Full name Lee Eul-Yong (이을용) Name Lee Eul-yong Role Football player | Playing position Height 1.76 m Position Midfielder 1994 Dankook University Weight 69 kg Date joined 2002 | |
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Date of birth (1975-09-08) September 8, 1975 (age 40) 1995 Korea National Railroad | ||
World Cup 2002 Free Kick Goals
Lee Eul-Yong (Hangul: 이을용) (born September 8, 1975) is a South Korean former football player and a coach who is currently coaching FC Seoul since 20 January. Lee was born in Taebaek, Gangwon. He attended high school in Gangneung and went on to graduate from Dankook University.
Contents
- World Cup 2002 Free Kick Goals
- Career
- Eul Yong Ta
- Career statistics
- Club
- International
- International goals
- References
Career
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.
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.
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 2011Club
Bucheon SK
Trabzonspor
FC Seoul