Lee Lim-saeng (born November 18, 1971) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the technical director of the Korea Football Association.

Lee Lim-saeng
Personal information
Full name Lee Lim-saeng
Date of birth (1971-11-18) 18 November 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Incheon, South Korea
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1987–1989 Bupyeong High School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Korea University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2002 Bucheon SK 146 (8)
2003 Busan I'Cons 29 (0)
Total 175 (8)
International career
1990 South Korea U20
1991 Korea U20 3 (0)
1991–1996 South Korea U23 20[α] (0)
1993 South Korea B
1992–2002 South Korea 26 (0)
Managerial career
2010–2014 Home United
2015 Shenzhen
2016 Yanbian Fude
2017 Tianjin TEDA
2019–2020 Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Medal record
Representing  South Korea
Men's football
Summer Universiade
Silver medal – second place 1993 Buffalo Team[1]
AFC Youth Championship
Gold medal – first place 1990 َIndonesia Team[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Lee Lim-saeng
Hangul
이임생
Hanja
李林生
Revised RomanizationYi Yim-saeng
McCune–ReischauerYi Yim-saeng

Playing career

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Lee mostly played his club career for Bucheon SK, and won three Korean League Cups. He also played for South Korean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

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Lee was appointed head coach of Singaporean club Home United in 2010. The club finished the S.League twice as runners-up, and won the Singapore Cup twice.[3] On 5 December 2014, he resigned their head coach.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bucheon SK 1994 K League 13 0 0 0 13 0
1995 K League 18 0 6 0 24 0
1996 K League 17 0 ? ? 5 0 22 0
1997 K League 0 0 ? ? 2 0 2 0
1998 K League 17 0 ? ? 9 0 26 0
1999 K League 25 2 ? ? 9 0 34 2
2000 K League 29 3 ? ? 10 2 39 5
2001 K League 3 1 ? ? 8 0 11 1
2002 K League 24 2 ? ? 5 1 29 3
Total 146 8 ? ? 54 3 200 11
Busan I'Cons 2003 K League 29 0 0 0 29 0
Career total 175 8 ? ? 54 3 229 11

Honours

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Player

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Bucheon SK

South Korea U20

South Korea B

Individual

Manager

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Home United

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Individual

Notes

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  1. ^ Includes five appearances against non-national teams, and four appearances as an overage player (two appearances in Summer Olympics, two appearances in friendlies).

References

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  1. ^ a b "FOOTBALL". Universiade '93-Buffalo -Results-. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. ^ 청소년 축구대표 확정. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 13 September 1990. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b Osman, Shamir (13 December 2014). "S League: S Korean coach parts ways with Home United". The New Paper. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Head coach Mr Lee Lim Saeng resigns from HUFC". Home United. 10 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Asian U-19 Championship 1990". RSSSF. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  6. ^ 프로축구 올스타전. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  7. ^ 신세대 축구스타 잠실벌서 뜬다. Naver (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 21 July 1999. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  8. ^ '00 나이키 올스타 출전 선수 보기 (in Korean). '00 Nike All-Star Game. Archived from the original on 17 January 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  9. ^ 홍명보 ’영원한 왕별’ (in Korean). Kyeonggi Ilbo. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 19 June 2024.
  10. ^ 고종수 MVP 베스트11 뽑혀'겹경사'이동국은 신인왕. Naver (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 8 January 1999.
  11. ^ [프로축구] 최용수, 첫 MVP 등극. Naver (in Korean). Kukmin Ilbo. 1 December 2000.
  12. ^ 결승골 두 골 고승범, FA컵 MVP 선정…염기훈은 득점왕 (in Korean). SPOTV News. 10 November 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
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