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Kim Joo-sung (born 17 January 1964) is a former South Korean footballer who mainly played as an attacking midfielder. An icon of the Busan IPark with a brief stint in Germany for VfL Bochum, Kim was also a long-time South Korean national team captain and finished second in the IFFHS Asia's Player of the Century polls.
Afterwards, Kim became the greatest footballer in Asia and South Korea. In the 1988 AFC Asian Cup, he performed a key role with great dribbles, leading South Korea to the final. He became the Most Valuable Player of the tournament, although South Korea lost to Saudi Arabia after the penalty shoot-out in the final. He was also named the Most Outstanding Player in the Asian qualification of the 1990 FIFA World Cup after South Korea won the competition without a defeat. He was voted Asian Footballer of the Year for three consecutive years from 1989 to 1991.
Kim's domination over Asia interested European clubs at the time. However, he showed poor performance in the 1990 FIFA World Cup, failing to live up to their expectations. He could go to Europe two years after the end of the World Cup.
On 8 October 1991, he played for the official World XI against Germany in a charity match organised by FIFA.
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| 1 | Seoul, South Korea | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 3 | Los Angeles, United States | Exhibition game | |
| 4 | Seoul, South Korea | 2–1 | 1986 Asian Games |
| 5 | Daejeon, South Korea | 1987 Korea Cup | |
| 6 | Doha, Qatar | 1988 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 7 | Doha, Qatar | 1988 AFC Asian Cup | |
| 8 | Singapore | 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 9 | Beijing, China | Dynasty Cup | |
| 10 | Beijing, China | 1990 Asian Games | |
| 11 | 5–0 | ||
| 12 | Pyongyang, North Korea | Friendly | |
| 13 | Seoul, South Korea | 1991 Korea Cup | |
| 14 | Duncanville, United States | Friendly |
VfL Bochum
South Korea B
South Korea
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