Lee Chun-soo

Lee Chun-soo was the kind of player who made you lean forward in your seat — explosive, technically gifted, and genuinely exciting to watch at his peak. Growing up in Incheon and going on to Korea University before bursting onto the international scene, he was one of the brightest forwards South Korea produced in a generation. His appearances at the 2002 World Cup, right there during the nation's magical semifinal run, cemented him as a folk hero at home. The 2006 World Cup in Germany gave him another shot on the biggest stage, and while South Korea didn't replicate that earlier magic, Chun-soo remained one of the faces of Korean football for years. There's a bittersweet quality to his career — the raw talent was never really in doubt, but consistency and circumstance didn't always cooperate. Still, as a forward who genuinely had flair in an era when Korean football was defined more by hard work than individual brilliance, he stood out as something special.

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Name (English)

Lee Chun-soo

Name (Japanese)

李天秀

Reading

い・ちょんす

Born

July 9, 1981 (age 45)

Origin

Incheon, South Korea

Height

172 cm

Occupation

association football player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rooster

University

Korea University

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%20Chun-soo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%A4%A9%E7%A7%80
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q318757

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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