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"KIMOUT" was a slogan of Hong Kong football fans for urging him to step down due to his bad performance in the last round of 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification.

On 26 December 2017, Kim was appointed by the Korea Football Association to be the chief of the South Korea national team supervisory committee. He is responsible for hiring coaches for the South Korea national team and its U-23 squad.

Following the team's impressive performance under Kim, the Hong Kong Football Association confirmed Kim as the permanent head coach of the Hong Kong national football team on 28 May 2013. He signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with the HKFA.

Kim Pan-Gon suddenly appeared in Hong Kong on 5 October 2011, he claimed to the media that his health has recovered and he has applied last week to the HKFA to be the new Hong Kong national football team coach. He also confirmed that his contract with Gyeongnam FC still has one year to run, but he will be released if he is appointed by the HKFA.

Kim Pan-Gon was appointed National Academy Coach by the HKFA on 22 December 2011. He was wholly responsible for the identification, development and coaching of all players aged 18 and below. He took up the position of acting head coach of Hong Kong national football team in November 2012 following the resignation of former head coach Ernie Merrick.

He was the manager of the Hong Kong national team and U-23 team, leading the former to claim the 2010 East Asian Football Championship.

On 11 December 2010, after a 3-4 defeat by Kitchee, Kim Pan-Gon resigned from the post of South China team manager, citing health reasons that required him to recuperate back in South Korea.

He was also the manager of the Hong Kong national football team and Hong Kong U-23 from August 2009 to March 2010, during which time he led the senior team to the finals of the 2010 East Asian Football Championship and the U-23 team to victory in the Football at the 2009 East Asian Games football tournament.

Kim returned to South Korea in 2004 and earned his Professional Coaching License, at the time only 5 men in Korea held the same qualification. Hong Kong association football expert Kwok Ka Ming was his lecturer of the coaching lesson. After a few years working in the Korean League, he became the manager of Hong Kong First Division League giant South China from 2008. He is known for greatly improving the physical fitness of the Hong Kong players. He led the team to the semi-final of the 2009 AFC Cup, but lost to Kuwait SC.

Kim Pan-Gon played for K League clubs Ulsan Hyundai and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors before arriving Hong Kong to play for Instant-Dict in 2000. His left foot freekicks and fighting spirit earned him praise from the fans. He moved to Double Flower after Instant-Dict pulled out. In 2003, he became player-manager at Buler Rangers and retired as a player at the end of the season.

He played for Korean clubs Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i (1992–1996) and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (1997), before moving to Hong Kong where he played for Instant-Dict/Double Flower (2000–2003) and Buler Rangers (2003–2004).

Kim Pan-Gon (Korean: 김판곤 ; Hanja: 金判坤 , born May 1, 1969 in Jinju, South Korea) is a South Korean football manager who is currently chief of the South Korea national team supervisory committee. Kim holds the AFC Professional Football Coaching Diploma, the highest football coaching qualification in Asia.