Ham Hyun-gi
{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ham Hyun-Gi
함현기
| fullname = Ham Hyun-Gi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|26}}
| birth_place = Gangneung, Gangwon, South Korea
| height = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = Mukho High School
| position = Forward
| youthyears1 = 1982–1986
| youthclubs1 = Korea University
| years1 = 1986–1991
| years2 = 1991–1992
| years3 = 1993–1994
| clubs1 = Hyundai Horang-i
| clubs2 = LG Cheetahs
| clubs3 = Oita Trinity
| caps1 = 118
| caps2 = 24
| goals1 = 22
| goals2 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 1982–1989
| nationalteam1 = South Korea
| nationalcaps1 = 10
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1999–2002
| manageryears2 = 2003–present
| managerclubs1 = Gangneung Jeil High School
| managerclubs2 = Mukho High School
| pcupdate = 27 December 2007
| ntupdate = 27 December 2007
}}
{{family name hatnote|Ham||lang=Korean}}
Ham Hyun-Gi ({{Korean|hangul=함현기}}; born April 26, 1962, in Gangneung, South Korea) is a South Korean footballer.
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.[http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1982070200209208008&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1982-07-02&officeId=00020&pageNo=8&printNo=18690&publishType=00020 海外(해외) 올스타팀 국가대표 제압 친선축구] 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
- 1986–1991 Hyundai Horang-i
- 1991–1992 LG Cheetahs
- 1993-1994 Oita Trinity
References
External links
- {{K League player}}
- {{NFT player|pid=28312}}
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{{K-League Rookie of the Year}}
{{1986 K-League Best XI}}
{{1988 K-League Best XI}}
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{{South Korea Squad 1988 Asian Cup}}
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Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:South Korean men's footballers
Category:South Korean expatriate men's footballers
Category:South Korea men's international footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Category:1988 AFC Asian Cup players