Lee Chun-soo
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| Full name | Lee Chun-Soo | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1981 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward / Winger | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1999 | Bupyeong High School | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | Korea University | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 36 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Real Sociedad | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2004–2005 | → Numancia (Loan) | 15 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 48 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | Feyenoord | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2008 | → Suwon Bluewings (Loan) | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Jeonnam Dragons (Subleasing) | 7 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Nassr | 16 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Omiya Ardija | 43 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Incheon United | 67 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | South Korea U20 | 14 | (20) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2004 | South Korea U23 | 21 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2006 | South Korea U23 (Wild card) | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2000–2008 | South Korea | 78 | (10) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 May 2014 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Chun-soo | |
| Hangul | 이천수 |
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| Hanja | 李天秀 |
| Revised Romanization | I Cheon-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ch'ŏnsu |
Lee Chun-Soo (Korean: 이천수; born 9 July 1981) is a retired football player from South Korea. In 2002, he joined Ulsan Hyundai FC.[2]
He played as a forward for the national team during the 2002 World Cup, the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2006 World Cup.
Football career
While Lee attended Bupyeong High School, he was already being highly touted as the future of Korean football, along with Choi Tae-Uk.
In 2002, Lee scored seven goals in the K-League and made the World Cup squad. After the World Cup, he moved to Real Sociedad of Spain, becoming the first Korean to play in the Spanish La Liga. After a mediocre season, however, he was loaned to fellow Spanish side Numancia, before returning to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i of South Korea's K-League.
Though Lee joined Ulsan mid-season, his performance proved to be invaluable to Ulsan's capture of the 2005 league, scoring a hat trick in the first leg of the finals. He was subsequently named the K-League's Most Valuable Player on 28 December 2005.
At the 2006 World Cup, he scored Korea's first goal with a free kick against Togo in a 2–1 win.
In the summer of 2008, Lee joined Feyenoord of the Netherlands but failed to adapt to the country.
In July 2008 Feyenoord officially announced Lee's loan to Korean powerhouse Suwon Samsung Bluewings on a one-year deal. His stint was ill-received: he performed poorly, had clashes with the coaching staff, and was ultimately suspended from the K-League.
After a few months, Suwon released him and on 26 February 2009, he was loaned to the Chunnam Dragons until 31 July 2009. On 13 June 2009, he signed with the Dragons.[3] In the last week of June 2009, however, a secret contract was exposed. Feyenoord had also tried to transfer Lee to Al Nassr and Chunnam ultimately released him due to problems.
He also left Saudi Arabia while still under contract with Al Nassr. He eventually joined Omiya Ardija of Japan.
On 31 March 2013, he came back to the K-league after 1381 days with Incheon United in a game against Daejeon Citizen.[4] After a slow start, he finally got an assist against Ulsan Hyundai on 20 April 2013.[5] On 25 May 2013, he scored his first goal since his comeback against Busan IPark. While at the club, he took the role of veteran to lead the juniors and seniors as one team.[6]
On 5 November 2015, he announced his retirement as a player.
His final performance came in March 2016 in an international fixture between Korea and Lebanon. [7]
Life after football
In 2005, he took a special seminar at Goyang Baekyang Middle School with Chung Mong-joon, president of the Korea Football Association.
In June 2014, he starred in the SNL Korea corner "GTA Soccer Game Winning Eleven" alongside Kim Min-kyo.
In December 2015, he appeared on the show 'Masked Singer" and displayed his singing skills.
As of March 2016, he is a commentator for JTBC3 Fox Sports.
Club statistics
- As of 1 May 2016
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2002 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | K League 1 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 8 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Copa de la Liga | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2003-04 | Real Sociedad | La Liga | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | Numancia | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2005 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | K League 1 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 7 | |
| 2006 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 10 | ||
| 2007 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2 | - | 27 | 7 | |||
| Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2007-08 | Feyenoord | Eredivisie | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2008 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K League 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 1 | |
| 2009 | Chunnam Dragons | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 9 | 4 | ||
| Saudi Arabia | League | Crown Prince Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2009–10 | Al-Nasr | Saudi Premier League | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 3 | |
| Japan | League | Emperor's Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2010 | Omiya Ardija | J1 League | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 18 | 4 | |
| 2011 | 27 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 28 | 6 | |||
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2013 | Incheon United | K League 1 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2014 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 2 | ||||
| Total | South Korea | 161 | 41 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 192 | 51 | |
| Spain | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Netherlands | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 14 | 0 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 3 | |||
| Japan | 43 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 46 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 260 | 52 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 305 | 64 | ||
Honours
Club
Ulsan Hyundai FC
- K League 1: 2005
- A3 Champions Cup: 2006
- Super Cup: 2006
- League Cup: 2007
Feyenoord
International
South Korea
- FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2002
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 2000 | Seoul |  Laos |
1 goal | 9-0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 7 April 2000 | Seoul |  Mongolia |
1 goal | 6-0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 13 September 2001 | Daejeon |  Nigeria |
1 goal | 2-1 | Friendly match |
| 16 May 2002 | Busan |  Scotland |
1 goal | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 8 September 2004 | Ho Chi Minh City |  Vietnam |
1 goal | 2-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 29 January 2006 | Hong Kong |  Croatia |
1 goal | 2-0 | 2006 Carlsberg Cup |
| 22 February 2006 | Aleppo |  Syria |
1 goal | 2-1 | 2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 13 June 2006 | Frankfurt |  Togo |
1 goal | 2-1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup |
| 6 February 2007 | London |  Greece |
1 goal | 1-0 | Friendly match |
| 29 June 2007 | Seogwipo |  Iraq |
1 goal | 3-0 | Friendly match |
References
- ^ "Korea Republic - Chun-Soo Lee - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ "Lee Chun Soo, character details". https://people.search.naver.com/search.naver?where=nexearch&sm=tab_ppn&query=%EC%9D%B4%EC%B2%9C%EC%88%98&os=94862&ie=utf8&key=PeopleService.
{{cite web}}: External link in|website= - ^ 이천수, 전남과 연봉계약.."상위 수준" (in Korean). Yonhap. 13 June 2009.
- ^ "1381일 만에 복귀전… "이천수 살아있네"". The Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- ^ "이천수 '아직 죽지 않았어' 전북현대전서 어시스트". 뉴스천지. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- ^ "Lee scored comeback goal". Segye Financial News. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ 김, 우종 (24 March 2016). "'아듀 풍운아여~' 이천수, 24일 레바논전서 은퇴식 '작별 인사'".
External links
- Lee Chun-soo – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lee Chun-soo – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)
- Lee Chun-soo – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Lee Chun-soo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lee Chun-soo at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
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- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Ulsan Hyundai FC players
- Real Sociedad footballers
- CD Numancia players
- Feyenoord players
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings players
- Jeonnam Dragons players
- Al-Nassr FC players
- Omiya Ardija players
- Incheon United FC players
- K League MVPs
- K League 1 players
- La Liga players
- Eredivisie players
- J1 League players
- 2007 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2006 FIFA World Cup players
- Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- 2002 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- 2000 AFC Asian Cup players
- Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers of South Korea
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in Japan
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- South Korean expatriate footballers
- South Korea international footballers
- South Korean footballers
- Association football wingers
- Sportspeople from Incheon
- Korea University alumni
- Asian Young Footballer of the Year winners
- Asian Games medalists in football
- Footballers at the 2002 Asian Games
- Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games
- King of Mask Singer contestants
- Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea
- Medalists at the 2002 Asian Games
- Saudi Professional League players