Kim Dong-hyun

Nicknamed the "Korean Vieri", Kim was expected to became a main member of the next generation at the South Korea national team after leading the national under-20 team to the AFC Youth Championship title in 2002. He had dropped out of university to join J1 League club Oita Trinita in 2003, but was not regarded as a regular at the club. He joined K League club Suwon Samsung Bluewings after being released from Oita in 2004. He had 10 goals and 6 assists in 55 matches for two years, helping Suwon win a K League title and a Korean League Cup title. He received an offer from Primeira Liga club Braga in December 2005. He made 13 appearances at 2005–06 Primeira Liga and scored a goal against Rio Ave. His performance dissatisfied Braga, and he returned to K League the next year after being on loan to Russian club Rubin Kazan for half a year. He played at Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma for two years, but continuously did not make an impression. Released by Seongnam, he moved to Gyeongnam FC in 2009 and enlisted in military team Sangju Sangmu Phoenix the next year. On 1 June 2011, Kim was arrested on charges of accepting bribes from brokers and attempting to fix their games in the middle of his mandatory military service at Sangmu. He was in the center of the 2011 South Korean football match-fixing scandal, introducing brokers to other players. On 17 June 2011, his activity as a footballer was banned by the K League Federation.

Club

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

On 25 May 2012, Kim and former baseball player Yun Chan-soo kidnapped a woman and stole her car. On 17 January 2013, Kim was sentenced to three years in prison.

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

K League 1: 2004 Korean League Cup: 2005 Korean Super Cup: 2005 A3 Champions Cup: 2005 South Korea U20

AFC Youth Championship: 2002 Individual

AFC Youth Championship Most Valuable Player: 2002