Lee Jung-soo
{{short description|South Korean footballer (born 1980)}}
{{for|the speed skater|Lee Jung-su}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lee Jung-soo
| image = Lee Jung-Soo.jpg
| caption = Lee with Al-Sadd in 2011
| image_size = 200px
| fullname = Lee Jung-soo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1980|1|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gimhae, Gyeongnam, South Korea
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Centre-back
| collegeyears1 = 1998–2001
| college1 = Kyung Hee University
| years1 = 2002–2004
| years2 = 2004–2005
| years3 = 2006–2008
| years4 = 2009
| years5 = 2010
| years6 = 2010–2015
| years7 = 2016–2017
| years8 = 2018
| clubs1 = FC Seoul
| clubs2 = Incheon United
| clubs3 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| clubs4 = Kyoto Sanga
| clubs5 = Kashima Antlers
| clubs6 = Al-Sadd
| clubs7 = Suwon Samsung Bluewings
| clubs8 = Charlotte Independence
| caps1 = 29
| goals1 = 2
| caps2 = 20
| goals2 = 1
| caps3 = 46
| goals3 = 3
| caps4 = 32
| goals4 = 5
| caps5 = 10
| goals5 = 3
| caps6 = 112
| goals6 = 10
| caps7 = 30
| goals7 = 3
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| totalcaps = 292
| totalgoals = 27
| nationalyears1 = 1998
| nationalteam1 = South Korea U20
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2001
| nationalteam2 = South Korea B
| nationalcaps2 =
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2013
| nationalteam3 = South Korea
| nationalcaps3 = 54
| nationalgoals3 = 5
| club-update = 15 October 2018
| nationalteam-update = 6 February 2013
| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}
{{MedalSport | Men's football}}
{{MedalCompetition|AFC Asian Cup}}
{{Medal|Bronze | 2011 Qatar|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | AFC Youth Championship}}
{{MedalGold | 1998 Thailand | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}}
{{MedalSilver | 2010 Japan | Team}}
{{MedalCompetition | East Asian Games}}
{{MedalSilver | 2001 Osaka|Team}}
}}
{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=이정수|hanja=李正秀|rr=I Jeong-su|mr=I Chŏngsu}}
{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}
Lee Jung-soo ({{langx|ko|이정수}}; born 8 January 1980) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career
=Career in South Korea=
After graduating from Kyung Hee University in 2002, Lee started his professional career at a K League club Anyang LG Cheetahs. (renamed FC Seoul since 2004) He was originally a forward, but Anyang's manager Cho Kwang-rae advised him to change his role to a defender.{{cite web|url=http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=107&oid=001&aid=0003346073|script-title=ko:<월드컵> 골 넣는 수비수 이정수 '또 한 건'(종합)|language=Korean|date=23 June 2010}} He played for Anyang LG Cheetahs/FC Seoul, Incheon United, and Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a defender in the K League, and won a league title with Suwon in 2008.
