Kim Jong-hun

Kim Jong -hun ( born September 1, 1956) is a North Korean football coach and former national player.

Career

Kim was as a player the sports group April 25 long years for the North Korean national team, led the national team as captain and was considered one of the best defender of his country. His international career lasted at least from 1973 to 1985, when he played in the qualifying rounds for the World Championships in 1974 and 1986. In 1980, he finished with the national team to fourth place at the Asian Cup, the best result of North Korea at the continental championship. In 1982, he was with the national team in the semifinals of the Asian Games, after the 2:3 defeat after extra time against Kuwait, there were attacks on the referee, which led to a two -year suspension of the national team.

2007 Kim became coach of the national team and led the selection for the World Cup finals in 2010, the first World Cup appearance since 1966. Kim did play during the World Cup qualifiers with an extremely defensive 4-5 1 system, the very displiniziert his players tactically transpose and led to only five goals conceded in 14 games of the third and fourth qualifying stage. Before goalkeeper Ri Myong- guk was a back four with Cha Jong- Hyok, Ri Jun- il, Pak Nam- chol and Ri Kwang- chon. In central midfield, he sat on the experienced Nam Song - chol, Kim Yong -jun and playmaker Ahn Young- hak, for the quick counter-attacks in support of the single striker Jong Tae- se were Mun In - guk and Hong Yong -jo responsible. Kim himself described the play as " football, which is characterized by speed and sophisticated technology, and fulfills the requirements for a modern game orientation that includes a distinctive physical assertiveness ."

At the World Cup finals North Korea launched with a respectable 1-2 defeat against world champion Brazil, but lost subsequently first Portugal with 0:7, the worst defeat in the history of the North Korean national team, and on the last game 0-3 to the Ivory Coast. In the final classification, North Korea was ranked 32nd and last place. After July 28, 2010, Radio Free Asia reported that Kim had been sentenced as a punishment for the weak performance during the World Cup to forced labor on a construction site, FIFA launched a little later investigations. These were set after the North Korean association in writing denied all allegations and announced that coach and team would " train as usual " and how they plan to attend the Asia Cup 2011 in late August 2010.

In the Asia Cup, he was, however, no longer coach of the team, in his place took over Jo Tong- sop as coach.