Kim Dong-hyun (footballer, born 1984)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | May 20, 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Daegu, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Former Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hanyang University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003 | Oita Trinita | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Suwon Bluewings | 41 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Braga | 13 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Rubin Kazan (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 46 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Gyeongnam FC | 12 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sangju Sangmu Phoenix (army) | 22 | (3) |
| Total | 139 | (19) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2003 | South Korea U-20 | 21 | (7) |
| 2004 | South Korea U-23 | 9 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | South Korea | 6 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 November 2006 |
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| Kim Dong-hyun | |
| Hangul | 김동현 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 金洞眩 |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Donghyeon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Tonghyŏn |
Kim Dong-hyun (born May 20, 1984) is a former Korean football player who was expelled from K-League after being implicated in the match-fixing scandal.
Kim joined J1 League side Oita Trinita in August 2003 and started his career with the Japanese club. However, Oita announced a few month later that it had released him.
He signed a five-year contract with the K-League giants Suwon Samsung Bluewings shortly soon after being a free agent.
He has put in great performances for Suwon, Primeira Liga side SC Braga was hoping to sign with him. In December 2004 he agreed to join Braga on free transfer, signing a four-year contract.
In January 2007 he was sold for €1.525 million from Braga for half of his rights.
He was arrested on the charge connected with the match fixing allegations on 29 May 2011. On 17 June 2011, his football career was rescinded by the Korea Professional Football League with other accomplices.
On May 26, 2012, Kim and former baseball player Yun Chan-soo kidnapped a woman surnamed Park and stole her car. In March 2013, Kim was sentenced to three years, plus five years probation.
On 1 June 2011, Kim was arrested on charges of accepting bribes from brokers and attempting to fix their games. He was in the centre of a match-fixing scandal which shook the league, introducing brokers to his teammates and providing accepting bribes to them.
On 17 June 2011, Kim's football career was rescinded by the Korea Professional Football League with other accomplices.
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