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Lee Kwang-jong
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-04-01)1 April 1964
Place of birth Gimpo, South Korea
Date of death 26 September 2016(2016-09-26) (aged 52)
Place of death Seoul, South Korea
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995 Yukong Elephants 196 (26)
1996–1997 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 38 (6)
Total 234 (32)
Managerial career
2003 South Korea U17 (caretaker)
2004–2005 South Korea U20 (assistant)
2007–2009 South Korea U17
2010–2013 South Korea U20
2013–2015 South Korea U23
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  South Korea (as manager)
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2014 Incheon
AFC U-19 Championship
Winner 2012 United Arab Emirates
AFC U-16 Championship
Runner-up 2008 Uzbekistan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Kwang-jong (Korean: 이광종, 1 April 1964 – 26 September 2016) was a South Korean football player and manager.[1]

Managerial career

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Lee was temporarily appointed manager of the South Korea national under-17 team during the 2004 AFC U-17 Championship qualification in October 2003.[2] He became an assistant coach of the national under-20 team the next year,[3] and participated in the 2004 AFC Youth Championship and the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.[4][5]

Lee was appointed permanent manager of the national under-17s in October 2007,[6] and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup by leading his team to a runner-up finish at the 2008 AFC U-16 Championship.[7] Under him, South Korea reached the quarter-finals at the U-17 World Cup for the first time in 22 years since 1987.[8]

Lee moved to the under-20 team the next year.[9] He could not call up three forwards playing at Big Five leagues, namely Son Heung-min, Ji Dong-won and Nam Tae-hee, for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup due to their clubs' disallowance.[10] His team earned three points in three group stage matches, narrowly avoiding early elimination.[11] They lost 7–6 on penalties to Spain after a goalless draw in the round of 16.[12]

Lee managed the next generation at the under-20 team after the 2011 U-20 World Cup. The new players were called the "Valley Generation", which meant the weakest generation, in South Korea, but unexpectedly won the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship under him.[13] There were no key players among them, but their teamwork also led them to the quarter-finals at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[14]

Lee was promoted to under-23 team manager in November 2013.[15] The players showed weaknesses in frontline movements and set pieces while playing at the 2013 AFC U-22 Championship,[16] and so he called up overage target forward Kim Shin-wook to remedy the defective offense prior to the 2014 Asian Games.[17] However, Kim was injured in the second group stage match, and Lee had to change his plan.[18] His team constructed a strong defense around captain Jang Hyun-soo,[19] and brought a gold medal after winning all seven matches without conceding a goal.[20][21] The Korea Football Association extended the contract with him until the end of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[22]

In February 2015, Lee suffered from an acute leukemia, resigning from his post.[23] On 26 September 2016, he died at the age of 52.[24]

Honours

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Player

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Yukong Elephants

Manager

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South Korea U17

South Korea U20

South Korea U23

References

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  1. ^ "Former Asian Games football coach Lee Kwang-jong dies of leukemia". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  2. ^ 2003년 10월 2004 아시아 U-17 예선 참가 명단, Coach (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  3. ^ 2004년 2월 5일 2008 중국 스타츠컵 참가 명단, Coach (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  4. ^ 2004년 9월 20일 AFC U-20 챔피언십 최종 명단, Coach (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  5. ^ 2005년 5월 27일 FIFA U-20 월드컵 참가 최종 명단, Coach (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  6. ^ 2007년 10월 13일 U-15 (AFC U-16 챔피언십 예선), Coach (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  7. ^ <AFC U-16 선수권> 한국, 이란에 아쉽게 패하며 준우승 (in Korean). Korean Football Newspaper. 24 October 2008. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  8. ^ U17대표팀, 22년만에 8강진출 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 6 November 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  9. ^ 2010년 03월 22일 UAE 4개국대회 대비 파주 소집훈련(3.22-4.2)참가 명단, Coach (in Korean). KFA. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  10. ^ 석현준 U-20월드컵출전 좌절 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 5 July 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  11. ^ "Korea Hoping to Knock Spain off Its Perch in U-20 World Cup". The Chosun Ilbo. 8 August 2011. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  12. ^ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Colombia 2011, Spain 0:0 Korea Republic". FIFA. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  13. ^ ‘깜짝 우승’ U-19 축구, 스타 없지만 빈틈도 없었다 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 18 November 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  14. ^ 스타 없어도 팀이 있다…이광종호 '팀 코리아' (in Korean). Xportsnews. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  15. ^ 이광종 “아시안게임서 내 실력 검증될 것” (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. 5 November 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  16. ^ '이광종호' 무기력한 4등, 아시안게임 금메달 위해 보완점 많다. Nate (in Korean). Sports Seoul. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  17. ^ 이광종호, 닥공 축구로 금메달 사냥 (in Korean). Kyunghyang. 2 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  18. ^ <아시안게임 D-2> 김신욱·윤일록 부상…이광종호 공격진 비상 (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  19. ^ [인천AG] 무실점 수비진 있음에…이광종호 1골이면 충분하다 (in Korean). Xportsnews. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  20. ^ 이광종호, 'AG 사상 2호' 무실점 전승 우승 달성 (in Korean). The Chosun Ilbo. 2 October 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  21. ^ "Asian Games 2014 (Incheon)". RSSSF. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  22. ^ ‘AG 28년만 금’ 이광종, 리우올림픽도 지휘 (in Korean). KBS. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  23. ^ 올림픽 대표팀 이광종 감독, 급성백혈병으로 감독직 사퇴… 후임은 누구? (in Korean). The Dong-A Ilbo. 6 February 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  24. ^ 돌아온다더니... 백혈병 투병 이광종 감독 별세 (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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