Lee Dong-gook
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| Full name | Lee Dong-gook | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 29 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nam-gu, Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Striker | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 1995–1998 | Pohang Steelers | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 1998–2006 | Pohang Steelers | 102 | (38) | ||||||||||||
| 2000–2001 | → Werder Bremen (loan) | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | → Gwangju Sangmu (army) | 46 | (12) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Middlesbrough | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma | 10 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| 2009– | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors | 244 | (126) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | South Korea U-20 | 9 | (6) | ||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | South Korea U-23 | 31 | (22) | ||||||||||||
| 1998–2014 | South Korea | 103 | (33) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2014 |
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| Lee Dong-gook | |
| Hangul | 이동국 |
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| Hanja | 李同國 |
| Revised Romanization | I Dong-guk |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Tongguk |
Lee Dong-gook (Hangul: 이동국), Korean pronunciation: [i.doŋ.ɡuk̚]; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean association football striker who currently plays for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors. He is a record scorer in the K-League, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough.
Lee has earned 103 international caps for South Korea since 1998, scoring 33 goals. He has played at two FIFA World Cups, two CONCACAF Gold Cups, two AFC Asian Cups and the 2000 Olympics. He is well known for receiving an in-form card in FIFA Ultimate team every time the next edition of the game is set to be released.
Lee started playing football for Pohang Steelers, where due to his outstanding performance in his first season, he managed to make his debut for the South Korean national team. He was then sent on loan to Werder Bremen of Germany's Bundesliga.
During six months at Werder Bremen in 2001, Lee's playing time was limited partly due to injuries.
Lee left the Steelers in 2002 to perform his military service, joining the military team Gwangju Sangmu Bulsajo. He spent two seasons there. His career recovered after he returned to Pohang in 2004.
In April 2006, Lee tore the cruciate ligaments in his knee while playing in a K-League match for the Pohang Steelers that forced him out for six months, and was unable to play in the World Cup.
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