My Take
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.
Overview
Lee Chun-soo (Korean: 이천수; born 9 July 1981) is a South Korean retired football player. He played as a forward for the South Korea national team at the 2002 and 2006 editions of the FIFA World Cup. Early in his career he was regarded as one of the most talented forwards to have emerged from South Korea.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lee Chun-soo
- Name (Japanese)
- 李天秀
- Reading
- 不明
- Born
- July 9, 1981 (age 44)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Incheon, South Korea
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Korea University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/2000su79/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%A4%A9%E7%A7%80
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.