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Lee Dong-gook

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Lee Dong-gook (Korean: 이동국; Hanja: 李同國; Korean pronunciation: [i.doŋ.ɡuk̚]; born 29 April 1979) is a South Korean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is a record scorer in the K League 1, and had brief spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough. He also played for the South Korea national football team at two FIFA World Cups and three AFC Asian Cups. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Lee Dong-gook is the 5,167th most popular soccer player (down from 4,500th in 2024), the 424th most popular biography from South Korea (down from 351st in 2019) and the 23rd most popular South Korean Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Lee Dong-gook ranks 5,167 out of 21,273. Before him are Tetta Kawai, Kazuo Echigo, Eldor Shomurodov, Jan Kok, José Naya, and Andrzej Buncol. After him are Humberto Donoso, Shinichiro Tani, Vilmos Zombori, István Klimek, Péter Gulácsi, and Alisha Lehmann.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Lee Dong-gook ranks 199. Before him are Sergei Ignashevich, Artur Avila, Nenad Đorđević, Svetlana Zakharova, Mehdi Hasan, and Im Soo-jung. After him are Kostas Katsouranis, