Lee Heung-sil
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lee Heung-sil | ||
Date of birth | 10 July 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Jinhae, Gyeongnam, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1984 | Hanyang University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1992 | POSCO Atoms | 169 | (47) |
1993 | Wansan Puma | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
1982–1989 | South Korea B | ||
1982–1990 | South Korea | 9 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2012 | Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (caretaker) | ||
2015–2016 | Ansan Mugunghwa | ||
2017–2018 | Ansan Greeners | ||
2019 | Viettel | ||
2019 | Daejeon Citizen | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Lee Heung-sil (born 10 July 1961) is a former South Korean footballer. He was a participant in the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Club career
[edit]Lee was one of the greatest K League midfielders early in the history of K League. He received various seasonal awards by being named the Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, top assist provider, and five-time Best XI winner, while spending his entire professional career in POSCO Atoms. He is also the first-ever player to have 30 goals and 30 assists in the K League. He helped POSCO Atoms win three K League titles.[1]
Style of play
[edit]Nicknamed the "Little Tank" in South Korea, Lee was noted for his powerful dribbles and creative passes, although he had some weaknesses such as lack of defensive ability and height.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
POSCO Atoms | 1985 | K League | 21 | 10 | — | — | 21 | 10 | ||
1986 | K League | 17 | 5 | — | 11 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||
1987 | K League | 29 | 12 | — | — | 29 | 12 | |||
1988 | K League | 16 | 1 | ?[a] | ? | — | 16 | 1 | ||
1989 | K League | 39 | 4 | 2[a] | 2 | — | 39 | 4 | ||
1990 | K League | 19 | 7 | — | — | 19 | 7 | |||
1991 | K League | 15 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||
1992 | K League | 13 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 | ||
Career total | 169 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 184 | 50 |
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in Korean National Championship
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]Hanyang University
POSCO Atoms
- K League 1: 1986, 1988, 1992
Individual
- K League Rookie of the Year: 1985[3]
- K League 1 Best XI: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990[3][4][5][6][7]
- K League 1 Most Valuable Player: 1986[8]
- K League top assist provider: 1989[9]
- K League '80s All-Star Team: 2003[10]
Manager
[edit]Ansan Mugunghwa
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ 고향 돌아온 그라운드의 ‘무적탱크’ (in Korean). Gyeongnam Ilbo. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ '90월드컵축구 "勝敗 부담없이 최선". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 21 June 1990. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ a b 슈퍼리그 작년꼴찌 럭키금성 覇權. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 23 September 1985. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ 86 축구대제전 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 18 November 1986.
- ^ 프로축구 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 11 November 1987.
- ^ 프로축구 개인賞선정 최우수선수에 魯壽珍. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ 프로축구 崔震瀚「최우수 선수」. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 8 November 1990. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
- ^ 포철,프로축구 첫패권. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 25 November 1986. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
- ^ '89프로축구 油公 頂上헹가래. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 30 October 1989. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
- ^ [프로축구]80년대 vs 90년대 축구 왕별들 뜬다…15일 OB 올스타전 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ <프로축구> 이흥실 안산 무궁화 감독, 6월의 감독상 수상 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Lee Heung-sil – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Lee Heung-sil – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Lee Heung-sil at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1961 births
- Living people
- People from Jinhae District
- Sportspeople from Changwon
- South Korean men's footballers
- South Korean football managers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- Pohang Steelers players
- K League 1 players
- Men's association football midfielders
- South Korea men's international footballers
- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors managers
- Asan Mugunghwa FC managers
- Ansan Greeners FC managers
- Footballers from South Gyeongsang Province
- The Cong-Viettel FC managers
- South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Vietnam
- Expatriate football managers in Vietnam
- 20th-century South Korean sportsmen
- South Korean football midfielder stubs