Lee Jung-soo

Lee Jung-soo
이정수
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-08) 8 January 1980
Place of birth Gimhae, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Charlotte Independence
Number 14
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 10 (0)
National team‡
2008–2013 South Korea 54 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 February 2013
Lee Jung-soo
Hangul 이정수
Hanja 李正秀
Revised Romanization I Jeong-su
McCune–Reischauer I Chŏngsu

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

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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2002Anyang LG CheetahsK League 19100201+??12+?0
200318110--191
2004FC Seoul200000-20
2004Incheon United1101090-210
2005910080-171
2006Suwon Samsung Bluewings23220130-382
2007600040-100
20081711070-251
Japan League Emperor's Cup League Cup Asia Total
2009Kyoto Sanga FCJ1 League3460010-356
2010Kashima Antlers103000051154
Qatar League Emir of Qatar Cup League Cup Asia Total
2010–11Al-SaddQatar Stars League20300-102305
2011–127000-0070
Total South Korea 95650430??1436
Japan 367001051428
Qatar 354122476
Career total 166175044017323220

[8]

Korea Republic national team
YearAppsGoals
200850
2009111
2010173
2011141
201260
201310
Total545

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

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
15 September 2009Seoul, South Korea Australia1 goal3–1Friendly match
218 January 2010Málaga, Spain Finland1 goal2–0Friendly match
312 June 2010Port Elizabeth, South Africa Greece1 goal2–02010 FIFA World Cup
422 June 2010Durban, South Africa Nigeria1 goal2–22010 FIFA World Cup
525 March 2011Seoul, South Korea Honduras1 goal4–0Friendly match

Honours

Club

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". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.
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