Lee Eul-yong Sports manager

Lee Eul-Yong (Hangul: 이을용) (born September 8, 1975) is a South Korean former football player and a coach who is currently coaching Gangwon FC since July 2012. 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. Lee was born in Taebaek, Gangwon. He attended high school in Gangneung and went on to graduate from Dankook University.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.

Personal facts

Birth dateSeptember 08, 1975
Birth place
South Korea , Taebaek
Height (meters)1.76

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Football manager

club
Gangwon FC
position
Midfielder
teams
Daejeon Korail FC
Gangwon FC
Trabzonspor
FC Seoul
Jeju United FC
Sangju Sangmu FC
South Korea national football team
Dankook University

Lee Eul-yong on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.dcinside.com/webdc/lecture/study_list.php?id=423&code1=50&code2=60&s_mode=&s_que=
  2. http://www.kfa.or.kr/koreateam/km_player_content.asp?k_unique=&k_team_type=10&p_unique=200716235021&p_gbn=P&l_gbn=A