Lee Eul-yong

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
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 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Gangwon FC (coach)
Youth career
1994 Dankook University
1995 Korea National Railroad
1996–1997 Sangmu (Army)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1998–2002 Bucheon SK 90 (11)
2002–2006 Trabzonspor 74 (1)
2003–2004 → FC Seoul (loan) 27 (0)
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
2011–2012 Gangwon FC (scout)
2012– Gangwon FC (coach)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 3, 2012.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 26, 2014
Lee Eul-yong
Hangul 이을용
Hanja 李乙容
Revised Romanization I Eul-yong
McCune–Reischauer I Ŭryong

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.[1][2]

Eul-Yong Ta

Main article: Eul-Yong Ta

Lee is well known by most South Koreans and other Asian football fans for the famous incident which is sometimes referred as "Eul-Yong Ta (을용타)," and roughly translated as 'Eul-Yong Strike/Smash'. The incident occurred during the first tournament of the East Asian Cup in December 2003, during the match against China.

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 (simulation) and red card for Lee (violence). Korea went on to defeat China once again; Lee became popular internet meme after the incident.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
South Korea League KFA Cup League Cup Asia Total
1998Bucheon SKK-League14320190-353
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-League17010--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-League1402000-160
20072202081-321
20082100090-300
2009Gangwon FCK-League2201020-250
20101700000-170
20111912010-221
Total South Korea 23212170581-30713
Turkey 74180-50871
Career total 306132505815039414

Honours

Club

South Korea Bucheon SK

Turkey Trabzonspor

South Korea FC Seoul

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
June 29, 2002 South Korea Daegu  Turkey 1 goal 2-3 2002 FIFA World Cup
September 29, 2003 South Korea Incheon    Nepal 1 goal 16-0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
June 4, 2006 United Kingdom Edinburgh  Ghana 1 goal 1-3 Friendly match

References

  1. ↑ 이을용 "대표팀 은퇴, K리그 전념"
  2. ↑ 이을용 대표팀 은퇴 "길 터줘야"

External links

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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