| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lee Young-min | ||
| Date of birth | (1905-12-01)1 December 1905 | ||
| Place of birth | ?,Gyeongbuk,Korean Empire | ||
| Date of death | 12 August 1954(1954-08-12) (aged 48) | ||
| Place of death | Seoul, South Korea | ||
| Position(s) | Right Winger,Centre Half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paichai High School | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1925–1928 | Yonhi College | ||
| 1931[1] | Yonhi College | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1927–1928[2] | Joseon FC | ||
| 1929 | Yeonu Gurakbu | ||
| 1932 | Gyerim FC | ||
| 1933–? | Kyungsung FC | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1933–? | Kyungsung FC | ||
| 1948 | South Korea | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
| Lee Young-min | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher /Outfielder | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Lee Young-min | |
| Hangul | 이영민 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李榮敏 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yeongmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏngmin |
Lee Young-min (Korean: 이영민;Hanja: 李榮敏; 1 December 1905 – 12 August 1954) was a South Korean versatile sportsman who played infootball,baseball andathletics.
Lee's birthplace wasn't precisely known, but it is being assumed thatChilgok orYecheon.[3][4][5] When Lee became a student of Paichai High School, located inKeijō (the former name ofSeoul, and also known asGyeongseong or Kyungsung in Korean), he played as an athlete of his school in football, baseball andathletics. He won a high school competition of theGyeonginEkiden Championship and a high school division of theAll Joseon Football Tournament with his team.[4][6]
Lee's schoolYonhi College participated in the senior division of All Joseon Football Tournament since 1927, and he won the 1927 and 1928 tournament.[7][8]
In 1928, Lee won five titles at an All Joseon Athletics Games, and especially in the400 m sprint, he set a new competition record.[4][9] In the same year, he also hit the Korean first official home run in a baseball match against Gyeongseong Medical College.[10]
In 1929, Lee became the only Korean player in the baseball club of Chōsen Shokusan Bank after his graduation from college,[11] and started to play in the Chōsen Semi-professional Baseball League.[10] He made his Chōsen League debut on 6 July.[12]
Lee also participated as a player of Gyeongseong's football team in thefootball series between Gyeongseong andPyongyang since 1930, and played forKyungsung FC after it was formally founded.
In 1932, Lee was selected for Zenkeijō, the selection of Japanese Baseball players who were living in Gyeongseong including Shokusan Bank players, for the first time.[13]
In 1933, Lee helped to found the Joseon Football Association, currentlyKorea Football Association.[4] In the same year, he playedIntercity baseball tournament (Japanese national competition) games for Zenkeijō,[14] and led his team to finish as runners-up.[11]
In November 1934, Lee was selected for the Japanese Baseball All-Star Team,[11] and also played games against American All-Star Team who visited Japan. He took a picture withBabe Ruth at that time.[10]
In1935, Lee took on both roles player and manager of Kyungsung FC in the Japanese FA cupEmperor's Cup, and won the title.[4][10]
Lee played his last baseball game for Zenkeijō on 2 August 1936,[15] and for Shokusan Bank on 10 September 1936.[16]
Lee became the first manager who managedSouth Korea national football team at an international competition by participating in the1948 Summer Olympics.[10] He accomplished South Korean first ever victory in an international football competition againstMexico in the first round of the tournament.[4]
Lee led a promiscuous life and was unconcerned with his family. On 12 August 1954, Lee's third son Lee In-seop, who had run away from home, returned home to try a burglary with his friends, but one of In-seop's friends killed Lee during the burglary.[3][10] TheKorea Baseball Association made theLee Young-min Batting Award [ko] in 1958 to commemorate Lee's death, and it has been awarded to the overall batting champion in nine high school baseball competitions in South Korea.[17]
Yonhi College
Yeonu Gurakbu
Gyerim FC
Kyungsung FC
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