Lee Young-jin (footballer, born 1963)

Lee Young-jin (Korean: 이영진; born 27 October 1963) is a South Korean football manager and former player.

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Young-jin
Personal information
Full name Lee Young-jin
Date of birth (1963-10-27) 27 October 1963
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vietnam
(Assistant manager)
Youth career
1982–1985 University of Incheon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1995 Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso
LG Cheetahs		 181 (10)
1990 → Sangmu (military service) ? (?)
1996 Oita Trinita ? (?)
1997 Anyang LG Cheetahs 5 (0)
National team‡
1989–1994 South Korea 51 (1)
Teams managed
1997 Anyang LG Cheetahs (Player-manager)
1998–2004 FC Seoul
2005 FC Seoul (Assistant manager)
2007–2009 FC Seoul (Assistant manager)
2010–2011 Daegu FC
2013–2014 Cheongju University
2015–2016 Daegu FC
2017– Vietnam (Assistant manager)
2017– Vietnam U23 (Assistant manager)
Honours
Men's football
Representing South Korea
Asian Games
1990 Beijing Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 August 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 August 2011
Lee Young-jin
Hangul
이영진
Hanja
李咏眞
Revised RomanizationI Yeongjin
McCune–ReischauerYi Yŏngjin

Club career

He mostly played for Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso, which then changed their name to LG Cheetahs, Anyang LG Cheetahs and finally FC Seoul.

International career

Lee Young-jin made his first appearance for the South Korean national team on 23 May 1989, in a 1990 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Singapore.

He represented South Korea at the 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 1990 Asian Games, the 1990 Dynasty Cup, the 1992 Dynasty Cup and the 1994 Asian Games.

International goals
Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
May 25, 1989Seoul, South Korea   Nepal1 goal9-01990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial career

On 22 December 2009, Daegu FC appointed Lee as manager.[1] In the 2011 season, the club improved on previous season by finishing in 12th place, but the board decided that they terminated his contract.[2]

In 2017, Lee became Park Hang-seo's assistant and brought success to Vietnamese football. Ironically, Park was his former teammate.

Honours

Player

Lucky-Goldstar Hwangso/LG Cheetahs

Manager

Vietnam (as an assistant)

Individual

References
  1. "대구FC 제 3대 감독에 이영진 감독선임" (in Korean). Daegu FC. 2009-12-22.
  2. "대구FC, 이영진 감독 계약해지" (in Korean). Daegu FC. 2011-10-31. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.