Lee Young-pyo
Lee Young- pyo ( born April 23, 1977 in Hongcheon, South Korea ) is a former South Korean football player. He has played for PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund.
Career
Lee Young -Pyo studied at the Konkuk University and signed his first professional contract with K- League club Anyang LG Cheetahs, where he stood up to the summer of 2002 under contract.
After the 2002 World Cup in Korea / Japan, he followed with his team-mate Park Ji-sung the former national coach Guus Hiddink South Korea to Eindhoven, which there took over as coach. At PSV Eindhoven, he completed two successful seasons and Park, where they the Dutch league title in 2005 and won the Double in 2003. Internationally, it reached in 2005 in the Champions League semi-final ( PSV difference just beat AC Milan ). In these two years, the two Koreans advanced to fixed sizes in the team of PSV and the Dutch football.
In August 2005 he signed a contract with the English first division club Tottenham Hotspur, whose manager Martin Jol was convinced that Lee Young- pyo is the best left-back in the Dutch Ehrendivion and one of the best left-back in Europe. The peel is said to have stood at ₤ 2 million. For Tottenham, Lee proved once as a reinforcement for the team. Together with the Dutch professional Edgar Davids he made a dangerous pair on the left.
Lee Young- pyo was known for his strong condition values , known his technical skills on the ball and his long-suffering.
On 27 August 2008, he was presented as a new signing from Borussia Dortmund. He signed a one -year contract until 30 June 2009 and replaced at Borussia injured Dedê on the left side of defense. The release was reported to BVB manager Michael Zorc " pretty much in the six-figure range ." In December 2008, a renewal of the contract was announced by the club, but actually never took place. Early July 2009, Lee left after six years, Europe and went back to Asia; he signed in Saudi Arabia at Al Hilal. In Riyadh, he was twice the Crown Prince Cup win, before 2011 his active football career ended.
In December 2011, Lee Young- pyo, however, decided to continue his playing career and went to North America, where Lee a two-year contract until 31 December 2013 at the Canadian MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
National
In the Korean national Lee made his debut in June 1999 against Mexico. Previously, he completed 100 international matches, including 5 during the 2002 World Cup in Korea / Japan and 3 more during the World Cup 2006 finals in Germany. After the match for 3rd place at the Asian Championships in Qatar he was with Ji -Sung Park his immediate career end in the national known.
Achievements
- 3x World Cup participants: 2002, 2006, 2010
- 1x World Cup Fourth: Korea / Japan 2002
- 1x Korean football champions: 2000
- 2x Netherlands Football Champion: 2003, 2005
- 1x Dutch Cup winner: 2005
- 2x winner of the Crown Prince Cup (Saudi Arabia): 2010, 2011