Lee Byung-keun (born 28 April 1973) is a South Korean former footballer and current Manager of South Korean club Suwon Samsung Bluewings.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 49) | ||
Place of birth | Sancheong, Gyeongnam, South Korea | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1995 | Hanyang University | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1996–2006 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 226 | (7) |
2006–2007 | Daegu FC | 13 | (3) |
2007–2008 | FC Oberneuland | ||
2008 | Seoul United | ||
National team‡ | |||
1995 | South Korea U-23 | 2 | (0) |
1998–2000 | South Korea | 8 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | Gyeongnam FC (Chief coach) | ||
2013–2018 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Assistant coach) | ||
2018 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Caretaker Manager) | ||
2019 | Daegu FC (Assistant coach) | ||
2020 | Daegu FC (Caretaker Manager)' | ||
2022- | Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2007 |
Lee Byung-keun | |
Hangul | 이병근 |
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Hanja | 李柄根 |
Revised Romanization | I Byeonggeun |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Pyŏnggŭn |
Lee started his career as a professional footballer as a founding member of Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 1996. He played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings for ten years as one of the most steady players in the team.
He contract to Gyeongnam FC as a scouter in 2008. In 2012, he was named as chief assistant coach of the club.
In 2013, he moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings as the chief assistant coach of the club. However, he was named caretaker manager of Suwon Samsung Bluewings September 2018. He left the club the following month.
At the beginning of 2019 Season, he joined Daegu FC as the chief assistant coach of the club. However, he was named caretaker manager of Daegu FC on February 5, 2020 to lead the club in the upcoming 2020 K League 1 season.[1]
Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
South Korea | League | KFA Cup | League Cup | Asia | Total | |||||||
1996 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | K-League | 24 | 0 | ? | ? | 6 | 0 | - | |||
1997 | 17 | 1 | ? | ? | 16 | 1 | - | |||||
1998 | 14 | 1 | ? | ? | 15 | 0 | - | |||||
1999 | 27 | 2 | ? | ? | 12 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
2000 | 22 | 0 | ? | ? | 3 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
2001 | 24 | 0 | ? | ? | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
2002 | 27 | 0 | ? | ? | 9 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
2003 | 38 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 39 | 2 | ||||
2004 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | 16 | 0 | |||
2005 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ? | ? | ||||
2006 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 0 | |||
2006 | Daegu FC | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 11 | 2 | ||
2007 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | |||
Total | South Korea | 239 | 9 | 85 | 1 | |||||||
Career total | 239 | 9 | 85 | 1 |
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by | Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain 2004 |
Succeeded by |
Suwon Samsung Bluewings – managers | |
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Daegu FC – managers | |
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