Born on November 23, 1944, Kim Ho began his association football playing career with the amateur Jeil Fabric team, where he played from 1964~1968. In 1965 he made his debut for the Korean national team before ending his playing career in 1973. Jamo redirects here. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ... First international South Korea 5 - 3 Mexico (London, England; August 2, 1948) Largest win South Korea 16 - 0 Nepal (Incheon, South Korea; September 29, 2003) Worst defeat Sweden 12 - 0 South Korea (London, England; August 5, 1948) World Cup Appearances 6 (First in 1954) Best result Fourth place, 2002 AFC... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...

Into coaching

Ho took his first steps into coaching with an amateur side as well as a national youth team coaching position, before taking over as coach of the Hanil Bank team in 1983, leading them into the K-League for their two seasons as league members, before departing in 1987 to return to the professional league as manager of struggling Hyundai Horang-i. The side spent three unspectacular seasons in the K-League from 1984-1986, led by Kim Ho who would later go on to be extremely successful with Suwon Samsung Bluewings. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Korea Professional Football League (K-League) is South Koreas professional club football league and is one of the most successful leagues in Asian club football competitions. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Hyundai Horang-i club (which means Hyundai Tigers), owned by Korean corporation Hyundai, entered the K-League in 1984. ...

He led Horang-i from 1988 to 1990. He rejuvenated the side in his first season, leading them to a 2nd place finish in 1988. The club however couldn't sustain such form and slipped down to bottom in 1989 and 2nd bottom in 1990, and Kim Ho left prior to the 1991 season. 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Leading the national team

Ho was back in management in July of 1992 when he took over the reigns of the Korean national team and led them to the 1994 World Cup in the USA. His team put up some credible performances, drawing their opener against Spain 2-2, before picking up their second point with a 0-0 draw against Bolivia. Despite giving World Cup holders Germany a huge scare by coming back to 3-2 after being 3-0 down, his side couldn't find the extra goals they would have needed to progress and exited at the group stage. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... The 1994 Football World Cup held in the USA was won by Brazil who beat Italy 3-2 on penalty kicks after the game and extra time ended 0-0. ...

Building the Bluewings

After stepping down as national team coach, Ho was contacted by Suwon Samsung Bluewings to become the first ever coach of the new side, to lead them into the K-League in 1996. Ho accepted, and embarked on a reign that made him arguably the K-League's most successful manager. Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Korean: 수원 삼성 블루윙즈) is a Korean football team, based in Founded in Suwon. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ...

With the Bluewings, he lifted two K-League championships, three Adidas Cups, one League Cup, one FA Cup, two Korean Super Cups, two Asian Champions Cups and two Asian Super Cups in the space of eight seasons, before announcing his retirement at the end of 2003. Created in 1992 as the first regular cup competition to run alongside the K-League, the Adidas Cup became a popular early season tournament with the fans and players alike. ... The League Cup was a short-lived tournament similar in format to the Adidas Cup but run by the K-League instead of the KFA. Busan IPark dominated it, winning the trophy on two of the four occasions and finishing runners-up once. ... The Korean FA Cup is a national cup knockout competition involving K-League, K2 League and various amateur clubs. ... The Super Cup has been a traditional curtain-raiser to the Korean football season since its inception in 1999. ... Asian Champions League Logo The AFC Champions League is an annual international inter-club football competition between club Champions and cup winners of the top 14 Asian leagues. ... The Asian Super Cup was an annual competition between the winners of the Asian Champions Cup and the Asian Cup Winners Cup. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• List of Korea-related topics
• List of Koreans