Ham Hyun-Gi (Korean: 함현기; born April 26, 1962, in Gangneung, South Korea) is a South Korean footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ham Hyun-Gi | ||
| Date of birth | April 26, 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mukho High School | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Korea University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Hyundai Horang-i | 118 | (22) |
| 1991–1992 | LG Cheetahs | 24 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Oita Trinity | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1982–1989 | South Korea | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Gangneung Jeil High School | ||
| 2003–present | Mukho High School | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 December 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 December 2007 | |||
He played in the Korean Professional Football League (K-League) for the Hyundai Horang-i, LG Cheetahs in South Korea and in the former Japan Football League (JFL) for the Oita Trinity in Japan.
He debuted in the K-League in 1986 playing for the Hyundai Horang-i. In the K-League's 1986 season he was awarded the Rookie of the Year award 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.[1] However, he suffered from injuries and was unable to play very many matches.
In July 1991, he was traded to the LG Cheetahs because of his high guarantee. However his next year was disappointing and he left the K-League 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, South Korea.
Club career edit
- 1986–1991 Hyundai Horang-i
- 1991–1992 LG Cheetahs
- 1993-1994 Oita Trinity
References edit
External links edit
- Ham Hyun-gi – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Ham Hyun-gi at National-Football-Teams.com
