現年37歲的金東進在今場與曼城比賽後，將宣佈退役，並會擔任傑志的助教。
「我在一個偉大的團隊當中選擇退役。我除了『謝謝』，找不到更好的詞語去表達。
我真的很感謝傑志上下和我們的傑志球迷。我要感謝會長伍健先生，總經理吳凱威先生，足球總監朱志光先生以及在傑志的所有職員，讓我有機會開啟我人生的新篇章。」
「我很高興加入傑志，在隊中擔任教練一職。展望未來，我將盡我所能，用我的經驗和知識，為球員提供指導。我會跟隨新的總教練，協助球隊變得更好，並且在他身上學習更多。」
香港 7.2019
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KIM Dong Jin, a Korean international who played in the World Cup, joined Kitchee in 2017. At the age of 37, he will retire after this match with Manchester City and will serve as Kitchee's assistant coach.
“I retired from my career with a great team. I cannot find out more good word than thank you now. I want to say really appreciate our kitchee fans and the people who working in kitchee.
I'd like to thank Mr Ken K. Ng, Mr Wilson Ng, Mr Alex Chu and all staff working in Kitchee and the Kitchee Club for giving me a chance to start a new chapter of my life.
I am happy to join Kitchee as a coach. Going forward I will do my best to coaching for players with my experience and knowledge in their development. I'll follow the new head coach and help the team to get better.I hope get better by learning from a new head coach.”