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
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
Bronze medal – third place 2011 QatarTeam
AFC Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 1998 Thailand Team
EAFF Championship
Silver medal – second place 2010 Japan Team
East Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2001 OsakaTeam
*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

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

Club career

Career in South Korea

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.

Career in Japan

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]

Al-Sadd

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]

Retirement

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

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.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[10]
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
FC Seoul 2002K League 910020??—111
2003K League 18110———191
2004K League 200000——20
Total 2921020??—322
Incheon United 2004K League 1101090——210
2005K League 910080——171
Total 20110170——381
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2006K League 23220130——382
2007K League 600040——100
2008K League 1711070——251
Total 46330240——733
Kyoto Sanga 2009J1 League 325??10——335
Kashima Antlers 2010J1 League 103??00511[lower-alpha 1]0164
Al-Sadd 2010–11Qatar Stars League 192????52—244
2011–12Qatar Stars League 151????703[lower-alpha 2]0251
2012–13Qatar Stars League 212????—??212
2013–14Qatar Stars League 222??4[lower-alpha 3]080??342
2014–15Qatar Stars League 242????120??362
2015–16Qatar Stars League 111????00—111
Total 11210??403223015112
Suwon Samsung Bluewings 2016K League 1 27340—00—313
2017K League 1 30??—20—50
Total 30340—20—363
Charlotte Independence 2018United Soccer League 130??———130
Career total 29227904803934039230
  1. ↑ Appearance in Japanese Super Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in Qatari Stars Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
South Korea 200850
2009111
2010173
2011141
201260
201310
Career total545
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Lee Jung-soo
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2009Seoul, South Korea Australia2–03–1Friendly
218 January 2010Málaga, Spain Finland2–02–0Friendly
312 June 2010Port Elizabeth, South Africa Greece1–02–02010 FIFA World Cup
422 June 2010Durban, South Africa Nigeria1–12–22010 FIFA World Cup
525 March 2011Seoul, South Korea Honduras1–04–0Friendly

Honours

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Kashima Antlers

Al-Sadd

South Korea U20

South Korea B

South Korea

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Japan 2011 presented by Toyota: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 11 December 2011. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 January 2012.
  2. ↑ <월드컵> 골 넣는 수비수 이정수 '또 한 건'(종합) (in Korean). 23 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "South Korea International Lee Jung-Soo Set To Join Al Sadd – Report". Goal. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Fossati empathises with Lee". AFC. 21 October 2011.
  5. ↑ "Qatar's al-Sadd wins Asian Champions League on penalties". Al Arabiya. 6 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "Guangzhou Evergrande reaches agreement with South Korea international Lee Jung-Soo – report". Goal. 20 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  7. ↑ "Guangzhou Evergrande target Lee Jung-Soo pens new Al Sadd deal". Goal. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  8. ↑ [단독인터뷰]알 사드와 이별 이정수 "나는 현역을, 구단은 코치를 원했다" (in Korean). JTBC. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  9. ↑ Thomas, James (15 February 2018). "World Cup, K League Veteran Joins Independence". Charlotte Independence. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  10. ↑ Lee Jung-soo at Soccerway
  11. ↑ Lee Jung-soo at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. ↑ Di Maggio, Roberto; Garin, Erik; Jönsson, Mikael; Morrison, Neil; Stokkermans, Karel (22 November 2018). "Asian U-19/U-20 Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  13. ↑ Morrison, Neil (20 December 2019). "East Asian Games". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Asian Nations Cup 2011". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
  15. ↑ Stokkermans, Karel (20 December 2019). "East Asian Championship". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
  16. ↑ 조모컵 2009 MVP 이정수 (in Korean). No Cut News. 8 August 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
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