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Lee Jung-soo
이정수
Personal information
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)
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1998–2001 Kyunghee 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 FC 34 (6)
2010 Kashima Antlers 10 (3)
2010–2015 Al-Sadd 113 (10)
2016–2017 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 30 (3)
2018 Charlotte Independence 13 (0)
International career‡
2008–2013 South Korea 54 (5)
*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 RomanizationI Jeong-su
McCune–ReischauerI Chŏngsu

Template:Korean name

Lee Jung-soo (Korean: 이정수; born 8 January 1980) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a central defender.

Club career

K League

Lee started his career at FC Seoul in 2002 then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs and stay at the club for 2 years and joined Incheon United where in his first season, the club became second place behind Busan IPark.

Originally he was a forward. However, in 2003 his coach Cho Kwang-rae advised him to switch positions to a defender because Cho's team had too many foreign attackers. He accepted the coach's suggestion.[1] He is known for his speed and goal-scoring ability even as a center back and scoring in set piece situations.

In 2006, Lee moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings where in 2008 the club won not only the League Cup but also the K-League.

J.League

In 2009, Lee joined Japanese side Kyoto Sanga FC. Lee made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win over Vissel Kobe on 8 March 2009. Lee's first goal came when he scored a header in a 2–1 win over Gamba Osaka on 22 March 2009. Lee elected to the MVP from the second year in a row as he participated in J.League selection of J.League All-Star Soccer, to determine the second point, such as participation in the full team was held on 8 August.

On 22 March 2010, Lee joined another Japanese side Kashima Antlers. On 27 March 2010, Lee scored on his debut in a 3–1 win over Montedio Yamagata. His second goal came when he scored a header in a 3–1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos on 24 April 2010. After the World Cup with good performance with 2 goals in 4 appearance, Lee made his return for the club which he made his last appearance for club before moving to Qatar in a 2–1 win against Kawasaki Frontale where he scored a header which turns to be a winning goal on a 78 minutes on 17 July 2010.

Al Sadd

On 22 July 2010, he transferred to Qatar club Sadd Sports Club as his recent move to Kashima Antlers was short lived.[2]

In the 2011 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg against his former club Suwon Bluewings, 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 coach Jorge Fossati to substitute him with Ibrahim Majid for the remainder of additional time.[3]

Al Sadd won the AFC Champions League final against Jeonbuk in South Korea 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.[4]

In June 2012, 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.[5] However, Lee rejected the Guangzhou Evergrande offer and signed a one-year extension with Al Sadd.[6]

Charlotte Independence

On 15 February 2018, Lee joined the Charlotte Independence of the United Soccer League.[7]

Career statistics

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2002 Anyang LG Cheetahs K League 1 9 1 0 0 2 0 1+? ? 12+? 0
2003 18 1 1 0 - - 19 1
2004 FC Seoul 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0
2004 Incheon United 11 0 1 0 9 0 - 21 0
2005 9 1 0 0 8 0 - 17 1
2006 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 23 2 2 0 13 0 - 38 2
2007 6 0 0 0 4 0 - 10 0
2008 17 1 1 0 7 0 - 25 1
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009 Kyoto Sanga FC J1 League 34 6 0 0 1 0 - 35 6
2010 Kashima Antlers 10 3 0 0 0 0 5 1 15 4
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup Asia Total
2010–11 Al-Sadd Qatar Stars League 20 3 0 0 - 10 2 30 5
2011–12 11 0 0 0 - 0 0 11 0
2012-13 21 2 0 0 - 0 0 21 2
2013-14 22 2 4 0 - 10 0 36 2
2014-15 24 3 0 0 - 10 0 34 3
2015-16 10 1 0 0 - 5 0 15 1
Total South Korea 95 6 5 0 43 0 ? ? 143 6
Japan 36 7 0 0 1 0 5 1 42 8
Qatar 108 11 4 0 - 35 2 147 13
Career total 239 24 9 0 44 0 40 3 332 27

[8]

Korea Republic national team
Year Apps Goals
2008 5 0
2009 11 1
2010 17 3
2011 14 1
2012 6 0
2013 1 0
Total 54 5

NB: Friendly match against Oman (on 3 June 2009) was not full A-match.

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 5 September 2009 Seoul, South Korea  Australia 1 goal 3–1 Friendly match
2 18 January 2010 Málaga, Spain  Finland 1 goal 2–0 Friendly match
3 12 June 2010 Port Elizabeth, South Africa  Greece 1 goal 2–0 2010 FIFA World Cup
4 22 June 2010 Durban, South Africa  Nigeria 1 goal 2–2 2010 FIFA World Cup
5 25 March 2011 Seoul, South Korea  Honduras 1 goal 4–0 Friendly match

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Kashima Antlers

Al-Sadd

References

  1. ^ <월드컵> 골 넣는 수비수 이정수 '또 한 건'(종합) (in Korean). 23 June 2010.
  2. ^ "South Korea International Lee Jung-Soo Set To Join Al Sadd – Report". Goal.com. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. ^ Fossati empathises with Lee The-AFC.com Friday, 21 October 2011 17:23.
  4. ^ Qatar’s al-Sadd wins Asian Champions League on penalties alarabiya.net, 6 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Guangzhou Evergrande reaches agreement with South Korea international Lee Jung-Soo – report". Goal.com. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  6. ^ "Guangzhou Evergrande target Lee Jung-Soo pens new Al Sadd deal". Goal.com. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. ^ James Thomas (15 February 2018). "World Cup, K League Veteran Joins Independence". charlotteindependence.com. Charlotte Independence. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  8. ^ Lee Jung-soo at National-Football-Teams.com
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