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{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 1962)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name               = Ham Hyun-Gi<br/><small>함현기</small>
| fullname           = Ham Hyun-Gi
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1963|4|26}}
| birth_place = [[Gangneung]], [[Gangwon-do (South Korea)|Gangwon]], [[South Korea]] 
| height             = {{convert|1.70|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| currentclub        = [[Mukho High School]]
| position           = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1982–1986
| youthclubs1 = [[Korea University]]
| years1 = 1986–1991 
| years2 = 1991–1992 
| years3 = 1993–1994
| clubs1 = [[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i|Hyundai Horang-i]] 
| clubs2 = [[FC Seoul|LG Cheetahs]] 
| clubs3 = [[Oita Trinita|Oita Trinity]]
| caps1 = 118  
| caps2 = 24   
| goals1 = 22  
| goals2 = 0 
| nationalyears1 = 1982–1989
| nationalteam1 = [[South Korea national football team|South Korea]]
| nationalcaps1 = 10  
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1999–2002 
| manageryears2 = 2003–present
| managerclubs1 = [[Gangneung Jeil High School]] 
| managerclubs2 = [[Mukho High School]]
| pcupdate            = 27 December 2007
| ntupdate            = 27 December 2007
}}

{{family name hatnote|[[Ham (Korean name)|Ham]]||lang=Korean}}

'''Ham Hyun-Gi''' ({{Korean|hangul=함현기}}; born April 26, 1962, in [[Gangneung]], [[South Korea]]) is a South Korean footballer.

He played in the [[K-League|Korean Professional Football League (K-League)]] for the [[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i|Hyundai Horang-i]], [[FC Seoul|LG Cheetahs]] in [[South Korea]] and in the [[Japan Football League (former)|former Japan Football League (JFL)]] for the [[Oita Trinita|Oita Trinity]] in [[Japan]].

He debuted in the [[K-League]] in 1986 playing for the [[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i|Hyundai Horang-i]]. In [[K-League 1986|the K-League's 1986 season]] he was awarded the [[K League Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year award]] for his outstanding play having scored 8 goals during the regular season and 9 goals in the [[Korea Professional Championship 1986|Korean Professional Championship of 1986]].

He was selected a [[South Korea national football team|Korean national footballer]] for the first time in July 1982.<ref>[http://newslibrary.naver.com/viewer/index.nhn?articleId=1982070200209208008&editNo=2&printCount=1&publishDate=1982-07-02&officeId=00020&pageNo=8&printNo=18690&publishType=00020 海外(해외) 올스타팀 국가대표 제압 친선축구]</ref> However, he suffered from injuries and was unable to play very many matches.

In July 1991, he was traded to the [[FC Seoul|LG Cheetahs]] because of his high guarantee. However his next year was disappointing and he left the [[K-League]] and moved to [[Oita Trinita|Oita Trinity]] which was a lower division prefectural league team at the time. During his first season with them, the team was promoted to the Kyushu League. After the 1994 season he retired to teaching high school teams in Korea. He is now the coach of the Mukho High School in [[Donghae, Gangwon|Donghae]], [[South Korea]].

== Club career ==
*1986–1991 [[Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i|Hyundai Horang-i]]
*1991–1992 [[FC Seoul|LG Cheetahs]]
*1993-1994 [[Oita Trinita|Oita Trinity]]

== References ==
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==External links==
* {{K League player}}
* {{NFT player|pid=28312}}

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{{K-League Rookie of the Year}}
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{{South Korea Squad 1988 Asian Cup}}

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[[Category:1963 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Men's association football forwards]]
[[Category:South Korean men's footballers]]
[[Category:South Korean expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:South Korea men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Ulsan HD FC players]]
[[Category:FC Seoul players]]
[[Category:Oita Trinita players]]
[[Category:K League 1 players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Japan]]
[[Category:South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan]]
[[Category:1988 AFC Asian Cup players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Gangneung]]
[[Category:20th-century South Korean sportsmen]]