After graduate Yonsei University, he joined Yukong Elephants, present Jeju United and was awarded 1993 K League Best MF.
He made debut as South Korea National Team for 1988 Asian Cup when he was in amateur level.
On 23 August 2010, Huh Jung-Moo was appointed to Head Coach of Incheon United, but the club fired him on 11 April 2012.
On 16 December 2019, Kim was appointed as the manager of Chinese club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletics, to compete in the 2020 China League One.
[1] Kim Bong-Gil is also famous for spotting and nurturing young talent like Moon Sang-yun, Koo Bon-sang, Han Kyo-Won, Lee Seok-hyun, Jeong Hyuk, etc.