K-League legend Kim Young-kwang (41) will receive a lifetime achievement award.
Kim made his professional debut with Jeonnam in 2002 and went on to play for Ulsan, Gyeongnam, and Seoul Island before retiring from Seongnam last year, totaling 22 years in the K League.
In his career, Kim played in 605 K League matches, including 352 K League 1 matches, 199 K League 2 matches, 12 playoff matches, and 42 League Cup matches, and recorded 175 clean sheets. This is the second-most appearances (708) and second-most clean sheets (229) of any K League player in history.
Kim has also won four trophies, including the FA Cup (Jeonnam, 2006), K League Cup (Ulsan, 2007, 2011), and AFC Champions League (Ulsan, 2012), 토토사이트 and was named to the K League 1 Best 11 in 2011 and the K League 2 Best 11 in 2018.
During his time in the K League,
Kim has also been a starter at various international tournaments, including the 2003 U-20 World Cup, 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, 2006 Asian Games in Doha, and 2007 AFC Asian Cup, and helped raise the profile of Korean soccer by being named to the final rosters for the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany and 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.
Meanwhile, Kim Young-kwang announced his retirement from the national team ahead of this season. The Korea Professional Football Association (KPA) 파워볼실시간 will recognize Kim for his contributions to the K League over the past 22 years with the Distinguished Service Award.
The award will be presented at a pre-match ceremony between Ulsan and Jeju at the Munsoo Football Stadium in Ulsan on Sunday, Aug. 28.