Lee Lim-saeng
South Korean footballer (born 1971)
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Lee Lim-saeng (born November 18, 1971) is a South Korean former footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the technical director of the Korea Football Association.
Full name
Lee Lim-saeng
Date of birth
18 November 1971
Place of birth
Incheon, South Korea
Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
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| Full name | Lee Lim-saeng | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Incheon, South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1989 | Bupyeong High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–1993 | Korea University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–2002 | Bucheon SK | 146 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003 | Busan I'Cons | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 175 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | South Korea U20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Korea U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1991–1996 | South Korea U23 | 20[α] | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993 | South Korea B | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–2002 | South Korea | 26 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2014 | Home United | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Shenzhen FC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | Yanbian Fude | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Tianjin TEDA | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career
Lee mostly played his club career for Bucheon SK, and won three Korean League Cups. He also played for South Korean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.
Managerial career
Lee was appointed head coach of Singaporean club Home United in 2010. The club finished the S.League twice as runners-up, and won the Singapore Cup twice.[3] On 5 December 2014, he resigned their head coach.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bucheon SK | 1994 | K League | 13 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 1995 | K League | 18 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | K League | 17 | 0 | ? | ? | 5 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1997 | K League | 0 | 0 | ? | ? | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | K League | 17 | 0 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1999 | K League | 25 | 2 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |
| 2000 | K League | 29 | 3 | ? | ? | 10 | 2 | 39 | 5 | |
| 2001 | K League | 3 | 1 | ? | ? | 8 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| 2002 | K League | 24 | 2 | ? | ? | 5 | 1 | 29 | 3 | |
| Total | 146 | 8 | ? | ? | 54 | 3 | 200 | 11 | ||
| Busan I'Cons | 2003 | K League | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |
| Career total | 175 | 8 | ? | ? | 54 | 3 | 229 | 11 | ||
Honours
Player
Bucheon SK
South Korea U20
South Korea B
- Summer Universiade silver medal: 1993[1]
Individual
- K League All-Star: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002[6][7][8][9]
- K League 1 Best XI: 1998, 2000[10][11]
Manager
Home United
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Individual
- Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2019[12]
Notes
- Includes five appearances against non-national teams, and four appearances as an overage player (two appearances in Summer Olympics, two appearances in friendlies).
