LEE Chun-soo
| Date of birth | 09 July 1981 |
| Place of birth | Incheon |
| Nationality | Korean (KOR) |
| Weight | 62 kg |
| Height | 1.72 m |
| Position | Forward |
A graduate of the Youth and 2000 Olympic team, he joined Ulsan Hyundai, left for a training camp with Serie A team Brescia and was regarded as the brightest hope in Korean football.
He has great pace and a goalscorers instinct, with the only drawback being his small frame.
He played some part in all seven of Korea's games in the 2002 World Cup finals and scored their opening goal of the 2006 finals in a 2-1 win against Togo.
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 2003-04 | Real Sociedad | Primera Liga | 4 | 9 |
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| 2003-04 | Real Sociedad | UEFA Champions League | 1 | 5 |
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| 2004-05 | Numancia | Primera Liga | 10 | 5 |
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Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 30 Aug 2003 | Español v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 1 |
| 02 Sep 2003 | Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 2 |
| 13 Sep 2003 | Racing Santander v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 3 |
| 17 Sep 2003 | Real Sociedad v Olympiakos | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 21 Sep 2003 | Real Sociedad v Real Zaragoza | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 4 |
| 27 Sep 2003 | Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 5 |
| 30 Sep 2003 | Galatasaray v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 05 Oct 2003 | Real Sociedad v Sevilla | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 6 |
| 21 Oct 2003 | Juventus v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 30 Oct 2003 | Atlético Madrid v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 9 |
| 02 Nov 2003 | Real Sociedad v Barcelona | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 10 |
| 05 Nov 2003 | Real Sociedad v Juventus | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 25 Nov 2003 | Olympiakos v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | UEFA Champions League | Group D |
| 21 Feb 2004 | Sevilla v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 25 |
| 25 Feb 2004 | Real Sociedad v Olympique Lyonnais | L | 0-1 | UEFA Champions League | 2nd round 1st leg |
| 29 Feb 2004 | Real Sociedad v Albacete Balompié | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 26 |
| 06 Mar 2004 | Osasuna v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 27 |
| 09 May 2004 | Valladolid v Real Sociedad | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 36 |
| 16 May 2004 | Real Sociedad v Malaga | D | 0-0 | Primera Liga | 37 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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| 1999-00 | Korea Republic | AFC Asian Cup | 3 |
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| 1999-00 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1999-00 | Korea Republic | LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Tehran) | 2 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Korea Republic | Asian Under-19 Championship | 4 | 3 |
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| 2000-01 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Korea Republic | Korea v China Annual Match | 1 | ||||
| 2000-01 | Korea Republic | Olympics | 3 | 1 |
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| 2001-02 | Korea Republic | Asian Games | 2 | 3 |
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| 2001-02 | Korea Republic | CONCACAF Gold Cup | 2 |
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| 2001-02 | Korea Republic | FIFA World Cup | 2 | 5 |
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| 2001-02 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 8 | 6 |
3 |
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| 2002-03 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 4 | 2 |
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| 2002-03 | Korea Republic | Reunification Match | 1 | ||||
| 2003-04 | Korea Republic | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Korea Republic | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 2004-05 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 2004-05 | Korea Republic | Olympics | 4 | 2 |
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| 2005-06 | Korea Republic | AFC Asian Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Korea Republic | Carlsberg Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Korea Republic | EAFF East Asian Cup | 3 | ||||
