Lee Young-moo (

Hangul The Korean alphabet, known as Hangul, . Hangul may also be written as following South Korea's standard Romanization. ( ) in South Korea and Chosŏn'gŭl in North Korea, is the modern official writing system for the Korean language. The let ...

: 이영무, born July 26, 1953) is a retired

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player.

Style of play

Lee didn't have a great talent or physique, but he was the most active South Korean footballer of all time. He was designated as an

attacking midfielder A midfielder is an Glossary of association football terms#O, outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As #Cent ...

in the starting line up, but his actual role was difficult to sort due to his tremendous work rate. He moved wide scope and took part in both the attack and the defense. According to the introduction of the Korea Football Association, he left behind an unofficial record that he moved about 20 kilometers in a match, though it needs more convincing evidence.

Personal life

Lee is a committed Christian. He always did prayer ceremonies when he scored goals. His religious belief also helped his stamina and diligence.

Career statistics

International

:''Results list South Korea's goal tally first.''

Honours

Player

POSCO FC * Korean National Championship runner-up: 1977 ROK Army * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1980 * Korean National Championship: 1979 *

Korean President's Cup The President's Cup National Football Tournament is a football competition, held by Korea Football Association, for South Korean semi-professional and amateur football clubs. This competition was originally one of major club competitions of So ...

runner-up: 1980 South Korea U20 * AFC Youth Championship runner-up:

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

South Korea *

Asian Games The Asian Games, also known as Asiad, is a continental multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation (AGF) from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until t ...

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...

AFC Asian Cup The AFC Asian Cup is the primary association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), determining the continental champion of Asia. It is the second oldest cont ...

runner-up: 1980 Individual * Korean FA Best XI: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 *

Team of the Tournament: 1980 * Korean FA Player of the Year: 1980

Manager

E-Land Puma * Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1995, 1996 * Korean National Championship: 1994, 1995 * Korean Semi-professional Championship: 1995 *

: 1994 Hallelujah FC (1999) *

runner-up: 2002 Individual * Korean National Championship Best Manager: 1994

References

External links

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Lee Young-moo – National Team Stats
at KFA
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1953 births Living people Association football midfielders South Korean footballers South Korea international footballers South Korean football managers 1980 AFC Asian Cup players pohang Steelers players Hallelujah FC players Goyang Zaicro FC managers Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Asian Games medalists in football Footballers at the 1978 Asian Games People from Goyang Kyung Hee University alumni {{SouthKorea-footy-midfielder-stub