Lee Jung-soo (original) (raw)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

South Korean footballer (born 1980)

Lee Jung-soo

Lee with Al-Sadd in 2011
Personal information
Full name	Lee Jung-soo
Date of birth	(1980-01-08) 8 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Gimhae, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s)	Centre-back
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2001	Kyung Hee University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	FC Seoul	29	(2)
2004–2005	Incheon United	20	(1)
2006–2008	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	46	(3)
2009	Kyoto Sanga	32	(5)
2010	Kashima Antlers	10	(3)
2010–2015	Al-Sadd	112	(10)
2016–2017	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	30	(3)
2018	Charlotte Independence	13	(0)
Total		292	(27)
International career‡
1998	South Korea U20	2	(0)
2001	South Korea B
2008–2013	South Korea	54	(5)
Medal record Representing South Korea Men's football AFC Asian Cup 2011 Qatar Team AFC Youth Championship 1998 Thailand Team EAFF Championship 2010 Japan Team East Asian Games 2001 Osaka Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 October 2018‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2013

Lee Jung-soo
Hangul	이정수
Hanja	李正秀
Revised Romanization	I Jeong-su
McCune–Reischauer	I Chŏngsu

Lee Jung-soo (Korean: 이정수; born 8 January 1980) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Career in South Korea

[edit]

After graduating from Kyung Hee University in 2002, Lee started his professional career at a K League club Anyang LG Cheetahs. (renamed FC Seoul since 2004) He was originally a forward, but Anyang's manager Cho Kwang-rae advised him to change his role to a defender.[2] He played for Anyang LG Cheetahs/FC Seoul, Incheon United, and Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a defender in the K League, and won a league title with Suwon in 2008.

In 2009, Lee joined J1 League side Kyoto Sanga FC. He scored five goals in the 2009 season, showing his scoring ability. Lee also participated in the Jomo Cup, contested between K League and J.League all-star team, and was named the MVP of the game. Lee joined another J1 League club Kashima Antlers the next year, playing for it for half a year. He transferred to a Qatari club Al-Sadd after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[3]

In the 2011 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg against his former club Suwon, Lee was involved in a heated argument with Al-Sadd teammates following Mamadou Niang's controversial second goal, which was scored after Suwon claimed to have put the ball out to allow treatment to injured players, thus inferring possession should have been returned to the Korean club. Lee said that the goal was "unfair" and suggested Al-Sadd should give a goal back although the idea was rejected. The situation prompted Lee to walk off the pitch requiring his manager Jorge Fossati to substitute him with Ibrahim Majid for the remainder of additional time.[4]

Al-Sadd won the AFC Champions League final against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on penalties. Lee was chosen to take a penalty but his shot hit the crossbar, making him the only Al-Sadd player to miss in the penalty shootout.[5]

In June 2012, a Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande confirmed their interest in signing Lee and, according to the Jinghua Times, claimed that they signed him following his contract rejection from Al-Sadd.[6] However, Lee rejected the Guangzhou's offer and signed a one-year extension with Al-Sadd.[7]

In the 2015–16 season, Lee suffered hand and calf injury, and Al-Sadd showed a poor defence due to his absence. His team needed a new centre-back to replace him, and offered him a job as a coach instead. However, he wanted to continue his playing career, courteously declining it.[8] After leaving Al-Sadd in January 2016, he rejoined Suwon the next month, and announced his retirement the next year.

In February 2018, Lee joined Charlotte Independence of the United Soccer League unexpectedly.[9] He started his coaching career after playing for Charlotte for a while.

International career

[edit]

Lee was one of South Korea's major contributors when his country reached the knockout stage in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He largely helped South Korea's attack by scoring two set-piece goals in the group stage.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]

Club	Season	League	National Cup	League Cup	Continental	Other	Total
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FC Seoul	2002	K League	9	1	0	0	2	0	?	?	—	11	1
2003	K League	18	1	1	0	—	—	—	19	1
2004	K League	2	0	0	0	0	0	—	—	2	0
Total	29	2	1	0	2	0	?	?	—	32	2
Incheon United	2004	K League	11	0	1	0	9	0	—	—	21	0
2005	K League	9	1	0	0	8	0	—	—	17	1
Total	20	1	1	0	17	0	—	—	38	1
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2006	K League	23	2	2	0	13	0	—	—	38	2
2007	K League	6	0	0	0	4	0	—	—	10	0
2008	K League	17	1	1	0	7	0	—	—	25	1
Total	46	3	3	0	24	0	—	—	73	3
Kyoto Sanga	2009	J1 League	32	5	?	?	1	0	—	—	33	5
Kashima Antlers	2010	J1 League	10	3	?	?	0	0	5	1	1[a]	0	16	4
Al-Sadd	2010–11	Qatar Stars League	19	2	?	?	?	?	5	2	—	24	4
2011–12	Qatar Stars League	15	1	?	?	?	?	7	0	3[b]	0	25	1
2012–13	Qatar Stars League	21	2	?	?	?	?	—	?	?	21	2
2013–14	Qatar Stars League	22	2	?	?	4[c]	0	8	0	?	?	34	2
2014–15	Qatar Stars League	24	2	?	?	?	?	12	0	?	?	36	2
2015–16	Qatar Stars League	11	1	?	?	?	?	0	0	—	11	1
Total	112	10	?	?	4	0	32	2	3	0	151	12
Suwon Samsung Bluewings	2016	K League 1	27	3	4	0	—	0	0	—	31	3
2017	K League 1	3	0	?	?	—	2	0	—	5	0
Total	30	3	4	0	—	2	0	—	36	3
Charlotte Independence	2018	United Soccer League	13	0	?	?	—	—	—	13	0
Career total	292	27	9	0	48	0	39	3	4	0	392	30

^ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
^ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
^ Appearances in Qatari Stars Cup

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	2008	5	0
2009	11	1
2010	17	3
2011	14	1
2012	6	0
2013	1	0
Career total	54	5

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

List of international goals scored by Lee Jung-soo

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 September 2009	Seoul, South Korea	Australia	2–0	3–1	Friendly
2	18 January 2010	Málaga, Spain	Finland	2–0	2–0	Friendly
3	12 June 2010	Port Elizabeth, South Africa	Greece	1–0	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup
4	22 June 2010	Durban, South Africa	Nigeria	1–1	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup
5	25 March 2011	Seoul, South Korea	Honduras	1–0	4–0	Friendly