moved to Gyeongnam FC in 2009 and enlisted in military team Sangju Sangmu Phoenix the next year.
On 1 June 2011, Kim was arrested on charges of accepting bribes from brokers and attempting to fix their games in the middle of his mandatory military service at Sangmu. He was in the center of the 2011 South Korean football match-fixing scandal, introducing brokers to other players. On 17 June 2011, his activity as a footballer was banned by the K League Federation.
Personal life On 25 May 2012, Kim and former baseball player Yun Chan-soo kidnapped a woman and stole her car. On 17 January 2013, Kim was sentenced to three years in prison.
Career statistics Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competition Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsOita Trinita2003J1 League100000—10Suwon Samsung Bluewings2004K League2430021—2642005K League1743012261387Total41730143616411Braga2005–06Primeira Liga13110—00141Rubin Kazan (loan)2006Russian Premier League4100—2061Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2007K League255101010537102008K League2113093—334Total466401031057014Gyeongnam FC2009K League1210030—151Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (draft)2010K League1633130—2242011K League601042—112Total2234172—336Career total1391912134818620334
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsSouth Korea200410200530200621Career total61
Results list South Korea's goal tally first. + List of international goals scored by Kim Dong-hyun No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 8 October 2006 Seoul, South Korea 1–2 1–3 Friendly
Honours Suwon Samsung Bluewings K League 1: 2004 Korean League Cup: 2005 Korean Super Cup: 2005 A3 Champions Cup: 2005
South Korea U20 AFC Youth Championship: 2002
Individual AFC Youth Championship Most Valuable Player: 2002
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External links
Kim Dong-hyun at KFA