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Kim Hak-bum (; born 1 March 1960) is a South Korean football manager.
In September 1998, Kim left Kookmin Bank, joining K League club Seongnam FC (renamed Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma in 2000) as assistant coach to manager Cha Kyung-bok. He contributed to Seongnam's three consecutive league titles between 2001 and 2003.
In November 2010, Kim was appointed manager of Chinese Super League side Henan Jianye. He tried to improve players' stamina and possessive capability, and thought he was leading his team to a good direction. On the other hand, he failed to win a match in eight matches, and was sacked by the president of club's company.
In July 2012, Kim was appointed manager of Gangwon FC. He was sacked the next year due to his poor results.
In September 2014, Kim returned to Seongnam FC (Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma until 2013). He won the 2014 Korean FA Cup and was named the best manager of the tournament. On 15 August 2015, he achieved his 100th victory at the K League. In contrast with two previous seasons, he had difficulty in bringing results during the 2016 season, and was finally sacked in the middle of the season.
In August 2017, Kim signed with Gwangju FC. He did not prevent Gwangju from being relegated to the K League 2. Gwangju wanted to keep the contract with him, but he requested his resignation.
On 28 February 2018, Kim was selected as the manager of the South Korea under-23s. At the 2018 Asian Games, he suffered a shocking defeat to Malaysia in the group stage, but won a gold medal. He also won the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship, qualifying for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Prior to the Olympics, however, he tried to interfere in the senior national team to call up senior team players for friendlies, conducted tough physical training, and called up only one striker for the competition. The unbalanced selection and excessive training were followed by players' lack of stamina and quarter-final defeat to Mexico. He was nominated for the manager of the senior national team after the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but encountered opposition due to his attempt to exceed his authority and failure at the Olympics.
In December 2023, he started to manage Jeju United.
| +Managerial record by team and tenure | |||
| Seongnam FC | 7 December 2004 | 27 November 2008 | |
| Henan Jianye | 12 November 2010 | 23 May 2011 | |
| Gangwon FC | 6 July 2012 | 10 August 2013 | |
| Seongnam FC | 5 September 2014 | 12 September 2016 | |
| Gwangju FC | 14 August 2017 | 18 November 2017 | |
| South Korea U23 | 1 March 2018 | 15 September 2021 | |
| Jeju SK | 5 December 2023 | Present | |
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