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23 / South Korea · 1998–2013
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23 / South Korea · 1998–2013Kim Nam-il
Caps · South Korea
98
Goals · South Korea
2
Life
1977
Clubs
Jeonnam Dragons, Vissel Kobe, Incheon United
#23
Editorial rank of 33 for South Korea
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
The Vacuum Cleaner was what Korean crowds called him, and at the 2002 World Cup he shielded the back three through all five matches to the quarter-final before an ankle injury kept him out of the semi-final against Germany. Career record: 98 caps and 2 goals for South Korea; club career at Jeonnam Dragons, Vissel Kobe, Incheon United.
Career record
| 2000–2004 | Jeonnam Dragons |
| 2002–2003 | Excelsior Rotterdam |
| 2005–2007 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings |
| 2008–2009 | Vissel Kobe |
| 2010–2011 | FC Tom Tomsk |
| 2012–2013 | Incheon United |
| 2014–2014 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors |
| 2015–2015 | Kyoto Sanga |
| South Korea | 98 caps, 2 goals |
Sources
- Senior international years checked 4 October 2026
- Caps · South Korea checked 4 October 2026
- Goals · South Korea checked 4 October 2026
Shared the era
South Korea legends whose careers overlapped Nam-il's
Around Nam-il in the almanac
One rank above: Kim Do-hoon at #22.
One rank below: Lee Chung-yong at #24.
South Korea's editorial top five: Son Heung-min · Cha Bum-kun · Park Ji-sung · Hong Myung-bo · Kim Min-jae.