Kim Ho is a South Korean former football player and manager.
24 Facts About Kim Ho
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Kim Ho originally joined Tongyeong High School when he became old enough to join a high school, but there was no football club.
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Kim Ho transferred to Jinju High School the next year to learn football professionally.
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Kim Ho respected the Dongnae's manager An Jong-soo, and followed him into a semi-professional club Cheil Industries instead of university.
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Kim Ho was on the South Korea national team from 1966 to 1972, and won the 1970 Asian Games.
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Kim Ho originally played as a right back, but he showed his best performance as a centre-back.
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Kim Ho was noted for his rapid pace and wild defense, and showed a great harmony with Kim Jung-nam, his partner centre-back.
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Kim Ho took his first steps into coaching with his team Commercial Bank.
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Kim Ho started to perform the managerial role in his alma mater Dongnae High School before taking over as coach of a semi-professional club Hanil Bank in 1983.
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However, Hanil Bank turned its status into a semipro club again in 1987, and Kim Ho left for a K League club Hyundai Horang-i the next year.
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Kim Ho rejuvenated Hyundai in his first season by leading them to a second place finish, but couldn't sustain the result after that.
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Kim Ho finally left Hyundai prior to the 1991 season.
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Kim Ho was back in management when he took over the rein of the South Korean national team in July 1992, and led it to the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States.
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Kim Ho lifted 13 trophies including two K Leagues and two Asian Club Championships for eight years with Suwon.
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Kim Ho nurtured and discovered young talents called the "Kim Ho's Children".
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Ko Jong-soo and Kim Ho Do-heon played for the national team among his pupils.
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Kim Ho announced his retirement at the end of 2003.
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Kim Ho had been regarded as one of the greatest South Korean managers before his return, but lost his honor by courting controversies in Daejeon.
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Kim Ho was in conflict with the president and the board of directors due to team's financial problem as well as his poor results.
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Furthermore, the club's agent who was having a close relationship with Kim Ho suffered discredit for embezzlement.
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Kim Ho was finally removed from the team with the president in 2009.
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Kim Ho had finished his managerial career, but caused controversies again in Daejeon after 10 years.
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Kim Ho was appointed the president of Daejeon Citizen in 2017 despite previous conflict, and engaged a significant number of his acquaintances as manager, agent, and players without principle.
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Ko Jong-soo, the club's manager of the time and Kim Ho's disciple, faced a court the next year.