Lee Se-yeon

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Se-yeon (Korean: 이세연; born 11 July 1945) is a former South Korean footballer.

Lee Se-yeon

Lee in 1973
Personal information
Full name	Lee Se-yeon
Date of birth	(1945-07-11) 11 July 1945 (age 80)
Place of birth	Unnyul, Kōkai-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1961	Kangmoon Middle School
1962–1964	Hanyang Technical High School
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1965–1967	Kyung Hee University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1970	Yangzee
1970–1975	Korea Trust Bank
International career
1964–1965[1][2]	South Korea U20
1966–1973	South Korea	81	(0)
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1970 Bangkok Team AFC Asian Cup 1972 Thailand Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Se-yeon
Hangul	이세연
Hanja	李世淵
RR	I Seyeon
MR	I Seyŏn

International career

Lee Se-yeon is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean goalkeepers of the 20th century.^[3] He conceded 55 goals in 81 caps, and won nine Asian titles including the 1970 Asian Games with South Korea national team.^[4]

South Korea had fierce atmosphere when playing with Japan at the time, because it hadn't been long since Korea had gained independence from Japan. Lee also had a strong sense of the rivalry against Japan.^[5] A clash between Lee and Kunishige Kamamoto attracted attention for a while in South Korea.^[6] South Korea recorded five wins, three draws and one loss in nine games against Japan while he played for the national team.^[4]

Style of play

Lee was strong on aerial duels by learning artistic gymnastics, although he had short height.^[6]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[4]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
South Korea	1966	1	0
	1967	7	0
	1968	6	0
	1969	6	0
	1970	17	0
	1971	15	0
	1972	18	0
	1973	11	0
Career total		81	0

Appearances and goals by competition

Competition	Apps	Goals
Friendlies	8	0
Minor competitions	45	0
Asian Games	7	0
AFC Asian Cup qualification	2	0
AFC Asian Cup	5	0
Summer Olympics qualification	5	0
FIFA World Cup qualification	9	0
Total	81	0

Honours

Yangzee

• Korean National Championship: 1968^[7]
• Korean President's Cup: 1968^[8]
• Asian Champion Club Tournament runner-up: 1969^[9]

Korea Trust Bank

• Korean Semi-professional League (Spring): 1971^[10]
• Korean Semi-professional League (Autumn): 1973^[10]
• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1971^[11]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1970^[12]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1972^[13]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972^{[14][15][16][17]}