Lee Jung-soo

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

Lee Jung-soo
이정수
Personal information
Date of birth	8 January 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Gimhae, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Number	40
Youth career
1998–2001	Kyunghee University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul
2004–2005	Incheon United
2006–2008	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2009	Kyoto Sanga FC
2010	Kashima Antlers
2010–2015	Al-Sadd
2016–2017	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
International career‡
2008–2013	South Korea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 April 2017; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2013

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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 Japansese 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 team-mates 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 from 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]

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	9	1	0	0	2	0	1+?	?	12+?	0
2003	Anyang LG Cheetahs		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	Incheon United		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	J1 League	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	Al-Sadd	Qatar Stars League	7	0	0	0	-		0	0	7	0
Total	South Korea		95	6	5	0	43	0	?	?	143	6
	Japan		36	7	0	0	1	0	5	1	42	8
	Qatar		35	4					12	2	47	6
Career total			166	17	5	0	44	0	17	3	232	20

^[7]

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	Australia	1 goal	3–1	Friendly match
2	18 January 2010	Málaga	Finland	1 goal	2–0	Friendly match
3	12 June 2010	Port Elizabeth	Greece	1 goal	2–0	2010 FIFA World Cup
4	22 June 2010	Durban	Nigeria	1 goal	2–2	2010 FIFA World Cup
5	25 March 2011	Seoul	Honduras	1 goal	4–0	Friendly match