Lee Byung-keun

Lee Byung-keun

Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-04-28) 28 April 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Sancheong, Gyeongnam, South Korea
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1995	Hanyang University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2006	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	226	(7)
2006–2007	Daegu FC	13	(3)
2007–2008	FC Oberneuland
2008	Seoul United
International career^‡
1995	South Korea U-23	2	(0)
1998–2000	South Korea	8	(0)
Managerial career
2012	Gyeongnam FC (Chief coach)
2013–2018	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Assistant coach)
2018	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Caretaker Manager)
2019	Daegu FC (Assistant coach)
2020	Daegu FC (Caretaker Manager)'
2022-2023	Suwon Samsung Bluewings (Manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2007

Lee Byung-keun
Hangul	이병근
Hanja	李柄根
Revised Romanization	I Byeonggeun
McCune–Reischauer	Ri Pyŏnggŭn

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Byung-keun (born 28 April 1973) is a South Korean former footballer and current Manager.

Lee started his career as a professional footballer as a founding member of Suwon Samsung Bluewings in 1996. He played for Suwon Samsung Bluewings for ten years as one of the most steady players in the team.

He contract to Gyeongnam FC as a scouter in 2008. In 2012, he was named as chief assistant coach of the club.

In 2013, he moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings as the chief assistant coach of the club. However, he was named caretaker manager of Suwon Samsung Bluewings September 2018. He left the club the following month.

At the beginning of 2019 Season, he joined Daegu FC as the chief assistant coach of the club. However, he was named caretaker manager of Daegu FC on February 5, 2020 to lead the club in the upcoming 2020 K League 1 season.^[1]

Club career

• Suwon Samsung Bluewings 1996–2006
• Daegu FC 2006–2007
• FC Oberneuland 2007–2008
• Seoul United FC 2008

Club career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
South Korea			League		KFA Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1996	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K-League	24	0	?	?	6	0	-
1997			17	1	?	?	16	1	-
1998			14	1	?	?	15	0	-
1999			27	2	?	?	12	0	?	?
2000			22	0	?	?	3	0	?	?
2001			24	0	?	?	7	0	?	?
2002			27	0	?	?	9	0	?	?
2003			38	2	1	0	-		-		39	2
2004			8	0	0	0	8	0	-		16	0
2005			21	0	2	0	7	0	?	?
2006			4	0	1	0	0	0	-		5	0
2006	Daegu FC		10	2	1	0	0	0	-		11	2
2007			3	1	0	0	2	0	-		5	1
Total	South Korea		239	9			85	1
Career total			239	9			85	1

References

1. "대구FC, 이병근 감독대행 체제로 2020시즌 치른다". Daegu FC. Retrieved 6 February 2020.

External links

• Lee Byung-keun – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
• National Team Player Record^{[permanent dead link‍]} (in Korean)
• Lee Byung-keun at National-Football-Teams.com

Sporting positions
Preceded by Kim Jin-woo	Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain 2004	Succeeded by Choi Sung-yong