Kim Min-Woo (footballer)
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Kim Min-Woo is a South Korea
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player who plays for Sagan Tosu
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in Seoul. When he was a member of Yonsei University, he scored 3 goals in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
as a member of South Korea under 20 team and team achieved quarterfinals. As his great plays in U-20 World Cup, he made trials in PSV Eindhoven, but failed to pass the trials. The trials conducted without the knowledge of Yonsei University because he was expelled from university football team.
side Sagan Tosu
. Kim signed three-years contract with Sagan Tosu
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. Kim was called up to the South Korea squad for friendly match against for the first time.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who plays for Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...
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Early career
Kim attended Yonsei UniversityYonsei University
Yonsei University is a Christian private research university, located in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1885, it is one of the oldest universities in South Korea, the top private comprehensive universities in South Korea, and is widely regarded as one of the top three comprehensive...
in Seoul. When he was a member of Yonsei University, he scored 3 goals in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
as a member of South Korea under 20 team and team achieved quarterfinals. As his great plays in U-20 World Cup, he made trials in PSV Eindhoven, but failed to pass the trials. The trials conducted without the knowledge of Yonsei University because he was expelled from university football team.
Sagan Tosu
After an unsuccessful trial, he joined J. League Division 2J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
side Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...
. Kim signed three-years contract with Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
is a Japanese professional football club, currently playing in the J. League Division 2. The team is located in Tosu, Saga Prefecture.Sagan is a coined word with a couple of meanings behind it. One of its homophones is in Japanese. This symbolises many small elements uniting to form one...
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International career
He was member of South Korea U-20 team in 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, was the 17th U-20 tournament, which was hosted by Egypt from 24 September to 16 October, in the cities of Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Suez and Ismaïlia...
. Kim was called up to the South Korea squad for friendly match against for the first time.