Lee Se-yeon

Lee Se-yeon (Korean: 이세연; born 11 July 1945) is a former South Korean footballer.

Lee Se-yeon

Lee in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Lee Se-yeon
Date of birth	(1945-07-11) 11 July 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Unnyul, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1961	Kangmoon Middle School
1962–1964	Hanyang Technical High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1967	Kyung Hee University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1970	Yangzee
1970–1975	Korea Trust Bank
International career
1964–1965[1][2]	South Korea U20
1966–1973	South Korea	81	(0)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team AFC Asian Cup 1972 Thailand Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Se-yeon
Hangul	이세연
Hanja	李世淵
Revised Romanization	I Se-yeon
McCune–Reischauer	I Se-yŏn

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

International career

Lee Se-yeon is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean goalkeepers of the 20th century.^[3] He conceded 55 goals in 81 caps, and won nine Asian titles including the 1970 Asian Games with South Korea national team.^[4]

South Korea had fierce atmosphere when playing with Japan at the time, because it hadn't been long since Korea had gained independence from Japan. Lee also had a strong sense of the rivalry against Japan.^[5] A clash between Lee and Kunishige Kamamoto attracted attention for a while in South Korea.^[6] South Korea recorded five wins, three draws and one loss in nine games against Japan while he played for the national team.^[4]

Style of play

Lee was strong on aerial duels by learning artistic gymnastics, although he had short height.^[6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1966	1	0
	1967	7	0
	1968	6	0
	1969	6	0
	1970	17	0
	1971	15	0
	1972	18	0
	1973	11	0
Career total		81	0

Appearances and goals by competition

Competition	Apps	Goals
Friendlies	8	0
Minor competitions	45	0
Asian Games	7	0
AFC Asian Cup qualification	2	0
AFC Asian Cup	5	0
Summer Olympics qualification	5	0
FIFA World Cup qualification	9	0
Total	81	0

Honours

Yangzee

• Korean National Championship: 1968^[7]
• Korean President's Cup: 1968^[8]
• Asian Champion Club Tournament runner-up: 1969^[9]

Korea Trust Bank

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1971^[10]
• Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1973^[10]
• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1971^[11]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1970^[12]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1972^[13]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972^{[14][15][16][17]}

References

1. 出戰선수 18名선정. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 10 March 1964. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
2. 아시아 青少年蹴球＝代表選手 18名発表. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 24 February 1965. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
3. 차범근·김주성… `역대 최고 대표 공격수` (in Korean). JoongAng Ilbo. 24 April 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
4. "Lee Se-yeon at the Korea Football Association" (in Korean). Korea Football Association. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
5. '해방둥이'이세연 "한일전은 이겨야했던 게 아니라 질 수 없었다". DioDeo.com (in Korean). News1. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
6. “작은 키 설움… 기계체조 배워 ‘덤블링’ 골키퍼” (in Korean). Munhwa Ilbo. 14 October 2006. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
7. 陽地팀 영예의우승 22회종합축구 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 25 November 1968.
8. 대통령컵 陽地에 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 4 November 1968.
9. Fujioka, Atsushi; Halchuk, Stephen; Stokkermans, Karel (25 March 2020). "Asian Champions' Cup". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
10. Lee, Seung-soo; Schöggl, Hans; Trevena, Mark (13 May 2020). "South Korea - List of Champions". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
11. 종합蹴球 ,信託銀에 2대0. Naver (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 7 December 1971. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
12. Stokkermans, Karel (6 September 2018). "Asian Games". RSSSF. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
13. Panahi, Majeed; Veroeveren, Pieter (12 June 2009). "Asian Nations Cup 1972". RSSSF. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
14. 最優秀에金浩 蹴球베스트11選定 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 27 December 1969.
15. 축구記者團 올해『베스트11』선정 最優秀선수에李會澤 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 30 December 1970.
16. 최우수상 金正男 선수 71년 베스트11도 선정 (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 29 December 1971.
17. 體育記者團「베스트11」뽑아 朴利天 올해 蹴球最優秀선수 (in Korean). The Dong-a Ilbo. 28 December 1972.

External links

• Lee Se-yeon – National Team Stats at KFA (in Korean)