Lee Chun-soo
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
| Lee Chun-Soo 이천수 | |||
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Chun-Soo | ||
| Date of birth | (1981-07-09) 9 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Forward / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Incheon United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| 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 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | 48 | (17) |
| 2007–2009 | Feyenoord | 12 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Suwon Bluewings (Loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Chunnam Dragons (Subleasing) | 7 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Al-Nassr | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Omiya Ardija | 43 | (8) |
| 2013– | Incheon United | 26 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2004 | South Korea U-23 | 14 | (7) |
| 2000–2010 | South Korea | 79 | (10) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 May 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
| Lee Chun-soo | |
| Hangul | 이천수 |
|---|---|
| Revised Romanization | I Cheon-su |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ch'ŏnsu |
Lee Chun-Soo (Hangul: 이천수; born 9 July 1981) is a football player from South Korea, who plays for Incheon United. He played as a forward for the national team during the 2002 World Cup and the 2004 Summer Olympics.
Football career
While Lee attended Bupyeong High School, he was already expected to be the future of Korean football with Choi Tae-Uk.
In 2002, Lee scored seven goals in K-League and made the World Cup squad. After the World Cup, he moved to play for Real Sociedad of Spain, becoming the first Korean to play in the Spanish La Liga. After a mediocre season, however, he was moved on loan to fellow Spanish side Numancia, before returning to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i of South Korea's K-League.
Though Lee joined Ulsan in mid-season, his performance proved to be invaluable to Ulsan's capture of the 2005 league title with 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.
In the 2006 World Cup, he scored Korea's first goal with a free kick against Togo in a 2-1 win.
In summer 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 for a one-year deal. But he performed poorly for Suwon and had clashes with the coaching staff. He was suspended from the K-League by Suwon.
After 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.[2] In the last week of June 2009, however, a secret contract was exposed. Feyenoord tried to transfer Lee to Al Nassr and he had trouble getting along while at Chunnam, which released him.
He also left Saudi Arabia while still under contract with Al Nassr. He eventually joined Omiya Ardija of Japan.
On 31 March 2013, He cameback to the K-league, In 1381 days at the game with Daejeon Citizen.[3] Finally, On 20 April 2013, he got an assist against Ulsan Hyundai. [4]
On 25 May 2013, he score the first goal since is comeback to K-league against Busan IPark. Now he takes a role of veteran in the club to lead the juniors and seniors as one team. [5]
Club career statistics
- As of 1 May 2014
| 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 | Ulsan Hyundai Horangi | K-League | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 9 | |
| 2003 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 8 | ||||
| Spain | League | Copa del Rey | Supercopa de España | 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 | 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 | 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 | J. League Division 1 | 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 Classic | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 20 | 2 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | South Korea | 120 | 38 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 151 | 48 | |
| 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 | 219 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 264 | 61 | ||
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 | 2-2 | Friendly match |
| 16 May 2002 | Busan | Scotland | 1 goal | 4-1 | Friendly match |
| 8 September 2004 | Ho Chi Min 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
- Jump up ^ http://people.search.naver.com/search .naver?sm=tab_txc&where=people_pr ofile&ie=utf8&query=%EC%9D%B4 %EC%B2%9C%EC%88%98&os=158602
- Jump up ^ "이천수, 전남과 연봉계약.."상위 수준"" (in Korean). Yonhap. 13 June 2009.
- Jump up ^ "1381일 만에 복귀전… “이천수 살아있네”". The Kyunghyang Shinmun. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
- Jump up ^ "이천수 ‘아직 죽지 않았어’ 전북현대전서 어시스트". 뉴스천지. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
- Jump up ^ "Lee scored comeback gaol". Segye Financial News. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
External links
- Lee Chun-soo at kleague.com
- (Korean) National Team Player Record
- Lee Chun-soo – FIFA competition record
- Lee Chun-soo at National-Football-Teams.com
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Nadson | K-League Most Valuable Player 2005 | Succeeded by Kim Do-Heon |
| Preceded by Urumov | K-League Top Assistor 2002 | Succeeded by Edmilson |
| Preceded by Song Chong-Gug | K-League Rookie of the Year 2002 | Succeeded by Jung Jo-Gook |
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