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Lee Jung-Soo

Lee Jung-soo
이정수
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Personal information
Date of birth (1980-01-08) 8 January 1980 (age 37)
Place of birth Gimhae, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Number 40
Youth career
1998–2001 Kyunghee University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul 29 (2)
2004–2005 Incheon United 20 (1)
2006–2008 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 46 (3)
2009 Kyoto Sanga FC 34 (6)
2010 Kashima Antlers 10 (3)
2010–2015 Al-Sadd 113 (10)
2016–2017 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 30 (3)
National team
2008–2013 South Korea 54 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 April 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 Febraury 2013
Lee Jung-soo
Hangul 이정수
Hanja 李正秀
Revised Romanization I Jeong-su
McCune–Reischauer I Chŏngsu

Lee Jung-soo (Korean: 이정수; born 8 January 1980) is a South Korean footballer who plays as a central defender.

Lee started his career at FC Seoul in 2002 then known as Anyang LG Cheetahs and stay at the club for 2 years and joined Incheon United where in his first season, the club became second place behind Busan IPark.

Originally he was a forward. However, in 2003 his coach Cho Kwang-rae advised him to switch positions to a defender because Cho's team had too many foreign attackers. He accepted the coach's suggestion. He is known for his speed and goal-scoring ability even as a center back and scoring in set piece situations.

In 2006, Lee moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings where in 2008 the club won not only the League Cup but also the K-League.

In 2009, Lee joined Japanese side Kyoto Sanga FC. Lee made his debut for the club in a 1–0 win over Vissel Kobe on 8 March 2009. Lee's first goal came when he scored a header in a 2–1 win over Gamba Osaka on 22 March 2009. Lee elected to the MVP from the second year in a row as he participated in J.League selection of J.League All-Star Soccer, to determine the second point, such as participation in the full team was held on 8 August.

On 22 March 2010, Lee joined another Japansese side Kashima Antlers. On 27 March 2010, Lee scored on his debut in a 3–1 win over Montedio Yamagata. His second goal came when he scored a header in a 3–1 win over Yokohama F. Marinos on 24 April 2010. After the World Cup with good performance with 2 goals in 4 appearance, Lee made his return for the club which he made his last appearance for club before moving to Qatar in a 2–1 win against Kawasaki Frontale where he scored a header which turns to be a winning goal on a 78 minutes on 17 July 2010.


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