Lee Eul-yong
{{short description|South Korean footballer}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Eul-yong
| fullname = Lee Eul-yong
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|9|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = Taebaek, Gangwon, South Korea
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1991–1993
| youthclubs1 = Gangneung Commerce High School
| years1 = 1995
| years2 = 1996–1997
| years3 = 1998–2003
| years4 = 2002–2003
| years5 = 2003–2004
| years6 = 2004–2006
| years7 = 2006–2008
| years8 = 2009–2011
| clubs1 = Korea Railroad
| clubs3 = Bucheon SK
| clubs4 = → Trabzonspor (loan)
| clubs5 = FC Seoul
| clubs6 = Trabzonspor
| clubs7 = FC Seoul
| clubs8 = Gangwon FC
| caps1 = | goals1 =
| caps2 = | goals2 =
| caps3 = 90 | goals3 = 11
| caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 0
| caps5 = 27 | goals5 = 0
| caps6 = 55 | goals6 = 1
| caps7 = 57 | goals7 = 0
| caps8 = 58 | goals8 = 1
| totalcaps = 306 | totalgoals = 13
| nationalyears1 = 1999–2006
| nationalteam1 = South Korea
| nationalcaps1 = 51 | nationalgoals1 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2012–2014
| managerclubs1 = Gangwon FC (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2018
| managerclubs2 = FC Seoul (caretaker)
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2003 Japan | Team}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name| hangul=이을용| hanja=李乙容| rr=I Eul-yong| mr=I Ŭryong}}
Lee Eul-yong ({{Korean|hangul=이을용}}; born 8 September 1975) is a South Korean football coach, manager and former player.
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.joongang.co.kr/article/3822334#home |script-title=ko:축구국가대표 이을용, 어둔 과거딛고 인간승리 |publisher=JoongAng Ilbo |language=ko |date=1999-09-30 |access-date=2022-08-18}}{{cite news |url=https://www.iworldtoday.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=177575 |script-title=ko:청춘FC 이을용 방황했던 과거보니…‘나이트에서도 일했다’ 헉 |publisher=World Today |language=ko |date=2015-10-24 |access-date=2022-08-18}} His son, Lee Tae-seok, too is a football player.
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.{{cite news |url=http://www.postnews.kr/cpost_people/sub_read.asp?cate=24&BoardID=805 |script-title=ko:지칠 줄 모르는 그라운드의 투사 |language=ko |publisher=Korea Post Magazine |access-date=2022-08-18}}
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.{{cite news |url=http://news.media.daum.net/sports/others/200609/08/ohmynews/v13957904.html |script-title=ko:이을용 "대표팀 은퇴, K리그 전념" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312002329/http://news.media.daum.net/sports/others/200609/08/ohmynews/v13957904.html |archive-date=2007-03-12 |language=ko |website=Daum |publisher=OhmyNews |date=2006-09-08}}{{cite news |url=http://news.media.daum.net/sports/others/200609/07/hankooki/v13954546.html |script-title=ko:이을용 대표팀 은퇴 "길 터줘야" |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312002319/http://news.media.daum.net/sports/others/200609/07/hankooki/v13954546.html |website=Daum |publisher=Hankook Ilbo |date=2006-09-07 |archive-date=2007-03-12 |language=ko}}
Personal life
= Internet meme =
{{main|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 ({{Korean|hangul=을용타|labels=no}})," 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=
{{updated|23 October 2011}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan=2 | Club
! rowspan=2 | Season ! colspan=3 | League ! colspan=2 | National cup ! colspan=2 | League cup ! colspan=2 | Continental ! colspan=2 | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | ||||
| Korea Railroad
|1995 | Semipro League
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | ? | ? |
| rowspan="3"|Sangmu FC (draft)
|1996 | Semipro League
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | ? | ? |
| 1997 | Semipro League
|? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | ? | ? |
| colspan="2"|Total
!?||?||?||?||?||?||colspan="2"|—||?||? | |||||||||
| rowspan="6"|Bucheon SK
|1998 | K League
|14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 35 | 3 |
| 1999 | K League
|17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 1 |
| 2000 | K League
|27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 40 | 5 |
| 2001 | K League
|26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 2 |
| 2002 | K League
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!90||11||9||0||38||0||colspan="2"|—||137||11 | |||||||||
| Trabzonspor (loan) | Süper Lig
