Kim Pyung-seok

Kim Pyung-seok

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-09-22) 22 September 1958 (age 65)
Place of birth	South Korea
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Professor (Former Defender)
Team information
Current team	Soongsil University
Youth career
1981–1982	Kwangwoon University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1988	Hyundai Horang-i	83	(0)
1989–1990	Yukong Elephants	41	(0)
Total		124	(0)
International career‡
1983–1987	South Korea	27	(0)
Managerial career
1995	Hyundai Horang-i (Coach)
1996–1999	Incheon Steel WFC
1997–1998	South Korea (Coach)
2000–2001	Kwangwoon Technical High School
2001–2004	Kim Pyung-seok Youth Academy
2005	Uirim Technical High School
2005–2006	Daeyang Electronic Information High School
2006–2007	Cheonan Air & Correspondence High School
2008–	Soongsil University (Professor)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 October 2008

Kim Pyung-seok (Korean: 김평석; born 22 September 1958) is retired football player and manager.

He played in K League side Hyundai Horang-i and Yukong Elephants in South Korea.

Early life

He started football when he was high school student. He graduated from Yeoido High School, but since the school did not have a football team, he enrolled in another high school, namely Kwangwoon Electronic Technical High School.

He graduated from Kwangwoon Electronic Technical High School, he failed to entrance into a school. He joined the now defunct Nong Hyup FC and played. Two years later, he joined the navy for military duty, and then joined navy football team.

After he was discharged from military service in October 1981, he entered Kwangwoon University. When he was sophomore, his team won the university championship tournament.

Playing career

He left university without graduating when his team won the championship, he joined K League side Hyundai Horang-i. He played for Hyundai Horang-i in K League, he appeared in 83 games. In 1989, he moved to Yukong Elephants and one year later he retired.

His main position was left full back and sometimes played as a central defender and central midfielder. He was member of South Korea in 1983–1987.

Managerial career

He participated 1998 FIFA World Cup for South Korea coach. But he managed to last game of South Korea due to manager Cha Bum-kun was replacement by defeat against Netherlands resulted 0–5. Last game against Belgium resulted draw by 1–1.

Come back to South Korea, he managed high school football team quite long. Also he coached Cha Bum-kun Youth Academy. From 1996 to 1999, he managed South Korean women's football team that Incheon Steel WFC.

Club career statistics

References

• 맨투맨 수비의 1인자 '족쇄' 김평석 (in Korean)

External links

• Kim Pyung-seok – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• Kim Pyung-seok – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Kim Pyung-seok at National-Football-Teams.com