Lee Hyung-Sang
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Lee Hyung-Sang or simply Lio is a South Korea
n football player, who currently plays for Daegu FC
in the K-League
.
Lee Hyung-Sang is an attacking midfielder, the winger type. His main advantages are his exceptional speed and maneuverability. He has good dribble and precise passing.
for four years. He played only 1 games in league cup. In 2007 he leaves for Europe
and signs a contract with the Portuguese S.C. Beira-Mar. After six months there, Lio is sold to C.D. Feirense. While there, the scouts of the Bulgarian Spartak Varna like him and during the sumer of 2008 he goes to Bulgaria
. In Spartak the Korean football player quickly becomes the favorite of the fans. Unfortunately in the last Spartak’s friendly match before the beginning of the Bulgarian championship Lio breaks his arm and because of the fracture he does not play for about a month. In 2009, He returns to K-League
by signing a contract with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
.
In 2009 he signed a 3-year contract with Baník Ostrava making himself the first non-European player to ever play for the club. His first appearance for Baník Ostrava came on 8 August 2009, during a 1–0 win over Viktoria Plzeň by substitute on 90 minute.
On 4 January 2011, Lee joined Daegu FC
. He made his Daegu FC debut in a 0–2 League Cup
loss over Gyeongnam FC
on 16 March 2011.
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n football player, who currently plays for Daegu FC
Daegu FC
Daegu Football Club, commonly referred to as Daegu FC , is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community team at the end of 2002, and the club made their K-League debut in 2003. Historically, Daegu have always placed in the lower reaches of the...
in the K-League
K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...
.
Lee Hyung-Sang is an attacking midfielder, the winger type. His main advantages are his exceptional speed and maneuverability. He has good dribble and precise passing.
Career
Lio start his professional career in Ulsan Hyundai, after which he plays for the elite Daejeon CitizenDaejeon Citizen
Daejeon Citizen Football Club is a South Korean professional football team, currently playing in the K-League.Daejeon Citizen Football Club are famous for being the first community-club in Korea. Daejeon first entered the K-League for the 1997 season, finishing 7th out of the 10 teams...
for four years. He played only 1 games in league cup. In 2007 he leaves for Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and signs a contract with the Portuguese S.C. Beira-Mar. After six months there, Lio is sold to C.D. Feirense. While there, the scouts of the Bulgarian Spartak Varna like him and during the sumer of 2008 he goes to Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
. In Spartak the Korean football player quickly becomes the favorite of the fans. Unfortunately in the last Spartak’s friendly match before the beginning of the Bulgarian championship Lio breaks his arm and because of the fracture he does not play for about a month. In 2009, He returns to K-League
K-League
The Korea Professional Football League is South Korea's only fully professional association football league. At the top of the South Korean football league system, it is the country's highest and most prestigious level of football competition currently contested by 16 clubs.-Establishment:The...
by signing a contract with Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma is a South Korean professional football club, based in Seongnam, South Korea, that plays in the K-League...
.
In 2009 he signed a 3-year contract with Baník Ostrava making himself the first non-European player to ever play for the club. His first appearance for Baník Ostrava came on 8 August 2009, during a 1–0 win over Viktoria Plzeň by substitute on 90 minute.
On 4 January 2011, Lee joined Daegu FC
Daegu FC
Daegu Football Club, commonly referred to as Daegu FC , is a South Korean professional football club based in Daegu. The club was founded as a community team at the end of 2002, and the club made their K-League debut in 2003. Historically, Daegu have always placed in the lower reaches of the...
. He made his Daegu FC debut in a 0–2 League Cup
2011 K-League Cup
The 2011 K-League Cup is South Korea's league cup competition for K-League's 16 football clubs. The competition will begin on 16 March 2011, and end with the one-legged final on 13 July 2011.-Format:Group stage...
loss over Gyeongnam FC
Gyeongnam FC
Gyeongnam FC is a South Korean football club. Based in Changwon, the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, Gyeongnam FC joined the K-League as its 14th club for the 2006 season and was founded in 2005.-2006 season:...
on 16 March 2011.