Lee Ho (; born 22 October 1984) is a South Korean

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coach and a former player. He is an assistant manager with

Seoul E-Land FC Seoul E-Land FC ( ko, 서울 이랜드 FC) is a South Korean professional football club based in Seoul which plays in the K League 2. Seoul E-Land was announced as the league's second football club based in Seoul on 14 April 2014. The club is ow ...

Career

He signed for

Zenit Saint Petersburg Football Club Zenit (russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб «Зенит» ), also known as Zenit Saint Petersburg or simply Zenit, is a Russian professional football club based in Saint Petersburg. Founded in 1925 (or in 1914, acco ...

on 30 June 2006, two days after

Kim Dong-Jin Kim Dong-jin (born 29 January 1982) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a full-back or a wing-back. He is currently the assistant coach of Hong Kong Premier League club Kitchee. Club career Kim started his professional caree ...

, following their coach

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Al Ain FC

Prior to the January transfer window opening

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were in search for an Asian foreign player to play alongside non-Asians

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, Emerson and Jose Sand. Rumours began to flow that Lee was the Emirati club's main transfer target. On 18 January, Lee was presented to the press with the number 50 and officially announced as the fourth foreign player in Al Ain's squad with a contract until the end of the season with an option to renew for another year.

Ulsan Hyundai

For the 2021, Lee Ho returned to

Ulsan Hyundai Ulsan Hyundai FC ( ko, 울산 현대 축구단) is a South Korean professional football club based in Ulsan that competes in the K League 1, the top tier of South Korean football. Founded in 1983 as Hyundai Horang-i, they joined the K League in ...

as a playing coach and retired at the end of 2022 season.

Managerial career

Lee Ho joined

as an assistant coach.

International

He played in all three of

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's games at the

2006 World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

in Germany.

Personal life

In 2009, Lee Ho married Yang Eun-ji, who was a member of

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and is a sister of actress Yang Mi-ra. Lee Ho and Yang Eun-ji have three daughters.

Club career statistics

Last update: 26 April 2017

Honours

;Ulsan Hyundai *

K League 1 The K League 1 (Hangul: K리그1) is the men's top professional football division of the South Korean football league system. The league is contested by twelve clubs. History The South Korean professional football league was founded in 1 ...

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2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

K-League Cup The Korean League Cup was a professional football competition in South Korean football. It was held by the K League Federation from 1986 to 2012. Sponsorship Champions List of finals Titles by club K League's principle of official statist ...

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2011 File:2011 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: a protester partaking in Occupy Wall Street heralds the beginning of the Occupy movement; protests against Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, who was killed that October; a young man celebrate ...

Korean Super Cup The Korean Super Cup was the annual curtain-raiser to the South Korean football season from 1999 to 2006, and was contested between the champions of K League and Korean FA Cup. It was dropped from the South Korean football calendar in 2007. Afte ...

(1): 2006 *

AFC Champions League The AFC Champions League (abbreviated as ACL) is an annual continental club football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation, and contested by Asia's top-division football clubs. It is the most prestigious club competition ...

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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...

A3 Champions Cup A3 Champions Cup (also known as East Asian Champions Cup) was an annual football (soccer) tournament jointly organized by the China PR, Japan and Korea Republic football Association. It began in 2003, involving the league champions of China, Japan ...

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2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

;Zenit Saint Petersburg *

UEFA Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store Solid, solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, porcela ...

(1): 2007–08 ;Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors *

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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...

;Muangthong United *

Thai League Cup The League Cup ( th, ไทยลีกคัพ) is a football cup competition in Thailand. It is also known as Toyota League Cup for sponsorship reasons. It was re-formed during the 2010 domestic football league season in Thailand and runs alon ...

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2017 File:2017 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: The War Against ISIS at the Battle of Mosul (2016-2017); aftermath of the Manchester Arena bombing; The Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017 ("Great American Eclipse"); North Korea tests a ser ...

Mekong Club Championship The Mekong Club Championship was an ASEAN club competition for men's association football clubs. Five teams entered as respective domestic league winners from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam. The championship was sponsored by Toyota ...

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References

External links

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National Team Player Record
* * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Ho 1984 births Living people Men's association football midfielders South Korean men's footballers South Korean expatriate men's footballers South Korea men's international footballers Gimcheon Sangmu FC players FC Zenit Saint Petersburg players UEFA Cup winning players Seongnam FC players Al Ain FC players Omiya Ardija players Ulsan HD FC players Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors players K League 1 players Russian Premier League players J1 League players Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Japan 2006 FIFA World Cup players 2007 AFC Asian Cup players Footballers from Seoul South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Russia South Korean expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Japan Footballers at the 2006 Asian Games Lee Ho UAE Pro League players Asian Games competitors for South Korea