Kim Tae-young

Kim played for the South Korea national team as a centre-back or left back, and was a participant in 1998 and 2002 FIFA World Cup. In the 2002 World Cup, he formed South Korea's defensive trio with Hong Myung-bo and Choi Jin-cheul, and contributed to South Korea's fourth-place finish. He was noted for his nose guard mask, which he wore after his nose was broken by Christian Vieri's arm in the round of 16 against Italy.

Kim was the assistant coach to Hong Myung-bo for the South Korea U20 in 2009 and the South Korea U23 from 2009 until 2012. In January 2013, Kim joined Kim Ho-kon as his assistant coach at Ulsan Hyundai. In July 2013, Kim reunited with Hong Myung-bo joining him as the assistant coach of the South Korea national team where he was part of the South Korea's coaching staff during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Club

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Player

Kookmin Bank

Korean Semi-professional Championship: 1993 Jeonnam Dragons

Korean FA Cup: 1997 Korean League Cup runner-up: 1997, 2000+ Asian Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1998–99 South Korea B

Summer Universiade silver medal: 1993 South Korea

AFC Asian Cup third place: 2000 EAFF Championship: 2003 Individual

K League All-Star: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 K League 1 Best XI: 2002, 2003 K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013 AFC Opta All-time XI at the FIFA World Cup: 2020

Television personality