| 2005-06 | Korea Republic | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 7 | 1 |
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| 2005-06 | Korea Republic | LG Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Korea Republic | AFC Asian Cup | 7 | 1 |
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| 2006-07 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 3 | 1 |
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| 2007-08 | Korea Republic | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 2008-09 | Korea Republic | FIFA World Cup | 1 |
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| 2009-10 | Korea Republic | International Friendly | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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| 05 Apr 2000 | Korea Republic v Laos | W | 9-0 | AFC Asian Cup | Qualifying group 6 |
| 07 Apr 2000 | Korea Republic v Mongolia | W | 6-0 | AFC Asian Cup | Qualifying group 6 |
| 09 Apr 2000 | Korea Republic v Myanmar | W | 4-0 | AFC Asian Cup | Qualifying group 2 |
| 28 May 2000 | Korea Republic v Yugoslavia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 07 Jun 2000 | Korea Republic v North Macedonia | W | 2-1 | LG CUP FOUR NATIONS TOURNAMENT (TEHRAN) | |
| 09 Jun 2000 | Korea Republic v Egypt | L | 1-2 | LG Cup Four Nations Tournament (Tehran) | Final |
| 28 Jul 2000 | China PR v Korea Republic | W | 0-1 | KOREA v CHINA ANNUAL MATCH | |
| 14 Sep 2000 | Korea Republic v Spain | L | 0-3 | Olympics | Finals Group B |
| 17 Sep 2000 | Korea Republic v Morocco | W | 1-0 | Olympics | Finals Group B |
| 20 Sep 2000 | Korea Republic v Chile | W | 1-0 | Olympics | Finals Group B |
| 13 Nov 2000 | Korea Republic v China PR | L | 0-1 | ASIAN U19 CHAMPS | Final group B |
| 15 Nov 2000 | Pakistan v Korea Republic | W | 0-7 | ASIAN U19 CHAMPS | Final group B |
| 19 Nov 2000 | United Arab Emirates v Korea Republic | W | 2-4 | ASIAN U19 CHAMPS | Final group B |
| 21 Nov 2000 | Korea Republic v Iraq | D | 0-0 | ASIAN U19 CHAMPS | Final group B |
| 20 Dec 2000 | Japan v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Aug 2001 | Czech Republic v Korea Republic | L | 5-0 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Sep 2001 | Korea Republic v Nigeria | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Sep 2001 | Korea Republic v Nigeria | D | 2-2 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Sep 2001 | Korea Republic v Nigeria | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Nov 2001 | Korea Republic v Senegal | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Korea Republic v Croatia | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 10 Nov 2001 | Korea Republic v Croatia | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Nov 2001 | Korea Republic v Croatia | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Dec 2001 | Korea Republic v USA | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 19 Jan 2002 | USA v Korea Republic | L | 2-1 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group B |
| 23 Jan 2002 | Korea Republic v Cuba | D | 0-0 | CONCACAF Gold Cup | Finals Group B |
| 13 Mar 2002 | Tunisia v Korea Republic | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 20 Mar 2002 | Finland v Korea Republic | W | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 27 Apr 2002 | Korea Republic v China PR | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 16 May 2002 | Korea Republic v Scotland | W | 4-1 | International Friendly | |
| 21 May 2002 | Korea Republic v England | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2002 | Korea Republic v Poland | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
| 10 Jun 2002 | Korea Republic v USA | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
| 14 Jun 2002 | Portugal v Korea Republic | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
| 18 Jun 2002 | Korea Republic v Italy | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals 2nd round |
| 22 Jun 2002 | Korea Republic v Spain | W | 0-0 (5-3) | FIFA World Cup | Finals quarter-final |
| 25 Jun 2002 | Korea Republic v Germany | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals semi-final |
| 29 Jun 2002 | Korea Republic v Turkey | L | 2-3 | FIFA World Cup | Finals 3rd place |
| 07 Sep 2002 | Korea Republic v Korea DPR | D | 0-0 | REUNIFICATION MATCH | |
| 30 Sep 2002 | Korea Republic v Oman | W | 5-2 | Asian Games | Group A |
| 13 Oct 2002 | Korea Republic v Thailand | W | 3-0 | Asian Games | 3rd place |
