Kim Sung-gan (Korean: 김성간, 17 November 1912 – 19 May 1984) was a South Korean football player and manager. He played for Japan national team when Korea was ruled by Japan.
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| Full name | Kim Sung-gan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 17 November 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang, Heian'nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 29 May 1984 (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
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editBorn 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
editKim 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
editKim 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 transferring to Yonhi College.[17]
Kim's son Kim Yeong-il was a Korean 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
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1940 | 1 | 0 |
Honours
editPlayer
editKyungsung FC
Manager
editSouth Korea
References
edit- ^ a b 축구인 김성간 - 제1회 축구선수가 된 사연 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 23 October 1972. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "代表TIMELINE" (in Japanese). JFA. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 蹴球協會改編. Naver.com (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 25 September 1955. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 스포츠 사건, 농구 천재 김영일의 의문의 죽음 (in Korean). Mediapia. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ 원로축구인 김성간씨 (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 30 May 1984. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ "金 成汗". Japan National Football Team Database. Archived from the original on 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Japan - List of Emperor's Cup Finals". RSSSF. 21 February 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- Kim Sung-gan at National-Football-Teams.com
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