Kim Dong-hyun (footballer, born 1984)


Kim Dong-hyun is a former Korean football player who was expelled from K-League after being implicated in the match-fixing scandal.

Club career

Oita

Kim joined J1 League side Oita Trinita in August 2003 and started his career with the Japanese club. However, Oita announced a few months later that it had released him.

Suwon

He signed a five-year contract with the K-League giants Suwon Samsung Bluewings shortly soon after being a free agent.

In Europe

He has put in great performances for Suwon, Primeira Liga side SC Braga was hoping to sign with him. In December 2004 he agreed to join Braga on free transfer, signing a four-year contract.
In January 2007 he was sold for €1.525 million from Braga for half of his rights.

Match fixing scandal

He was arrested on the charge connected with the match fixing allegations on 29 May 2011. On 17 June 2011, his football career was rescinded by the Korea Professional Football League with other accomplices.
On May 26, 2012, Kim and former baseball player Yun Chan-soo kidnapped a woman surnamed Park and stole her car. In March 2013, Kim was sentenced to three years, plus five years probation.

Club statistics

National team statistics

Statistics

Goals

DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
October 8, 2006Seoul, South Korea1 goal1-3Friendly match

Personal

Match-fixing scandal

On 1 June 2011, Kim was arrested on charges of accepting bribes from brokers and attempting to fix their games. He was in the centre of a match-fixing scandal which shook the league, introducing brokers to his teammates and providing accepting bribes to them.
On 17 June 2011, Kim's football career was rescinded by the Korea Professional Football League with other accomplices.