Lee Eul-yong

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.

Lee Eul-Yong
이을용

Personal information
Full name	Lee Eul-Yong (이을용)
Date of birth	September 8, 1975
Place of birth	Taebaek, South Korea
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Gangwon FC (coach)
Youth career
	Gangneung Commerce High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995	Korea National Railroad
1996–1997	Sangmu (Army)
1998–2003	Bucheon SK	90	(11)
2002–2003	→ Trabzonspor (loan)	19	(0)
2003–2004	FC Seoul	27	(0)
2004–2006	Trabzonspor	55	(1)
2006–2008	FC Seoul	57	(0)
2009–2011	Gangwon FC	58	(1)
Total		306	(13)
National team^‡
1999–2006	South Korea	51	(3)
Teams managed
2012–2014	Gangwon FC (assistant)
2015–2016	Cheongju University (coach)
2017–2018	FC Seoul Reserves (coach)
2018	FC Seoul (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 3, 2012 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 26, 2014

Lee Eul-yong
Hangul	이을용
Hanja	李乙容
Revised Romanization	I Eul-yong
McCune–Reischauer	I Ŭryong

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.[1][2]

Eul-yong Ta

Lee is well known by most South Koreans and other Asian football fans for a famous incident which is sometimes referred as "Eul-yong Ta (을용타)," and roughly translated as 'Eul-yong Strike/Smash'. The incident occurred during a match against China in the inaugural East Asian Cup in December 2003.

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 and red card for Lee. Korea defeated China in the match, and Lee became the source of a popular internet meme after the incident.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2011

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
1998	Bucheon SK	K League 1	14	3	2	0	19	0	-		35	3
1999			17	1	3	0	8	0	-		28	1
2000			27	5	3	0	10	0	-		40	5
2001			26	2	1	0	0	0	-		27	2
2002			6	0	0	0	1	0	-		7	0
Turkey			League		Türkiye Kupası		League Cup		Europe		Total
2002-03	Trabzonspor	Süper Lig	19	0	2	0	-		-		21	0
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2003	Anyang LG Cheetahs / FC Seoul	K League 1	17	0	1	0	-		-		18	0
2004			10	0	0	0	0	0	-		10	0
Turkey			League		Türkiye Kupası		League Cup		Europe		Total
2004-05	Trabzonspor	Süper Lig	26	0	3	0	-		3	0	32	0
2005-06			29	1	3	0	-		2	0	34	1
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
2006	FC Seoul	K League 1	14	0	2	0	0	0	-		16	0
2007			22	0	2	0	8	1	-		32	1
2008			21	0	0	0	9	0	-		30	0
2009	Gangwon FC		22	0	1	0	2	0	-		25	0
2010			17	0	0	0	0	0	-		17	0
2011			19	1	2	0	1	0	-		22	1
Total	South Korea		232	12	17	0	58	1	-		307	13
	Turkey		74	1	8	0	-		5	0	87	1
Career total			306	13	25	0	58	1	5	0	394	14

Honours

Club

Bucheon SK

• K League 1
  • Runner-up (1) : 2000
• K-League Cup
  • Adidas Cup Runner-up (1) : 1998
  • Korean League Cup Champions (1) : 2000s
  • Korean League Cup Runner-up (1) : 1998s

Trabzonspor

• Süper Lig
  • Runner-up (1) : 2004-05
• Turkish Cup
  • Winner (1) : 2003

FC Seoul

• K-League
  • Runner-up (1) : 2008

International

South Korea

• FIFA World Cup fourth place: 2002
• EAFF East Asian Cup (1) : 2003

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
June 29, 2002	Daegu, South Korea	Turkey	1 goal	2-3	2002 FIFA World Cup
September 29, 2003	Incheon, South Korea	Nepal	1 goal	16-0	2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification
June 4, 2006	Edinburgh, UK	Ghana	1 goal	1-3	Friendly match

References

1. 이을용 "대표팀 은퇴, K리그 전념" Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine
2. 이을용 대표팀 은퇴 "길 터줘야" Archived 2007-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

• Video clip of the Eul-Yong Ta incident and the parodies

External links

• Lee Eul-yong – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• National Team Player Record (in Korean)
• Lee Eul-yong – FIFA competition record
• Lee Eul-yong at National-Football-Teams.com