Kim Pan-Gon
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 1 May 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Jinju, South Korea | ||
| Playing position | Manager (Former Left-winger) | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Hong Kong (manager) |
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| Youth career | |||
| Honam University | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1996 | Ulsan Hyundai | 58 | (5) |
| 1997 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 2 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Instant-Dict | 31 | (8) |
| 2001–2003 | Double Flower | 36 | (11) |
| 2003–2004 | Buler Rangers | 21 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2004 | Buler Rangers | ||
| 2005–2008 | Busan I'Park (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2010 | South China | ||
| 2009 | Hong Kong U-23 | ||
| 2009–2010 | Hong Kong | ||
| 2010–2011 | Gyeongnam FC (assistant) | ||
| 2012–2013 | Hong Kong U-23 | ||
| 2012– | Hong Kong | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kim Pan-Gon (Hangul: 김판곤; Hanja: 金判坤, born May 1, 1969 in Jinju, South Korea) is a South Korean football manager who is currently the head coach of Hong Kong national football team. Kim holds the AFC Professional Football Coaching Diploma, the highest football coaching qualification in Asia.
Kim Pan-Gon played for K League clubs Ulsan Hyundai and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors before arriving Hong Kong to play for Instant-Dict in 2000. His left foot freekicks and fighting spirit earned him praise from the fans. He moved to Double Flower after Instant-Dict pulled out. In 2003 he became player-manager at Buler Rangers and retired as a player at the end of the season.
Kim returned to South Korea in 2004 and earned his Professional Coaching License, at the time only 5 men in Korea held the same qualification. Hong Kong association football expert Kwok Ka Ming was his lecturer of the coaching lesson. After a few years working in the Korean League, he became the manager of Hong Kong First Division League giant South China from 2008. He is known for greatly improving the physical fitness of the Hong Kong players. He led the team to the semi-final of the 2009 AFC Cup, but lost to Kuwait SC.
He was also the manager of the Hong Kong national football team and Hong Kong U-23 from August 2009 to March 2010, during which time he led the senior team to the finals of the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and the U-23 team to victory in the Football at the 2009 East Asian Games football tournament.
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