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January 2nd, 2024, 10:46 a.m. Reading time: 1 minute Updated on January 2nd, 2024, 3:36 p.m
ARCHIVE – Bayern defender Minjae Kim is South Korea’s footballer of the year.
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Seoul (dpa). The 27-year-old central defender moved from SSC Napoli to the German record champions for 50 million euros last summer. Kim had previously won the Italian championship with Napoli and was named the best defender in Serie A.
Kim has made 22 competitive appearances in Munich this season. He scored a goal. However, coach Thomas Tuchel will have to do without the 1.90 meter tall defender in the first weeks of the new year. Kim is taking part in the Asian Cup with the South Korean national team led by former national coach Jürgen Klinsmann. This starts on January 12th in Qatar. The final will take place on February 10th. Kim will miss up to six Bundesliga games, including, in extreme cases, the top game at leaders Bayer Leverkusen on February 10th. Klinsmann recently praised Kim as the “absolute leader” of his team.
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