Mun Ki-nam

In this Korean name, the family name is Mun.

Mun Ki-nam

Personal information
Date of birth	1948
Place of birth	Chongju, North Pyongan, North Korea
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1976	Rodongja
	Unpasan
International career
1965	North Korea U20
1969–1979	North Korea
Managerial career
	Unpasan
1990	North Korea U20
1991	Korea U20 (assistant)
	North Korea women
1999–2000	North Korea
2005–2009	University of Ulsan
2010–	Ulsan College women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mun Ki-nam
Chosŏn'gŭl	문기남
Hancha	文基男
Revised Romanization	Mun Ginam
McCune–Reischauer	Mun Kinam

Mun Ki-nam (Korean: 문기남; born 1948) is a South Korean former footballer and football manager. Mun was born in North Korea but defected to South Korea in 2004.

Early life

Born in Chongju, North Pyongan, the details of Mun's childhood are unclear. In a 2004 interview with The Dong-a Ilbo, Mun states that his father defected to South Korea during the Korean War, and that this had a negative impact on his life growing up in The North. He also stated that part of the reason for his defection to The South was to find his father, as well as his uncles. However, in another 2014 interview with Seoul Shinmun, he states that his father was executed for opposing the Communist Party when Mun was three years old.

Regardless, Mun moved to capital city Pyongyang at some point during his youth, either living with his mother and her new husband, or with his mother-in law.

After the Korean axe murder incident of 1976, people deemed "dangerous elements" were forced to relocate from major North Korean cities to the countryside, including Mun.

Playing career

Mun represented the North Korea national football team between 1969 and 1979. He was also called up for North Korea at the 1974 Asian Games.

Managerial career

Mun began his managerial career by coaching the North Korea national under-20 football team at the 1990 AFC Youth Championship. He also served as a coach of the unified Korea team at the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Defection and later life

After working at the DPR Korea Football Association's office in Gyeonggi, Mun defected to South Korea via China in January 2004 with his wife and four children. He went on to manage the University of Ulsan football team.