=Career in Japan=
In 2009, Lee joined J1 League side Kyoto Sanga FC. He scored five goals in the 2009 season, showing his scoring ability. Lee also participated in the Jomo Cup, contested between K League and J.League all-star team, and was named the MVP of the game. Lee joined another J1 League club Kashima Antlers the next year, playing for it for half a year. He transferred to a Qatari club Al-Sadd after the 2010 FIFA World Cup.{{cite news|title=South Korea International Lee Jung-Soo Set To Join Al Sadd – Report|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/89/africa/2010/07/22/2036775/south-korea-international-lee-jung-soo-set-to-join-al-sadd|publisher=Goal|date=22 July 2010|access-date=28 June 2012}}
=Al-Sadd=
In the 2011 AFC Champions League semi-final first leg against his former club Suwon, Lee was involved in a heated argument with Al-Sadd teammates following Mamadou Niang's controversial second goal, which was scored after Suwon claimed to have put the ball out to allow treatment to injured players, thus inferring possession should have been returned to the Korean club. Lee said that the goal was "unfair" and suggested Al-Sadd should give a goal back although the idea was rejected. The situation prompted Lee to walk off the pitch requiring his manager Jorge Fossati to substitute him with Ibrahim Majid for the remainder of additional time.{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/en/tournaments/clubs/afc-champions-league/36836-fossati-empathises-with-lee |title=Fossati empathises with Lee |publisher=AFC |date=21 October 2011}}
Al-Sadd won the AFC Champions League final against Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors on penalties. Lee was chosen to take a penalty but his shot hit the crossbar, making him the only Al-Sadd player to miss in the penalty shootout.{{cite web |url=http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/11/06/175686.html |title=Qatar's al-Sadd wins Asian Champions League on penalties |publisher=Al Arabiya |date=6 November 2011}}
In June 2012, a Chinese club Guangzhou Evergrande confirmed their interest in signing Lee and, according to the Jinghua Times, claimed that they signed him following his contract rejection from Al-Sadd.{{cite news|title=Guangzhou Evergrande reaches agreement with South Korea international Lee Jung-Soo – report |url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/3801/chinahong-kong/2012/06/20/3187225/guangzhou-evergrande-reaches-agreement-with-south-korea |publisher=Goal |date=20 June 2012 |access-date=28 June 2012}} However, Lee rejected the Guangzhou's offer and signed a one-year extension with Al-Sadd.{{cite news|title=Guangzhou Evergrande target Lee Jung-Soo pens new Al Sadd deal|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/3800/korea/2012/06/27/3202927/guangzhou-evergrande-target-lee-jung-soo-pens-new-al-sadd|publisher=Goal|date=27 June 2012|access-date=28 June 2012}}
=Retirement=
In the 2015–16 season, Lee suffered hand and calf injury, and Al-Sadd showed a poor defence due to his absence. His team needed a new centre-back to replace him, and offered him a job as a coach instead. However, he wanted to continue his playing career, courteously declining it.{{cite news |url=https://news.jtbc.joins.com/article/article.aspx?news_id=NB11163925 |script-title=ko:[단독인터뷰]알 사드와 이별 이정수 "나는 현역을, 구단은 코치를 원했다" |publisher=JTBC |language=ko |date=2016-01-29 |access-date=2022-03-11}} After leaving Al-Sadd in January 2016, he rejoined Suwon the next month, and announced his retirement the next year.
In February 2018, Lee joined Charlotte Independence of the United Soccer League unexpectedly.{{cite web |url=http://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/887328?referrer_id=2701681 |title=World Cup, K League Veteran Joins Independence |first=James |last=Thomas |publisher=Charlotte Independence |date=15 February 2018 |access-date=26 February 2018 |archive-date=16 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216084431/http://www.charlotteindependence.com/news_article/show/887328?referrer_id=2701681 |url-status=dead }} He started his coaching career after playing for Charlotte for a while.
International career
Lee was one of South Korea's major contributors when his country reached the knockout stage in the 2010 FIFA World Cup. He largely helped South Korea's attack by scoring two set-piece goals in the group stage.
