Lee Kwan-woo

Lee Kwan-Woo
이관우
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-02-25) February 25, 1978
Place of birth Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position Midfielder / Playmaker
Youth career
1996–1999 Hanyang University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2006 Daejeon Citizen 126 (15)
2006–2010 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 64 (8)
2013–2014 Home United 32 (10)
National team‡
1997 South Korea U-20
1999–2000 South Korea U-23 24 (6)
2000–2009 South Korea 13 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 April 2009.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 March 2009
Lee Kwan-woo
Hangul 이관우
Hanja 李官雨
Revised Romanization Lee Gwan-U
McCune–Reischauer Lee Kwan-Woo

Lee Kwan-Woo (born 25 February 1978) is a retired Korean football player who played as a midfielder and playmaker.

Nicknamed "Sirius" and dubbed "Kwanquelme" by his fans, Lee began his professional football career in the K-League by joining the community based club, Daejeon Citizen in 2000. During his stay in Daejeon, he established himself as a fan favorite with his accurate passes and long shots. In addition, his record of 22 goals and 18 assists made him an icon amongst the Purple Crew; however, on July 2006, he left Daejeon and joined its rival club, Suwon Samsung Bluewings. Before joining the Bluewings, he suffered a knee injury in a car crash. He almost retired but came back strong for Suwon and even made a national squad.

After a poor seasonal campaign in 2005, the Bluewings aimed to rebuild their squad during the transfer window, and brought in Lee Kwan-Woo along with others notably Baek Ji-hoon for the 2006 season. This proved to be a vital move, as the Bluewings finished the season as runners-up despite being one of the top favorites. At the start of the 2007 campaign, he was given the armband for the Suwon Bluewings,[1] but lost his captaincy to his teammate Song Chong-gug at the start of the 2008 season. Nevertheless, his keen passing and ball distribution remain invaluable to the Suwon Bluewings.

He is member of 30-30 Club since August 25, 2007.[2]

In 2013, he joined Home United FC as their club marquee player.

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
2000Daejeon CitizenK-League90??31-
200153??73-
2002192??00??
200338433-??
20042134082-335
200521220112-344
200613100102-233
2006Suwon Samsung Bluewings1424010-192
200725420100-374
20082221060-292
20092000001030
20101000400050
Total South Korea 190236010
Career total 190236010

International goals

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.
Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
September 29, 2003 South Korea Incheon    Nepal 1 goal 16-0 2004 AFC Asian Cup qualification

Honours

Club

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Individual

References

  1. ↑ 2007 새출발 수원, 주장 이관우-부주장 이정수 선임
  2. ↑ 수원 이관우 K-리그 통산 21번째 30~30 기록 달성 (in Korean)
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Kim Nam-Il		 Suwon Samsung Bluewings captain
2007 		Succeeded by
Song Chong-Gug
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