|19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|FC Seoul
|2003 | K League
|17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 18 | 0 | |
| 2004 | K League
|10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!27||0||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||28||0 | |||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Trabzonspor | Süper Lig
|26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | Süper Lig
|29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | 34 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!55||1||6||0||colspan="2"|—||5||0||66||1 | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|FC Seoul
|2006 | K League
|14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 |
| 2007 | K League
|22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 1 |
| 2008 | K League
|21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!57||0||4||0||17||1||colspan="2"|—||78||1 | |||||||||
| rowspan="4"|Gangwon FC
|2009 | K League
|22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 |
| 2010 | K League
|17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 0 |
| 2011 | K League
|19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 22 | 1 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!58||1||3||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||64||1 | |||||||||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!306||13||25||0||58||1||5||0||394||14 |
=International=
:Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Lee Eul-yong | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 29 June 2002 | Daegu, South Korea | {{fb|TUR}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|2–3 | 2002 FIFA World Cup |
| align="center"|2 | 29 September 2003 | Incheon, South Korea | {{fb|NEP}} | align="center"|8–0 | align="center"|16–0 | 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| align="center"|3 | 4 June 2006 | Edinburgh, Scotland | {{fb|GHA}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|1–3 | Friendly |
Filmography
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title ! scope="col" | Role ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Note(s) ! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}} |
|---|
| 2015
| Himself | | |
| 2020
| We Can Game | Himself | | |
| 2022
| Gundesliga | Himself | | {{cite web|url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=052&aid=0001726288 |last=Ji |first=Seung-hoon |script-title=ko:WC 레전드 VS 강철 군대 격돌...'군대스리가', 5월 첫방 (공식) |publisher=YTN |website=Naver |date=April 14, 2022 |access-date=April 14, 2022 |language=ko}} |
| 2022–present
| Kick A Goal Season 3 | Himself | | {{cite web |url=https://entertain.naver.com/now/read?oid=609&aid=0000631316|last=Yoo |first=Gyeong-sang |script-title=ko:골때녀’ 이을용 감독 합류 “하프라인 넘어와 때릴라” 백지훈 긴장 |trans-title='Goal Girl' Director Lee Eul-yong joins "I'll cross the half-line and hit you" Baek Ji-hoon nervous |publisher=Newsen |website=Naver |date=September 21, 2022 |access-date=September 21, 2022 |language=ko}} |
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
Individual
- K League All-Star: 2001, 2003, 2004{{cite news |url=https://news.sbs.co.kr/news/endPage.do?news_id=N0300204608 |script-title=ko:고종수 프로축구 올스타 최다득표 |publisher=SBS |lang=ko |date=2001-08-01 |access-date=2024-06-19}}{{cite news |url=https://www.donga.com/news/Sports/article/all/20030804/7970344/1 |script-title=ko:[프로축구]이관우 K리그 별중의 별…올스타 팬투표 최다득표 |publisher=The Dong-a Ilbo |lang=ko |date=2003-08-04 |access-date=2024-06-19}}{{cite news |url=http://www.bluewings.kr/index.php?mid=news&fbclid=IwAR0WgBzba1EOH9D4XY2ENQvMQl9g3rDxMwMETHWBiu7dIB3QG0eBeamrECM&page=366&document_srl=272969 |script-title=ko:수원 4인방, 2004 K리그 올스타전 출장 |publisher=Suwon Samsung Bluewings |lang=ko |date=2004-07-04 |access-date=2024-06-19}}
= Television personality =
{{notelist}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{K League player}}
- [https://archive.today/20130703013702/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 National Team Player Record] {{in lang|ko}}
- {{FIFA player|189571}}
- {{NFT player|pid=6202}}
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{{succession box|before=Lee Min-Sung|title=FC Seoul captain|years=2007–2008|after=Kim Chi-Gon}}
{{succession box|before=Inaugural |title=Gangwon FC captain|years=2009|after=Chung Kyung-Ho}}
{{succession box|before=Seo Dong-Hyun|title=Gangwon FC captain|years=2011|after=Kim Eun-Jung}}
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