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Lee Woon-jae Biography
Lee Woon-jae (Korean: 이운재 ; born 26 April 1973) is a South Korean former football goalkeeper. He was part of South Korea’s 1994, 2002, 2006 and 2010 FIFA World Cup campaigns. He was only two Asian players to be nominated for the IFFHS World’s Best Goalkeeper of the 21st Century (2001–2011) with Mark Schwarzer.
Lee was a part of the South Korea squad for the 1994 FIFA World Cup and was substituted into the game against Germany after starting goalkeeper Choi In-young. After the 1994 World Cup, he suffered from tuberculosis and hepatitis which made the crisis to finish his player life. Since 1998, he recovered his health and came back to the national team for the first time in four years.
Lee Woon-jae is regarded as one of the greatest South Korean goalkeepers of all time. He didn’t have height and rapid pace, but he was stable tendency by having great judgment ability and harmony with defenders. He also noted for his prediction ability and this advantage made him strong on penalty shoot-out. Lee’s winning rate about penalty shoot-out was 91.7% (11 wins and 1 loss) and save rate was 44.8% (58 times and 26 saves) in the K League. His nickname was “Spider Hand” in South Korea. Lee moved to Suwon Samsung Bluewings from Kyung Hee University in 1996. He spent Suwon’s prime with Kim Ho and Cha Bum-kun, his managers. He won 17 trophies, including one Asian Club Championship and four K Leagues. He played for Jeonnam Dragons lastly.
Lee was selected in Guus Hiddink’s squad as the first-choice goalkeeper ahead of Kim Byung-ji, his rival goalkeeper, for the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He appeared all seven matches and achieved three clean sheets against Poland, Portugal and Spain in the tournament.
Lee captained the side at the 2007 AFC Asian Cup in place of the injured Kim Nam-il. He saved a total of three shootout penalties during the tournament, two against Iran and one against Japan (they would win both matches and finish third overall).
Lee is one of two players (the other being Rigobert Song of Cameroon) to be selected for the 2010 FIFA World Cup that were also selected for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He is one of seven players from Asia to play in four different World Cups. He played his last game for the national team in a friendly against Nigeria on 11 August 2010 in a 2–1 victory, subsequently retiring from international football.
He made South Korean football history against Spain in the quarter-final, which ended in a draw and went to penalties. Lee blocked Spain’s fourth shot, taken by Joaquín and South Korea defeated Spain 5–3 in the shoot-out, becoming the first Asian team ever to advance to the World Cup semi-finals. South Korea finished fourth place in the tournament.
What's Lee Woon-jae Net Worth 2024
| Net Worth (2024) | $1 Million (Approx.) |
| Net Worth (2023) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2022) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2021) | Under Review |
| Net Worth (2020) | Under Review |
Lee Woon-jae Family
| Father's Name | Not Available |
| Mother's Name | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Not Available |
| Childrens | Not Available |
