Kim Nam-il (Korean: 김남일; Hanja: 金南一) is a retired South Korean footballer who played as defensive midfielder.
In January 2003, Kim joined an Eredivisie club Feyenoord on loan, and was subleased to the satellite club Excelsior to be tested for five months, but he didn't make a strong impression, and had no choice but to come back to Jeonnam Dragons. He played for South Korea for the 2006 FIFA World Cup, and didn't only contributed to team's defense, but also attack with long-range passes. However, he conceded a penalty kick against Nigeria at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and was blamed by some South Korean fans.
Kim retired from professional player at the end of 2015 season, having played for Kyoto Sanga FC. Kim started his career as a coach at Jiangsu Suning in 2016. He joined the South Korea's coaching staff for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. After the World Cup, he joined Jeonnam Dragons as a coach.
On 23 December 2019, Kim was appointed as the manager of Seongnam FC.
