Lee Tae-ho

For the footballer with the same name born in 1991, see Lee Tae-ho (footballer, born 1991).

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Tae-ho (Korean: 이태호; Hanja: 李泰昊; Korean pronunciation: [i.tʰɛ̝.ɦo]; born January 29, 1961) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a forward.^[2] He spent his entire career playing for the Daewoo Royals. In the history of the FIFA World Cup, he was the first player to be blind in one eye.^[3]

Lee Tae-ho

Personal information
Date of birth	(1961-01-29) 29 January 1961 (age 64)
Place of birth	Daejeon, South Korea
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1982	Korea University
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1992	Daewoo Royals	170	(53)
International career
1978–1979	South Korea U20
1979–1989	South Korea B
1980–1991	South Korea	80	(24)
Managerial career
1995–1998	Dong-Eui University
2001–2002	Daejeon Citizen
2007–2011	Dong-Eui University
2011	Manang Marshyangdi Club
2011–2012	Chinese Taipei
2014–2015	Busan Kappa (futsal)
2015–	Gangdong University
Medal record Representing  South Korea Men's football Asian Games 1986 Seoul Team AFC Asian Cup 1980 Kuwait Team 1988 Qatar Team AFC Youth Championship 1978 Bangladesh Team[1]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lee Tae-ho
Hangul	이태호
Hanja	李泰昊
RR	I Taeho
MR	I T'aeho

International career

Before starting his professional career, he was the first South Korean to score at the FIFA World Youth Championship. His goal came against Canada at the 1979 tournament. Afterwards, he was called the "Korean Gerd Müller" for his scoring ability. He contributed to South Korea's gold medal at the 1986 Asian Games. During the K-League match against POSCO Atoms, his right eye was injured in 1987 after Nam Ki-young hit him in Lee's face with his foot, resulting in the latter losing his sight. However, his blindness was not enough to stop his performance. He became the top goalscorer in the 1988 AFC Asian Cup and participated at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.

Career statistics

International

Results list South Korea's goal tally first.^[4]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 April 1981	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Thailand	4–1	5–1	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	1 March 1982	Calcutta, India	China	1–0	1–1	1982 Nehru Cup
3	10 March 1982	Baghdad, Iraq	Iraq	?–?	1–1	Friendly
4	9 May 1982	Bangkok, Thailand	Thailand	3–0	3–0	1982 King's Cup
5	11 June 1982	Gwangju, South Korea	Bahrain	1–0	3–0	1982 Korea Cup
6				2–0
7	6 June 1983	Suwon, South Korea	Thailand	3–0	4–0	1983 Korea Cup
8	15 June 1983	Seoul, South Korea	Ghana	1–0	1–0	1983 Korea Cup
9	3 June 1984	Busan, South Korea	Guatemala	1–0	2–0	1984 Korea Cup
10	13 October 1984	Calcutta, India	Pakistan	1–0	6–0	1984 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11	2 December 1984	Singapore	Saudi Arabia	1–0	1–1	1984 AFC Asian Cup
12	2 March 1985	Kathmandu, Nepal	Nepal	2–0	2–0	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	6 June 1985	Daejeon, South Korea	Thailand	3–1	3–2	1985 Korea Cup
14	8 June 1985	Gwangju, South Korea	Bahrain	3–0	3–0	1985 Korea Cup
15	26 October 1985	Tokyo, Japan	Japan	2–0	2–1	1986 FIFA World Cup qualification
16	28 September 1986	Seoul, South Korea	China	3–1	4–2	1986 Asian Games
17	3 October 1986	Seoul, South Korea	Indonesia	3–0	4–0	1986 Asian Games
18	6 January 1988	Doha, Qatar	Egypt	1–0	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	1988 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations
19	3 December 1988	Doha, Qatar	United Arab Emirates	1–0	1–0	1988 AFC Asian Cup
20	14 December 1988	Doha, Qatar	China	1–0	2–1 (a.e.t.)	1988 AFC Asian Cup
21				2–1
22	5 May 1989	Seoul, South Korea	Japan	1–0	1–0	Friendly
23	25 May 1989	Seoul, South Korea	Nepal	2–0	9–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification
24	3 June 1989	Singapore	Nepal	4–0	4–0	1990 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Korea University

• Korean National Championship runner-up: 1981^[5]
• Korean President's Cup: 1982^[6]

Daewoo Royals

• K League 1: 1984, 1987, 1991^[5]
• Korean National Championship: 1989^[5]
• Korean League Cup runner-up: 1986^[6]

South Korea U20

• AFC Youth Championship: 1978^[7]

South Korea

• Asian Games: 1986^[8]
• AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 1980, 1988^[9]
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1987^[10]

Individual

• Korean FA Best XI: 1981, 1984, 1987, 1988^{[11][12][13][14]}
• K League 1 Best XI: 1984, 1990^[15][16]
• AFC Asian All-Star: 1985^[17]
• AFC Asian Cup top goalscorer: 1988^[9]
• AFC Asian Cup Best Forward: 1988^[9]
• Korean National Championship Best Player: 1989^[18]
• Korean National Championship top goalscorer: 1989^[18]