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| Full name | Lee Hoe-taik | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1946-10-11)11 October 1946 (age 78) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gimpo,Gyeonggi,Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963 | Yongdungpo Technical High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1963–1965 | Dongbuk High School | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Sungkyunkwan University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1970–1973 | Hanyang University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966 | Korea Coal Corporation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1967–1969 | Yangzee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1973–1977 | POSCO FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Sea Bee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1977–1978 | POSCO FC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1965–1966 | South Korea U20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1966–1977 | South Korea | 82 | (21) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983–1985 | Hanyang University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | POSCO Atoms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1990 | South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2003 | Jeonnam Dragons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lee Hoe-taik (Korean: 이회택, born 11 October 1946) is a formerSouth Koreanfootball player and manager. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest South Korean forwards of all time.[1][2] He is also one of four players inducted into theKorean FA Hall of Fame.[3]
Lee started his youth career late in high school, but showed a fast development. He was selected for theSouth Korea national team three years after beginning football in earnest.[4] On 10 December 1966, Lee made his senior international debut againstThailand in the1966 Asian Games.[5]
Lee joinedYangzee,[6] founded by theKorean Central Intelligence Agency to develop the national team.[7]
In the 1967Pestabola Merdeka, Lee scored three goals, contributing to team's title.[5]
Yangzee also participated in the1969 Asian Champion Club Tournament. Lee scored a hat-trick in the first group match againstMysore State.[8] Lee was injured during the third group match againstBangkok Bank,[9] but assisted the winning goal in the next match againstVietnam Police.[10] Yangzee won all of the five matches including the semi-finals before the final, but it lost 1–0 to Israeli clubMaccabi Tel Aviv after extra time in the final.
Lee scored three goals in five matches of the1968 Summer Olympics qualification. South Korea failed to qualify for the Olympics on goal difference, although their points were tied withJapan, the group winners.[5]
In the1970 FIFA World Cup qualification, Lee showed poor performance and couldn't prevent South Korea's elimination.[11] However, Lee proved his worth again as an important playmaker in the1969 King's Cup after the failure in the World Cup qualification. He assisted three winning goals againstLaos,[12]Malaysia,[13] andIndonesia,[14] leading South Korea to the title.
Lee's performance was continued in the 1970 Pestabola Merdeka. In the group stage, he scored the winning goal againstSingapore,[15] and assisted two goals against Indonesia.[16] In the semi-finals and the final, Lee consecutively scored winning goals againstIndia andBurma.[17][18]
On 5 September 1970, South Korea had a friendly match withBenfica. Lee scored the opener, but the match ended in a 1–1 draw withEusébio's penalty equaliser.[19]
Lee recorded a goal againstHong Kong and two assists against Malaysia in the1970 King's Cup, helping South Korea win the competition again.[5][20]
Lee played for South Korea in the1970 Asian Games, making the effort to won a major title. He scored the winning goal againstIran in the group stage,[21] and assisted all of South Korea's two goals in the semi-finals against Japan.[22] After defeating its biggest rivals, South Korea shared the gold with Burma by drawing 0–0 in the final. Lee was named theKorean FA Player of the Year as the largest contributor to three Asian titles of the national team in that year.[23]
Lee also participated in the1972 AFC Asian Cup. Lee scored the winning goal againstKhmer Republic in the group stage.[24] In the final against Iran, he assisted the equaliser, but South Korea finally lost 2–1 after extra time.[25]
On 2 June 1972, South Korea had a friendly match withSantos, for whichPelé was playing. Lee scored a goal, but South Korea lost 3–2.[26]
Lee was nicknamed the "Leopard" in South Korea due to his innate stamina, rapid pace, and powerful shots.[4] He was also proficient in creating chances, giving many key passes to other forwards in the middle.[27]
Lee managedPOSCO Atoms from 1987 to 1992 and won twoK Leagues. Lee also managed the South Korea national team from 1988 to 1990.[28] He finished the1988 AFC Asian Cup as a runner-up, and recorded nine wins and two draws without a defeat in the1990 FIFA World Cup qualification. However, his team lost all three group matches in the1990 FIFA World Cup, struggling at world-class level.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 1966 | 1 | 0 |
| 1967 | 18 | 8 | |
| 1968 | 6 | 2 | |
| 1969 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1970 | 18 | 5 | |
| 1971 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1972 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1974 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1977 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 82 | 21 | |
| Competition | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | 8 | 0 |
| Minor competitions | 42 | 14 |
| Asian Games | 12 | 2 |
| AFC Asian Cup qualification | 4 | 1 |
| AFC Asian Cup | 4 | 1 |
| Summer Olympics qualification | 6 | 3 |
| FIFA World Cup qualification | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 82 | 21 |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 August 1967 | Taipei, Republic of China | 4 |  Philippines | 1–0 | 7–0 | 1968 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 August 1967 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 6 |  Indonesia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1967 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 3 | 20 August 1967 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 9 |  Singapore | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1967 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 4 | 23 August 1967 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 10 |  Malaysia | 3–1 | 3–1 | 1967 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 5 | 28 September 1967 | Tokyo, Japan | 12 |  Republic of China | 3–1 | 4–2 | 1968 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 6 | 7 October 1967 | Tokyo, Japan | 15 |  Japan | 1–2 | 3–3 | 1968 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 7 | 9 October 1967 | Tokyo, Japan | 16 | Philippines | ?–0 | 5–0 | 1968 Summer Olympics qualification |
| 8 | 12 November 1967 | Saigon, South Vietnam | 18 |  South Vietnam | 1–0 | 3–0 | 1967 South Vietnam Independence Cup |
| 9 | 12 August 1968 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 20 | Singapore | 1–2 | 3–2 | 1968 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 10 | 21 August 1968 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 23 |  Thailand | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1968 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 11 | 21 November 1969 | Bangkok, Thailand | 31 | Malaysia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 1969 King's Cup |
| 12 | 4 August 1970 | Penang, Malaysia | 36 | Singapore | 1–0 | 4–0 | 1970 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 13 | 13 August 1970 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 39 |  India | 3–2 | 3–2 | 1970 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 14 | 16 August 1970 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 40 |  Burma | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 15 | 10 November 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | 41 |  Hong Kong | 2–0 | 3–0 | 1970 King's Cup |
| 16 | 11 December 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | 46 |  Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1970 Asian Games |
| 17 | 9 May 1971 | Seoul, South Korea | 54 |  Khmer Republic | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1971 Korea Cup |
| 18 | 2–0 | ||||||
| 19 | 10 May 1972 | Bangkok, Thailand | 61 | Khmer Republic | 2–0 | 4–1 | 1972 AFC Asian Cup |
| 20 | 23 July 1972 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | 68 | Indonesia | 1–0 | 2–0 | 1972 Pestabola Merdeka |
| 21 | 13 September 1974 | Tehran, Iran | 78 | Malaysia | 1–1 | 2–3 | 1974 Asian Games |
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