Lee Byung-keun
Lee Byung-keun (born 28 April 1973) is a South Korean former footballer and current coach.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Byung-keun | ||
| Date of birth | 28 April 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Sancheong, Gyeongnam, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Coach (Former Midfielder) | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Hanyang University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2006 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 226 | (7) |
| 2006–2007 | Daegu FC | 13 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | FC Oberneuland | ||
| 2008 | Seoul United | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1995 | South Korea U-23 | 2 | (0) |
| 1998–2000 | South Korea | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012 | Gyeongnam FC (Chief coach) | ||
| 2013–2018 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2018 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Caretaker Manager) | ||
| 2019 | Daegu FC (Assistant coach) | ||
| 2020 | Daegu FC (Caretaker Manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 November 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 June 2007 | |||
| Lee Byung-keun | |
| Hangul | 이병근 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李柄根 |
| Revised Romanization | I Byeonggeun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Pyŏnggŭn |
Lee started his career as a professional footballer as a founding member of Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 1996. He played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings for ten years as one of the most steady players in the team.
He contract to Gyeongnam FC as a scouter in 2008. In 2012, he was named as chief assistant coach of the club.
In 2013, he moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings as the chief assistant coach of the club. However, he was named caretaker manager of Suwon Samsung Bluewings September 2018. He left the club the following month.
At the beginning of 2019 Season, he joined Daegu FC as the chief assistant coach of the club. However, he was named caretaker manager of Daegu FC on February 5, 2020 to lead the club in the upcoming 2020 K League 1 season.[1]
Club career
- Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1996–2006
- Daegu FC 2006–2007
- FC Oberneuland 2007–2008
- Seoul United FC 2008
Club career statistics
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
| 1996 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K-League | 24 | 0 | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | - | |||
| 1997 | 17 | 1 | ? | ? | 16 | 1 | - | |||||
| 1998 | 14 | 1 | ? | ? | 15 | 0 | - | |||||
| 1999 | 27 | 2 | ? | ? | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2000 | 22 | 0 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2001 | 24 | 0 | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2002 | 27 | 0 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2003 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 2 | ||||
| 2004 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | Daegu FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | |||
| Total | South Korea | 239 | 9 | 85 | 1 | |||||||
| Career total | 239 | 9 | 85 | 1 | ||||||||
References
- "대구FC, 이병근 감독대행 체제로 2020시즌 치른다". Daegu FC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
External links
- Lee Byung-keun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- National Team Player Record (in Korean)
- Lee Byung-keun at National-Football-Teams.com
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Kim Jin-woo |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain 2004 |
Succeeded by Choi Sung-yong |