Lee Lim-saeng
Lee Lim-saeng (born November 18, 1971) is a former South Korean international footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 18, 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1993 | Korea University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2002 | Yukong Elephants / Bucheon SK | 220 | (14) |
| 2003 | Busan I'Cons | 29 |
(0 National Year under-1990) |
| National team | |||
| 1990-1991 | South Korea U-20 (U19 Asian Champion, Indonesia) | ||
| 1991 | South Korea U-23 (World U20, Portugal) | ||
| 1992 | Barcelona Olympic, Spain | ||
| 1993 | World Universidad, Canada | ||
| 1994 | Hiroshima Asian Game, Japan | 27 | (0) |
| 1996 | South Korea U-23 (wild card) (Atlanta Olympic, USA) | 4 | (0) |
| 1998 | South Korea (France World Cup) | ||
| 2000 | South Korea (World All Star) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2003–2005 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (trainer) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (assistant head coach) | ||
| 2010–2014 | Home United | ||
| 2015 | Shenzhen FC | ||
| 2016 | Yanbian Fude FC | ||
| 2017 | Tianjin Teda | ||
| 2018 | KFA (Technical director) | ||
| 2019– | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
| Lee Lim-saeng | |
| Hangul | 이임생 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李林生 |
| Revised Romanization | Yi Yim-saeng |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Yim-saeng |
He played mostly for Bucheon SK. He played for the South Korea national football team and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Lee was appointed head coach of S.League club Home United in 2010. The club finished league runners-up twice and won the Singapore Cup in 2011 and 2013 twice. Lastly, runner up for Singapore cup in 2014.[1] After five seasons at the club, he resigned as head coach on December 5, 2014.[2] He moved to China which’s Shenzhen, Yanbian and Tianjin Teda as a HC.
After that, he’s a technical director of KFA(U20) in 2018.
He became a HC of Suwonsamsung in 2019 and achieved a title for FA cup first year in 2019.
Club 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 | |||||||
| 1994 | Yukong Elephants | K-League | 13 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1995 | 18 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | - | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 1996 | Bucheon SK | 17 | 0 | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | - | ||||
| 1997 | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | - | |||||
| 1998 | 17 | 0 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | - | |||||
| 1999 | 25 | 2 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | - | |||||
| 2000 | 29 | 3 | ? | ? | 10 | 2 | - | |||||
| 2001 | 3 | 1 | ? | ? | 8 | 0 | - | |||||
| 2002 | 24 | 2 | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | - | |||||
| 2003 | Busan I'cons | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 29 | 0 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 175 | 8 | 54 | 3 | - | ||||||
| Career total | 175 | 8 | 54 | 3 | ||||||||
Honours
Manager
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Home United
- Singapore Cup: 2011, 2013 [1]
- Singapore league runner up: 2011, 2013 [1]
- Singapore Cup runner up: 2014[1]
External links
- Lee Lim-saeng – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record (in Korean)
- Lee Lim-saeng – FIFA competition record
- Lee Lim-saeng at National-Football-Teams.com
References
- Osman, Shamir (December 13, 2014). "S League: S Korean coach parts ways with Home United". The New Paper. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
- "Head coach Mr Lee Lim Saeng resigns from HUFC". Home United FC. December 10, 2014. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
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