Career
Lee"s foray as a professional football player began with the Suwon Samsung Bluewings as a draftee, and he spent two seasons with the club without ever featuring in the K-League before departing for single season spells with Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i and Cheonan Ilhwa Chunma. A two-year stint at Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors followed. Despite spending six years at K-League clubs, Lee had still to establish himself as a first team regular, accumulating a mere 24 games in the K-League, with a few matches in Cup competitions.
Lee then dropped out of the K-League ranks to spend the 2002 season with amateur side Seoul City Football Club before returning to the K-League with Daegu Football Club for their inaugural season in the K-League.
He finally was able to consider himself as a regular starter in Daegu"s side for the 2003 season, playing 22 matches in the K-League. However, the following season he fell out of favour and saw much less match play.
By this time Chinese Super League side Sichuan Guancheng was showing interest in Lee"s services, and he subsequently signed with the club for the 2004 season. He spent only a single season in China before returning to South of Korea for a final season in the K-League with Daejeon Citizen.
After retiring as a player at the conclusion of the 2005 K-League season, Lee took up a coaching position with Football Club Bachelor of Medicine. Bachelor of Medicine means initial of Hong Myung-bo"s given name.
lieutenant was only after the Olympics that he began his professional career in the K-League.