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Kim Nam-chun

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Kim Nam-chun
Kim in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-04-19)19 April 1989
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Date of death 30 October 2020(2020-10-30) (aged 31)
Place of death Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
2009–2012 Kwangwoon University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 FC Seoul 76 (2)
2017–2018Sangju Sangmu (military service) 38 (2)
Total 114 (4)

Korean name
Hangul
김남춘
Hanja
金南春
Revised RomanizationGim Namchun
McCune–ReischauerKim Namch'un
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2020

Kim Nam-chun (Korean김남춘; Hanja金南春; 19 April 1989 – 30 October 2020) was a South Korean footballer who played as a defender.

Club career

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Kim Nam-chun made his debut for FC Seoul against Buriram United in the group stages of the AFC Champions League on 1 May 2013.

His first goal for FC Seoul came against Ulsan Hyundai in a K League Classic match on 9 October 2014.[1]

Death

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On 30 October 2020, Kim Nam-chun was found dead in a parking lot in Songpa.[2] South Korean police suspected that he died by suicide.[3]

Honours

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Clubs

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References

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  1. ^ ‘프로 2년차’ 서울 김남춘, 데뷔골로 팀 살렸다. Ilgan Sports (in Korean). 9 October 2014.
  2. ^ "K League football player found dead; police suspect suicide". Yonhap News Agency. 30 October 2020.
  3. ^ "'충격' FC서울 센터백 김남춘 사망". NAVER Sports (in Korean). 30 October 2020.
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