Lee Heung-sil

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Lee Heung-sil
Personal information
Full name Lee Heung-sil
Date of birth (1961-07-10) 10 July 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Jinhae, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1984 Hanyang University
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

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

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
POSCO Atoms 1985 K League 2110——2110
1986 K League175—111286
1987 K League2912——2912
1988 K League161? [lower-alpha 1] ?—161
1989 K League3942 [lower-alpha 1] 2—394
1990 K League197——197
1991 K League154——154
1992 K League134—20154
Career total169472213118450

Honours

Player

Hanyang University

POSCO Atoms

Individual

Manager

Ansan Mugunghwa

Individual

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  2. ↑ '90월드컵축구 "勝敗 부담없이 최선". Naver (in Korean). Maeil Business Newspaper. 21 June 1990. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
  3. 1 2 슈퍼리그 작년꼴찌 럭키금성 覇權. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 23 September 1985. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  4. ↑ 86 축구대제전 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 18 November 1986.
  5. ↑ 프로축구 베스트11 선정. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 11 November 1987.
  6. ↑ 프로축구 개인賞선정 최우수선수에 魯壽珍. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 15 December 1989. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  7. ↑ 프로축구 崔震瀚「최우수 선수」. Naver (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 8 November 1990. Retrieved 28 April 2020.
  8. ↑ 포철,프로축구 첫패권. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 25 November 1986. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  9. ↑ '89프로축구 油公 頂上헹가래. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 30 October 1989. Retrieved 9 January 2021.
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