Lee Lim-saeng

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Lim-saeng (born November 18, 1971) is a former South Korean footballer who played as a defender. He is currently the technical director of the Korea Football Association.

Lee Lim-saeng

Personal information
Full name	Lee Lim-saeng
Date of birth	(1971-11-18) 18 November 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Incheon, South Korea
Height	1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1987–1989	Bupyeong High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1993	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2002	Bucheon SK	146	(8)
2003	Busan I'Cons	29	(0)
Total		175	(8)
International career
1990	South Korea U20
1991	Korea U20	3	(0)
1991–1996	South Korea U23	20[α]	(0)
1993	South Korea B
1992–2002	South Korea	26	(0)
Managerial career
2010–2014	Home United
2015	Shenzhen
2016	Yanbian Fude
2017	Tianjin TEDA
2019–2020	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Summer Universiade 1993 Buffalo Team[1] AFC Youth Championship 1990 َIndonesia Team[2]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Lim-saeng
Hangul	이임생
Hanja	李林生
RR	I Imsaeng
MR	I Imsaeng

Playing career

Lee mostly played his club career for Bucheon SK, and won three Korean League Cups. He also played for South Korean national team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Managerial career

Lee was appointed head coach of Singaporean club Home United in 2010. The club finished the S.League twice as runners-up, and won the Singapore Cup twice.^[3] On 5 December 2014, he resigned their head coach.^[4]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bucheon SK	1994	K League	13	0	—		0	0	13	0
	1995	K League	18	0	—		6	0	24	0
	1996	K League	17	0	?	?	5	0	22	0
	1997	K League	0	0	?	?	2	0	2	0
	1998	K League	17	0	?	?	9	0	26	0
	1999	K League	25	2	?	?	9	0	34	2
	2000	K League	29	3	?	?	10	2	39	5
	2001	K League	3	1	?	?	8	0	11	1
	2002	K League	24	2	?	?	5	1	29	3
	Total		146	8	?	?	54	3	200	11
Busan I'Cons	2003	K League	29	0	0	0	—		29	0
Career total			175	8	?	?	54	3	229	11

Honours

Player

Bucheon SK

• Korean League Cup: 1994, 1996, 2000+

South Korea U20

• AFC Youth Championship: 1990^[5]

South Korea B

• Summer Universiade silver medal: 1993^[1]

Individual

• K League All-Star: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002^[6][7][8][9]
• K League 1 Best XI: 1998, 2000^[10][11]

Manager

Home United

• Singapore Cup: 2011, 2013^[3]

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

• Korean FA Cup: 2019

Individual

• Korean FA Cup Best Manager: 2019^[12]

Notes

1. Includes five appearances against non-national teams, and four appearances as an overage player (two appearances in Summer Olympics, two appearances in friendlies).