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.

Lee Eul-Yong
이을용
Personal information
Full name Lee Eul-Yong (이을용)
Date of birth (1975-09-08) September 8, 1975
Place of birth Taebaek, South Korea
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 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)
2002–2003Trabzonspor (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 RomanizationI Eul-yong
McCune–ReischauerI 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
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
1998Bucheon SKK League 114320190-353
19991713080-281
200027530100-405
20012621000-272
2002600010-70
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2002-03TrabzonsporSüper Lig19020--210
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2003Anyang LG Cheetahs
/ FC Seoul
K League 117010--180
20041000000-100
Turkey League Türkiye Kupası League Cup Europe Total
2004-05TrabzonsporSüper Lig26030-30320
2005-0629130-20341
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
2006FC SeoulK League 11402000-160
20072202081-321
20082100090-300
2009Gangwon FC2201020-250
20101700000-170
20111912010-221
Total South Korea 23212170581-30713
Turkey 74180-50871
Career total 306132505815039414

Honours

Club

Bucheon SK

Trabzonspor

FC Seoul

International

South Korea

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
June 29, 2002Daegu, South Korea Turkey1 goal2-32002 FIFA World Cup
September 29, 2003Incheon, South Korea   Nepal1 goal16-02004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
June 4, 2006Edinburgh, UK Ghana1 goal1-3Friendly match

References

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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