Kim Jin-Ryong ( ko, 김진용) is a retired

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player.

Club career

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i

He started his professional career in

Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League ...

in 2005. He played in the

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. He sustained a critical injury and left for

K-League 2005 The 2005 K League was the 23rd season of the K League. It kicked off on May 15, and was finished on 4 December. The format of the regular season and championship playoffs was the same as the one used in the 2004 season. Busan IPark won the firs ...

. THe team

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Champions for 2005.

Gyeongnam FC

He contracted with

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in December 2005. In the middle of 2006 season, an injury sidelined him. For the 2007 pre-season of 2007, he joined the team's winter training in

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. Another critical injury ended his season. In 2008 season, he returned to the pitch and performed well.

Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma

In January 2009, he moved to

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. He was traded for Kim Dong-hyun, member of South Korea national team. Gyeongnam FC fans complained, and te team blanked his back number for 2009 season. The team were the

2010 AFC Champions League The 2010 AFC Champions League was the 29th edition of the top-level Asian club football tournament organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the 8th under the current AFC Champions League title. The final was held at the National ...

winners.

Gangwon FC

On 4 July 2011, He moved to

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Pohang Steelers

On 6 January 2012, Kim joined the

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on a season-long loan, including an option to make the switch permanent in 2013.

International career

Internationally, Kim played for the

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qualification as a member of South Korea U-23 and the

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as a member of

. On 31 July 2005, he debuted in a

match against

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Club career statistics

In 2010's Asia record is including

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results.

References

External links

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