Ham Hyun-Gi (함현기; born April 26, 1962, in

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) is a South Korean footballer. He played in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League) for the Hyundai Horang-i,

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and in the former Japan Football League (JFL) for the Oita Trinity in

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. He debuted in the

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in 1986 playing for the Hyundai Horang-i. In the K-League's 1986 season he was awarded the

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for his outstanding play having scored 8 goals during the regular season and 9 goals in the Korean Professional Championship of 1986. He was selected a Korean national footballer for the first time in July 1982.海外(해외) 올스타팀 국가대표 제압 친선축구
/ref> However, he suffered from injuries and was unable to play very many matches. In July 1991, he was traded to the

because of his high guarantee. However his next year was disappointing and he left the

and moved to Oita Trinity which was a lower division prefectural league team at the time. During his first season with them, the team was promoted to the Kyushu League. After the 1994 season he retired to teaching high school teams in Korea. He is now the coach of the Mukho High School in Donghae,

Club career

*1986–1991 Hyundai Horang-i *1991–1992

*1993-1994 Oita Trinity

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ham, Hyun-Gi 1963 births Living people Men's association football forwards South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers Ulsan Hyundai FC players FC Seoul players Oita Trinita players K League 1 players Expatriate men's footballers in Japan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan 1988 AFC Asian Cup players People from Gangneung