Lee Hoe-taik is a former South Korean football player and manager.
21 Facts About Lee Hoe-taik
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Lee Hoe-taik is widely regarded as one of the greatest South Korean forwards of all time.
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Lee Hoe-taik is one of four players inducted into the Korean FA Hall of Fame.
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Lee Hoe-taik was selected for the South Korea national team three years after beginning football in earnest.
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On 10 December 1966, Lee Hoe-taik made his senior international debut against Thailand in the 1966 Asian Games.
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Lee Hoe-taik joined Yangzee, founded by the Korean Central Intelligence Agency to develop the national team.
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Lee Hoe-taik scored a hat-trick in the first group match against Mysore State.
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Lee Hoe-taik was injured during the third group match against Bangkok Bank, but assisted the winning goal in the next match against Vietnam Police.
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Lee Hoe-taik scored three goals in five matches of the 1968 Summer Olympics qualification.
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However, Lee Hoe-taik proved his worth again as an important playmaker in the 1969 King's Cup after the failure in the World Cup qualification.
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Lee Hoe-taik assisted three winning goals against Laos, Malaysia, and Indonesia, leading South Korea to the title.
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Lee Hoe-taik recorded a goal against Hong Kong and two assists against Malaysia in the 1970 King's Cup, helping South Korea win the competition again.
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Lee Hoe-taik played for South Korea in the 1970 Asian Games, making the effort to won a major title.
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Lee Hoe-taik scored the winning goal against Iran in the group stage, and assisted all of South Korea's two goals in the semi-finals against Japan.
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Lee Hoe-taik was named the Korean FA Player of the Year as the largest contributor to three Asian titles of the national team in that year.
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Lee Hoe-taik scored the winning goal against Khmer Republic in the group stage.
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Lee Hoe-taik was nicknamed the "Leopard" in South Korea due to his innate stamina, rapid pace, and powerful shots.
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Lee Hoe-taik was proficient in creating chances, giving many key passes to other forwards in the middle.
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Lee Hoe-taik managed POSCO Atoms from 1987 to 1992 and won two K Leagues.
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Lee Hoe-taik managed the South Korea national team from 1988 to 1990.
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Lee Hoe-taik finished the 1988 AFC Asian Cup as a runner-up, and recorded nine wins and two draws without a defeat in the 1990 FIFA World Cup qualification.