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Updated|match played 8 September 2018}}{{soccerway|jung-soo-lee/27176}}
| 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"|Other ! colspan=2 | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals
! Apps | Goals | ||||||
| rowspan="4"|FC Seoul
|2002 | K League
|9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |
| 2003 | K League
|18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2004 | K League
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!29 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | 32 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="3"|Incheon United
|2004 | K League
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | K League
|9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|2006 | K League
|23 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 38 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | K League
|6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | K League
|17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!46 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 73 | 3 | |||
| Kyoto Sanga
|2009 | J1 League
|32 | 5 | ? | ? | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 5 | ||
| Kashima Antlers
|2010 | J1 League
|10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Japanese Super Cup}} | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| rowspan="7" |Al-Sadd | Qatar Stars League
|19 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | Qatar Stars League
|15 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 25 | 1 |
| 2012–13 | Qatar Stars League
|21 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | ? | ? | 21 | 2 | |
| 2013–14 | Qatar Stars League
|22 | 2 | ? | ? | 4{{efn|Appearances in Qatari Stars Cup}} | 0 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? | 34 | 2 |
| 2014–15 | Qatar Stars League
|24 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | 36 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | Qatar Stars League
|11 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!112||10||?||?||4||0||32||2||3||0||151||12 | ||||||||||||
| rowspan="3"|Suwon Samsung Bluewings
|2016 | K League 1
|27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2017 | K League 1
|3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!30 | 3 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 36 | 3 | |||
| Charlotte Independence
|2018 | United Soccer League
|13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 13 | 0 | |||
| colspan=3 | Career total
!292||27||9||0||48||0||39||3||4||0||392||30 |
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=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|id=25366}} | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="6"|South Korea
|2008 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 3 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Career total||54||5 |
:Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+List of international goals scored by Lee Jung-soo | ||||||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 5 September 2009 | Seoul, South Korea | {{fb|AUS}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|3–1 | Friendly |
| align="center"|2 | 18 January 2010 | Málaga, Spain | {{fb|FIN}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|2–0 | Friendly |
| align="center"|3 | 12 June 2010 | Port Elizabeth, South Africa | {{fb|GRE}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|2–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| align="center"|4 | 22 June 2010 | Durban, South Africa | {{fb|NGA}} | align="center"|1–1 | align="center"|2–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup |
| align="center"|5 | 25 March 2011 | Seoul, South Korea | {{fb|HON|1949}} | align="center"|1–0 | align="center"|4–0 | Friendly |
Honours
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Kashima Antlers
Al-Sadd
- Qatar Stars League: 2012–13
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2014, 2015
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2010
- Qatar Cup runner-up: 2012, 2013
- Sheikh Jassim Cup: 2014
- AFC Champions League: 2011
South Korea U20
- AFC Youth Championship: 1998{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/as-u19.html |title=Asian U-19/U-20 Championship |date=22 November 2018 |access-date=4 September 2020 |first1=Roberto |last1=Di Maggio |first2=Erik |last2=Garin |first3=Mikael |last3=Jönsson |first4=Neil |last4=Morrison |first5=Karel |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |last5=Stokkermans}}
South Korea B
- East Asian Games silver medal: 2001{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eastasiagames.html |title=East Asian Games |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=2 September 2020 |first=Neil |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |last=Morrison}}
South Korea
- AFC Asian Cup third place: 2011{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tables/11asch.html |title=Asian Nations Cup 2011 |date=4 September 2014 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=10 December 2019}}
- EAFF Championship runner-up: 2010{{cite news |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/eastasia.html |title=East Asian Championship |date=20 December 2019 |access-date=2 September 2020 |first=Karel |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |last=Stokkermans}}
Individual
- K League All-Star: 2008{{cite web |url=https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=10733 |title=JOMO CUP 2008 |language=ja |publisher=J.League Data Site |access-date=2024-06-19}}
- J.League All-Star Soccer Most Valuable Player: 2009{{cite news |url=https://m.nocutnews.co.kr/news/amp/617951 |script-title=ko:조모컵 2009 MVP 이정수 |publisher=No Cut News |date=2009-08-08 |access-date=2022-03-11 |language=ko}}
- J.League All-Star: 2009{{cite web |url=https://data.j-league.or.jp/SFMS02/?match_card_id=11553 |title=JOMO CUP 2009 |language=ja |publisher=J.League Data Site |access-date=2024-06-19}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category|Lee Jung-soo}}
- {{K League player}}
- [http://www.kfa.or.kr/record/playeramatch.asp?Page=1&Query=Gender%3DM%26Name%3D%EC%9D%B4%EC%A0%95%EC%88%98 Lee Jung-soo – National Team stats at KFA] {{in lang|ko}}
- {{FIFA player|296013}}
- {{NFT player|25366}}
- {{J.League player}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20090303113058/http://www.sanga-fc.jp/club/profile/player14-307.html Kyoto Sanga F.C. Profile] {{in lang|ja}}
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Category:Charlotte Independence players
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