Lee Dong-gook

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Lee Dong-gook
Personal information
Full name Lee Dong-Gook
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Middlesbrough
Number 18
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:00, 24 January 2007 (UTC)

Lee Dong-Gook (Korean: 이동국, Hanja: 李東國, born April 29 1979 in Pohang, South Korea) is a South Korean football player, currently playing for Middlesbrough as a striker. He is also known as the Lion King among his fans.

Club career

Early career

Lee started playing soccer for Pohang Steelers, making a total of 89 appearances and scoring 33 goals. He was then sent on loan to Werder Bremen of Germany's Bundesliga.

During six months at Werder Bremen in 2001, Lee's playing time was limited, partly due to injuries.

Lee left the Steelers in 2002 as he began his national service, joining the military team Gwangju Sangmu. He spent two seasons there. However, his career recovered after he returned to Pohang in 2004 and he was Korea's leading scorer in 2005 and 2006.

However, he suffered a serious knee injury, which required immediate surgery and at least six months of rehabilitation. Many said his absence was a big loss for the Korean team. He recovered in late 2006.[1][2]

Middlesbrough

Lee was signed by Middlesbrough in January 2007, after he was granted a work permit.[3] He made his English premier league debut for Middlesbrough on February 24, 2007 against Reading. He scored his first goal on August 29, 2007 in a Carling Cup match against Northampton Town in the 66th minute.

International career

Lee was a member of the South Korea national football team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He also took part in the 2000 Asia Cup and finished top scorer with six goals.

In 2002, Lee was not chosen by Guus Hiddink to represent South Korea in 2002 World Cup. Fans called him "Lazy Genius," because they felt that he did not fully use his potential. This is also because Hiddink emphasized strong stamina, great power, and agile speed, which are the categories that Lee struggles in, except power. [4][5] He later admitted to spending his days drinking and not watching a single game that took place in Korea.[6] On 1 November, 2007 he was banned from the national team for twelve months after it was revealed that he, along with team captain Lee Woon-Jae and teammates Kim Sang-Sik and Woo Sung-Yong, went on a late night drinking spree during the Asian Cup, in which Korea performed poorly.[7]

Career stats

(Last Update:August 30, 2007)

All-Time Club Performance
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup European Competition Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Middlesbrough F.C. 2007-08 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 1 0
2006-07 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
Total 12 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 15 1 0
Pohang Steelers 2006 10 7 1 - - - - - - - - - 10 7 1
2005 25 7 4 - - - - - - - - - 25 7 4
Total 35 14 5 - - - - - - - - - 35 14 5
Gwangju Sangmu Phoenix 2004 23 4 5 - - - - - - - - - 23 4 5
2003 27 11 6 - - - - - - - - - 27 11 6
Total 50 15 11 - - - - - - - - - 50 15 11
Pohang Steelers 2002 21 7 3 - - - - - - - - - 21 7 3
2001 17 3 1 - - - - - - - - - 17 3 1
Total 38 10 4 - - - - - - - - - 38 10 4
SV Werder Bremen 2000-2001 7 0 1 - - - - - - ? ? ? 7 0 1
Total 7 0 1 - - - - - - - - - 7 0 1
Pohang Steelers 2000 8 4 1 - - - - - - - - - 8 4 1
1999 19 8 4 - - - - - - - - - 19 8 4
1998 24 11 2 - - - - - - - - - 24 11 2
Total 51 23 7 - - - - - - - - - 51 23 7
Career Totals 193 62 20 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 196 63 20



International goals

# Date Opponent Result Competition
1 2000-02-17  Costa Rica 2-0 2000 Gold Cup
2 2000-10-07  United Arab Emirates 4-2 LG Cup
3 2000-10-19  Indonesia 3-0 Asian Cup 2000
4 2000-10-19  Indonesia 3-0 Asian Cup 2000
5 2000-10-19  Indonesia 3-0 Asian Cup 2000
6 2000-10-23  Iran 2-1 Asian Cup 2000
7 2000-10-26  Saudi Arabia 1-2 Asian Cup 2000
8 2000-10-29  China 1-0 Asian Cup 2000
9 2001-09-16  Nigeria 2-1 Friendly match
10 2004-07-10  Bahrain 2-0 Friendly match
11 2004-07-23  United Arab Emirates 2-0 Asian Cup 2004
12 2004-07-27  Kuwait 4-0 Asian Cup 2004
13 2004-07-27  Kuwait 4-0 Asian Cup 2004
14 2004-07-31  Iran 3-4 Asian Cup 2004
15 2004-11-17  Maldives 2-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
16 2004-12-19  Germany 3-1 Friendly match
17 2005-02-09  Kuwait 2-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
18 2005-03-30  Uzbekistan 2-1 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
19 2005-06-08  Kuwait 4-0 2006 FIFA World Cup Qual.
20 2005-11-16  Serbia 2-0 Friendly match
21 2006-02-08 LA Galaxy 3-0 Friendly match
22 2006-02-15  Mexico 1-0 Friendly match

References

These references may be in Korean language

  1. ^ Daum.net
  2. ^ Daum.net
  3. ^ "Middlesbrough complete Lee deal". BBC Sport. 2007-01-25. Retrieved 2007-06-01. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ^ Daum.net
  5. ^ Daum.net
  6. ^ Daum.net
  7. ^ "South Korea ban Boro's Dong-Gook" BBC Sport Retrieved on 2 November, 2007

External links

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