Kim Sung-gan

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Kim Sung-gan
Kim in 1972
Personal information
Full name Kim Sung-gan
Date of birth (1912-11-17)17 November 1912
Place of birth Pyongyang, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Date of death 29 May 1984(1984-05-29) (aged 71)
Place of death Springfield, Illinois, United States
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
[1] Kwangsung Middle School
1928–1930[2][3] Soongsil Middle School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1932[4] Soongsil College
1934–1940[5][6] Yonhi College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1933[7] Pyongyang FC
1933[8] Korean Students in Japan
1934[9] Joseon FC
1934–1939[10][11] Kyungsung FC
International career
1940 Japan 1 (0)
Managerial career
1956 South Korea
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea (as manager)
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 1956 Hong Kong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Sung-gan (Korean: 김성간, 17 November 1912 – 19 May 1984) was a South Korean football player and manager.

Playing career[edit]

Born in Pyongyang (known at the time as "Heijō"), Kim started playing football when he was in elementary school.[1] He played mostly for Yonhi College and Kyungsung FC after graduating from middle school. He won the 1935 Emperor's Cup, while playing for Kyungsung FC.[12] He also played for Japan national team in five matches from 1939 to 1940 including one official match.[13]

Managerial career[edit]

Kim became a coach and an executive of the Korean FA after retiring as a player,[14][15] and led South Korea to become inaugural champions at the AFC Asian Cup when being appointed manager.

Personal life[edit]

Kim played soft tennis and basketball for a short while in early life. He participated in the All Joseon Soft Tennis Tournament in 1927, while playing soft tennis at Suncheon Shinsung Middle School.[16] He played for basketball team "Nongwoo" (which meant "Basketball Friends") in the Pyongyang Basketball League in 1933 before playing college football.[17]

Kim's son Kim Yeong-il was a national basketball player, who participated in two Summer Olympics and won two major Asian titles (1969 ABC Championship and 1970 Asian Games). Yeong-il was found dead with his blood and head wounds near a railway on 23 May 1976.[18]

Kim died on 29 May 1984, in a traffic collision in the United States.[19]

Career statistics[edit]

International[edit]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Japan 1940 1 0

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Kyungsung FC

Manager[edit]

South Korea

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b 축구인 김성간 - 제1회 축구선수가 된 사연 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 October 1972. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  2. ^ 延崇對校蹴球戰에 一點差로延專勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 19 October 1928. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  3. ^ 小學엔安岳公普 中學엔崇實優勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 November 1930. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  4. ^ 關西體育會主催,本社支局後援 全朝鮮蹴球 第二日의經過. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 May 1932. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  5. ^ 大朝蹴球 普專 延專各勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 May 1934. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  6. ^ 1—0 全延專制覇 不運의咸興軍敗北!. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 19 May 1940. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  7. ^ 平壤蹴球團 對全京城蹴球. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 20 September 1933. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  8. ^ 東京留學生蹴球俱樂部 明春訪問을計劃. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 24 December 1933. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  9. ^ 朝蹴團日本에 二日第八列車로出發. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 3 February 1934. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ 全滿洲國蹴球팀맞어 全京城蹴球快勝. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 June 1934. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  11. ^ 在東京學生蹴球 來十八日에來征. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 9 July 1939. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  12. ^ a b 朝鮮代表의 蹴球陣容 十七名픽업編成. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 18 May 1935. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  13. ^ "代表TIMELINE" (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  14. ^ 香港遠征韓國 代表選手决定. Naver.com (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 25 November 1948. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  15. ^ 蹴球協會改編. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 25 September 1955. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  16. ^ 去益緊張한塲內에 凖决勝戰의成績 朝鮮體育會主催 東亞日報社後援 第七回全朝鮮庭球大會. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 12 June 1927. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  17. ^ 平壤籠球聯盟 第八日의戰績 崇專26光成21. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1931. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  18. ^ 스포츠 사건, 농구 천재 김영일의 의문의 죽음 (in Korean). Mediapia. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  19. ^ 원로축구인 김성간씨 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 30 May 1984. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  20. ^ "金　成汗". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Japan - List of Emperor's Cup Finals". RSSSF. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  22. ^ 决勝에强敵粉碎 京城蹴球優勝. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 4 November 1935. Retrieved 17 June 2020.

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