| 20 Nov 2002 | Korea Republic v Brazil | L | 2-3 | International Friendly | |
| 29 Mar 2003 | Korea Republic v Colombia | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 16 Apr 2003 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 31 May 2003 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 08 Jun 2003 | Korea Republic v Uruguay | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jun 2003 | Korea Republic v Argentina | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Feb 2004 | Korea Republic v Lebanon | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Asia qualifying group 7 |
| 11 Aug 2004 | Greece v Korea Republic | D | 2-2 | Olympics | Group A |
| 14 Aug 2004 | Korea Republic v Mexico | W | 1-0 | Olympics | Group A |
| 17 Aug 2004 | Korea Republic v Mali | D | 3-3 | Olympics | Group A |
| 21 Aug 2004 | Paraguay v Korea Republic | L | 3-2 | Olympics | Quarter-final |
| 08 Sep 2004 | Vietnam v Korea Republic | W | 1-2 | FIFA World Cup | Asia qualifying group 7 |
| 13 Oct 2004 | Lebanon v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Asia qualifying group 7 |
| 17 Nov 2004 | Korea Republic v Maldives | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Asia qualifying group 7 |
| 04 Feb 2005 | Korea Republic v Egypt | L | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 09 Feb 2005 | Korea Republic v Kuwait | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | World Cup - AFC 3rd Round |
| 25 Mar 2005 | Saudi Arabia v Korea Republic | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | World Cup - AFC 3rd Round |
| 31 Jul 2005 | Korea Republic v China PR | D | 1-1 | EAFF East Asian Cup | Final group |
| 04 Aug 2005 | Korea Republic v Korea DPR | D | 0-0 | EAFF East Asian Cup | Final group |
| 07 Aug 2005 | Korea Republic v Japan | L | 0-1 | EAFF East Asian Cup | Final group |
| 12 Oct 2005 | Korea Republic v Iran | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 18 Jan 2006 | United Arab Emirates v Korea Republic | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 21 Jan 2006 | Greece v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | LG CUP | |
| 25 Jan 2006 | Finland v Korea Republic | W | 0-1 | LG CUP | |
| 29 Jan 2006 | Korea Republic v Croatia | W | 2-0 | CARLSBERG CUP | |
| 01 Feb 2006 | Korea Republic v Denmark League XI | L | 1-3 | CARLSBERG CUP | |
| 11 Feb 2006 | Costa Rica v Korea Republic | L | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 15 Feb 2006 | Mexico v Korea Republic | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 22 Feb 2006 | Syria v Korea Republic | W | 1-2 | AFC Asian Cup | Group B |
| 01 Mar 2006 | Korea Republic v Angola | W | 1-0 | International Friendly | |
| 23 May 2006 | Korea Republic v Senegal | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 26 May 2006 | Korea Republic v Bosnia and Herzegovina | W | 2-0 | International Friendly | |
| 04 Jun 2006 | Ghana v Korea Republic | L | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
| 13 Jun 2006 | Korea Republic v Togo | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group G |
| 18 Jun 2006 | France v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group G |
| 23 Jun 2006 | Switzerland v Korea Republic | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group G |
| 16 Aug 2006 | Taiwan v Korea Republic | W | 0-3 | AFC Asian Cup | Group B |
| 15 Nov 2006 | Iran v Korea Republic | L | 2-0 | AFC Asian Cup | Group B |
| 06 Feb 2007 | Greece v Korea Republic | W | 0-1 | International Friendly | |
| 24 Mar 2007 | Korea Republic v Uruguay | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 02 Jun 2007 | Korea Republic v Netherlands | L | 0-2 | International Friendly | |
| 11 Jul 2007 | Korea Republic v Saudi Arabia | D | 1-1 | AFC Asian Cup | Group D |
| 15 Jul 2007 | Bahrain v Korea Republic | L | 2-1 | AFC Asian Cup | Group D |
| 18 Jul 2007 | Indonesia v Korea Republic | W | 0-1 | AFC Asian Cup | Group D |
| 22 Jul 2007 | Iran v Korea Republic | W | 0-0 (4-2) | AFC Asian Cup | Quarter-final |
| 25 Jul 2007 | Iraq v Korea Republic | L | 0-0 (3-4) | AFC Asian Cup | Semi-final |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Japan v Korea Republic | W | 0-0 (6-5) | AFC Asian Cup | 3rd place play-off |
| 14 Jun 2008 | Turkmenistan v Korea Republic | W | 1-3 | FIFA World Cup | Asia 3rd round group 3 |
| 10 Sep 2008 | Korea DPR v Korea Republic | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Asia 4th round group 2 |
| 05 Sep 2009 | Korea Republic v Australia | W | 3-1 | International Friendly | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.