Kim Jong-hun

For other uses, see Kim Jeong-hun and Kim Jong-hun.

Kim Jong-hun

Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-09-01) September 1, 1956
Place of birth	North Korea
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	4.25 Sports Team
International career
1973–1985	Korea DPR	4	(0)
Managerial career
0000–2007	4.25 Sports Team
2007–2010	Korea DPR
2010–	4.25 Sports Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Jong-hun
Chosŏn'gŭl	김정훈
Hancha	金正勳
Revised Romanization	Gim Jeonghun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Chŏnghun

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-hun (Chosŏn'gŭl: 김정훈; born September 1, 1956) is a retired North Korean football player and the former head coach of the Korea DPR national football team.

Biography

As a player, Kim has spent his career at 4.25 Sports Team. He was capped four times for North Korea during the qualifications for the 1974 and 1986 FIFA World Cups.

After ending his player career, Kim became a manager. He managed April 25 Sports Team until 2007, when he became the manager of North Korea national team. In 2009 he led the team as it qualified for the 2010 World Cup, their first since 1966.

After a disappointing showing at the World Cup, Kim faced harsh criticism upon his return to North Korea. Radio Free Asia reported that he was publicly shamed and condemned for hours in front of 400 people, including the North Korean sports minister.

At the same event, the team members were commanded to individually criticize their coach, who was accused of betraying General Kim Jong-un, the country's heir apparent. The report also mentioned that he had been stripped of his membership in the Workers' Party of Korea and forced to work hard labor on a construction site as punishment.