Lee Eul-yong
Lee Eul-Yong (Hangul: 이을용) (born September 8, 1975) is a South Korean former football player and a coach who is currently coaching FC Seoul since 20 January. Lee was born in Taebaek, Gangwon. He attended high school in Gangneung and went on to graduate from Dankook University.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Eul-Yong (이을용) | ||
| Date of birth | September 8, 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Taebaek, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Gangwon FC (coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gangneung Commerce High School | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Korea National Railroad | ||
| 1996–1997 | Sangmu (Army) | ||
| 1998–2003 | Bucheon SK | 90 | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | FC Seoul | 27 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Trabzonspor | 55 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | FC Seoul | 57 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Gangwon FC | 58 | (1) |
| Total | 306 | (13) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1999–2006 | South Korea | 51 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2014 | Gangwon FC (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Cheongju University (coach) | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Seoul Reserves (coach) | ||
| 2018 | FC Seoul (caretaker) | ||
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 3, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 26, 2014 | |||
| Lee Eul-yong | |
| Hangul | 이을용 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李乙容 |
| Revised Romanization | I Eul-yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ŭryong |
Career
He previously played for FC Seoul, Bucheon SK, and Gangwon FC in the Korean K-League, and was part of the South Korean national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup and was one of Guus Hiddink's favorite players. He was capable of scoring free kicks similar to David Beckham's. He was notable for his goal against Turkey in the 3rd place match in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He transferred to Trabzonspor in 2002 with the help of Tınaz Tırpan. Since 2006, he had played for FC Seoul until 2008 season. In January 2009, he completed to move to Gangwon FC.
In September 2006, after a successful match against Taiwan national football team, Lee announced that he would retire from the Korean national team to focus on FC Seoul and also to make way for younger players in the upcoming 2010 World Cup.[1][2]
Eul-yong Ta
Lee is well known by most South Koreans and other Asian football fans for a famous incident which is sometimes referred as "Eul-yong Ta (을용타)," and roughly translated as 'Eul-yong Strike/Smash'. The incident occurred during a match against China in the inaugural East Asian Cup in December 2003.
During the second half of the game, Chinese forward Li Yi kicked Lee in the shins immediately after he finished his pass. Visually upset with Li's violent play, Lee slapped Li on the back of his head. Li Yi started rolling on the pitch grabbing his head in an apparent exaggeration. For a while the entire Chinese and Korean squad ran toward the scene but further conflict did not occur, as the referee awarded a yellow card for Li and red card for Lee. Korea defeated China in the match, and Lee became the source of a popular internet meme after the incident.
Career statistics
- As of 23 October 2011
| 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 | |||||||
| 1998 | Bucheon SK | K League 1 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | - | 35 | 3 | |
| 1999 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 28 | 1 | |||
| 2000 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | - | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2001 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 27 | 2 | |||
| 2002 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |||
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2002-03 | Trabzonspor | Süper Lig | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2003 | Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul | K League 1 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 0 | |||
| Turkey | League | Türkiye Kupası | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2004-05 | Trabzonspor | Süper Lig | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2005-06 | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |||
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 2006 | FC Seoul | K League 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | - | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2008 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | - | 30 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | Gangwon FC | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 17 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 22 | 1 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 232 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 58 | 1 | - | 307 | 13 | ||
| Turkey | 74 | 1 | 8 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | 87 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 306 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 394 | 14 | ||
Honours
Club
- K League 1
- Runner-up (1) : 2000
- K-League Cup
- Adidas Cup Runner-up (1) : 1998
- Korean League Cup Champions (1) : 2000s
- Korean League Cup Runner-up (1) : 1998s
- Süper Lig
- Runner-up (1) : 2004-05
- Turkish Cup
- Winner (1) : 2003
International goals
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2002 | Daegu, South Korea |  Turkey | 1 goal | 2-3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| September 29, 2003 | Incheon, South Korea |  Nepal | 1 goal | 16-0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| June 4, 2006 | Edinburgh, UK |  Ghana | 1 goal | 1-3 | Friendly match |
References
- 이을용 "대표팀 은퇴, K리그 전념" Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
- 이을용 대표팀 은퇴 "길 터줘야" Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Lee Eul-yong – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record (in Korean)
- Lee Eul-yong – FIFA competition record
- Lee Eul-yong at National-Football-Teams.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Lee Min-Sung |
FC Seoul captain 2007–2008 |
Succeeded by Kim Chi-Gon |
| Preceded by Inaugural |
Gangwon FC captain 2009 |
Succeeded by Chung Kyung-Ho |
| Preceded by Seo Dong-Hyun |
Gangwon FC captain 2011 |
Succeeded by Kim Eun-Jung |
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