Kim Do-heon

Kim Do - heon (born 14 July 1982 Dongducheon ) is a South Korean football player. Since January 2008, is the midfielder for the English first division side West Bromwich Albion under contract.

Career

Association

Kim began his career in his homeland at the Suwon Samsung Bluewings. In 2004, he won the club the K-League, the National Championship. In 2002, the South Korean Cup was won. His greatest success with the Blue Wings could also celebrate Kim 2002. In the final of the AFC Champions League, the team faced the Anyang LG Cheetahs league rivals. After the extension remained scoreless, penalty kicks decided 4-2 Suwon. During this time, Kim became the performers and was a pillar of the team network. Despite these successes, he decided to leave the club in 2005 and joined Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma on. Also in the South Korean giants Kim on first attempt the breakthrough and was able to celebrate its second national championship in 2006. Through his playing style and committed occurrence during the games he got into Asian nicknamed " Paul Scholes Asia." In December 2007, Kim spent a trial at West Bromwich Albion before he signed a contract with the Baggies in January 2008. After the club, Kim lent only to the summer, the club managers decided to sign him in the summer festival. At the end of the 2007/ 08 Kim took first place in the Football League Championship and thus promotion to the Premier League with his new team. On August 16, 2008 Kim then gave his debut in England's top flight against Arsenal.

National

Kim was a time of important pillars of the U -23 South Korea. On 16 April 2003 he had his first international appearance. In the U23, he took part in Athens at the Olympic tournament in 2004. He played in the wake regularly in the senior national team and also in qualifying for the FIFA World Cup 2006 in Germany, he often stood on the court, even though he has to contend with the problem that he one with Park Ji-sung on the playmaker position competitors has, who has the greater international experience through his involvement in Manchester United. That was his problem at the World Cup tournament: Even though he went to Germany in the World Cup squad in South Korea, he did not come then there used.

See also:

  • South Korea at the 2006 World Cup in Germany

Achievements

  • Winning the AFC Champions League Suwon Samsung Bluewings: 2002
  • Winning the Cup with South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings: 2002
  • Winning the K -League with Suwon Samsung Bluewings: 2004
  • Winning the K -League with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma: 2006
  • Winning the Football League Championship with West Bromwich Albion: 2008
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