Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 ⁄2 in) Name Kim Joo-sung | ||
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Born 17 January 1966 (age 57), Yangyang, Gangwon, South Korea Position(s) Winger, sweeper Youth career (1977–1979) Seongsu Middle School Youth career(1980–1982) Choongang High School College career(1983–1986) Chosun University Senior career(1987–1999) Busan Daewoo Royals Senior career(1992–1994) VfL Bochum (loan) International career (1984) South Korea U20 International career(1984–1987) South Korea B International career(1985–1996) South Korea Nationality South Korean Similar Son Heung min, Park Ji sung, Hwang Hee chan | ||
Kim Joo-sung (born January 17, 1966) is a former South Korean football midfielder.
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He played for the clubs Chosun University and Busan Daewoo Royals, both in South Korea, and later in the German Bundesliga for VfL Bochum.
He was nicknamed Yasaengma (hangeul: 야생마, literally Wild Horse) due to his pace and long mane of curly hair, for which he was also nicknamed Little Samson.
With the South Korea national team, he participated at three editions of the FIFA World Cup, in 1986, 1990, and 1994. He was elected the Asian Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years (1989, 1990, 1991). He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.
In September 2003 he attended a sports management masters course at De Montfort University, Leicester until February 2004 when his studies took him to Switzerland. During his time in Leicester he lived in flat B.0 Bede Hall, a large hall of residence adjacent to the river Soar.
He now takes charge of KFA International Relations Department Chief.
