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Lee Chun-soo

Lee Chun-Soo
이천수
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Personal information
Full name Lee Chun-Soo
Date of birth (1981-07-09) 9 July 1981 (age 35)
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Forward / Winger
Youth career
1997–1999 Bupyeong High School
2000–2001 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2003 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 36 (15)
2003–2005 Real Sociedad 13 (0)
2004–2005 Numancia (Loan) 15 (0)
2005–2007 Ulsan Hyundai Horangi 48 (17)
2007–2009 Feyenoord 12 (0)
2008 Suwon Bluewings (Loan) 3 (0)
2009 Jeonnam Dragons (Subleasing) 7 (4)
2009–2010 Al-Nassr 16 (3)
2010–2011 Omiya Ardija 43 (8)
2013–2015 Incheon United 67 (5)
National team
1999–2000 South Korea U20 13 (20)
1999–2004 South Korea U23 21 (11)
2006 South Korea U23 (Wild card) 6 (0)
2000–2008 South Korea 78 (10)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2015.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 May 2014
Lee Chun-soo
Hangul 이천수
Hanja 李天秀
Revised Romanization I Cheon-su
McCune–Reischauer I Ch'ŏnsu

Lee Chun-Soo (Hangul이천수; born 9 July 1981) is a retired football player from South Korea. He played as a forward for the national team during the 2002 World Cup, the 2004 Summer Olympics, and the 2006 World Cup.

While Lee attended Bupyeong High School, he was already expected to be the future of Korean football with Choi Tae-Uk.

In 2002, Lee scored seven goals in K-League and made the World Cup squad. After the World Cup, he moved to play for Real Sociedad of Spain, becoming the first Korean to play in the Spanish La Liga. After a mediocre season, however, he was moved on loan to fellow Spanish side Numancia, before returning to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i of South Korea's K-League.

Though Lee joined Ulsan in mid-season, his performance proved to be invaluable to Ulsan's capture of the 2005 league title with a hat trick in the first leg of the finals. He was subsequently named the K-League's Most Valuable Player on 28 December 2005.

In the 2006 World Cup, he scored Korea's first goal with a free kick against Togo in a 2–1 win.

In summer 2008, Lee joined Feyenoord of the Netherlands but failed to adapt to the country.

In July 2008, Feyenoord officially announced Lee's loan to Korean powerhouse Suwon Samsung Bluewings for a one-year deal. But he performed poorly for Suwon and had clashes with the coaching staff. He was suspended from the K-League by Suwon.


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