Lee Eul-Yong
Lee Eul-yong (Korean: 이을용; born 8 September 1975) is a South Korean football coach, manager and former player.
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| Full name | Lee Eul-yong | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1975 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Taebaek, Gangwon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1993 | Gangneung Commerce High School | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1995 | Korea Railroad | ||||||||||||||||
| 1996–1997 | Sangmu FC (draft) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2006 | South Korea | 51 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | Gangwon FC (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | FC Seoul (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
| Lee Eul-yong | |
| Hangul | 이을용 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李乙容 |
| Revised Romanization | I Eul-yong |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Ŭryong |
Early life
Lee was born in Taebaek, Gangwon, and attended high school in Gangneung. He continued his football career during his school days, but he failed to join a university football club. He stopped playing football for a while before receiving an offer to join semi-professional club Korea Railroad.
International career
Lee was part of the South Korean national team in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. Noted for his accurate kicks including free-kicks, he provided two assists against Poland and the United States, and scored a free-kick against Turkey. After the World Cup, he transferred to Trabzonspor with the help of Tınaz Tırpan.
In September 2006, after a match against Chinese Taipei, Lee announced that he would retire from the national team to focus on FC Seoul and also to make way for younger players in the upcoming 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Personal life
Internet meme
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
Club
- As of 23 October 2011
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Korea Railroad | 1995 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | |
| Sangmu FC (draft) | 1996 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | |
| 1997 | Semipro League | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | ||
| Total | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | — | ? | ? | |||
| Bucheon SK | 1998 | K League | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |
| 1999 | K League | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | K League | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 40 | 5 | ||
| 2001 | K League | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | K League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 90 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 38 | 0 | — | 137 | 11 | |||
| Trabzonspor (loan) | 2002–03 | Süper Lig | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| FC Seoul | 2003 | K League | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | K League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| Trabzonspor | 2004–05 | Süper Lig | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Süper Lig | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Total | 55 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 66 | 1 | |||
| FC Seoul | 2006 | K League | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | |
| 2007 | K League | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | — | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | K League | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Total | 57 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | — | 78 | 1 | |||
| Gangwon FC | 2009 | K League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| 2010 | K League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | K League | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| Total | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 64 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 306 | 13 | 25 | 0 | 58 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 394 | 14 | ||
International
- Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 June 2002 | Daegu, South Korea |  Turkey | 1–1 | 2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| 2 | 29 September 2003 | Incheon, South Korea |  Nepal | 8–0 | 16–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 3 | 4 June 2006 | Edinburgh, Scotland |  Ghana | 1–1 | 1–3 | Friendly |
Filmography
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Cheongchun FC Hungry Eleven | Himself | ||
| 2020 | We Can Game | Himself | ||
| 2022 | Gundesliga | Himself | ||
| 2022–present | Kick A Goal Season 3 | Himself |
Honours
Player
Sangmu FC
- Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1996, 1997
- Korean National Championship: 1996
Bucheon SK
Trabzonspor
FC Seoul
- Korean League Cup runner-up: 2007
South Korea
Television personality
| Award ceremony | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SBS Entertainment Awards | 2022 | Leader of the Year Award | Kick A Goal | Won |
References
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 (archived)
- Lee Eul-yong at National-Football-Teams.com
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