Kim Yong-sik was a South Korean football player and manager.
11 Facts About Kim Yong-sik
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Kim Yong-sik is esteemed as the godfather of the South Korean football.
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When Korea was ruled by Japan, Kim Yong-sik was the only Korean footballer called up to the Japan national team for the Summer Olympics.
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Kim Yong-sik contributed to Japan's victory by assisting the winning goal in the first round of the 1936 Summer Olympics against Sweden.
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Kim Yong-sik could participate in the Olympics as a Korean player after the end of the Japanese occupation.
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Kim Yong-sik achieved the first-ever victory of South Korean football against Mexico as a player-coach in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
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Kim Yong-sik had a fast pace, elaborate techniques, and high work capacity that most footballers need.
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Kim Yong-sik played as a centre-half, but he was a playmaker who took part in the attack.
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Kim Yong-sik managed South Korean national team in the 1954 FIFA World Cup and the 1960 AFC Asian Cup after his retirement.
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Kim Yong-sik led his country to an Asian Cup title.
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Kim Yong-sik extremely avoided harmful things to human body, and had ardor for training.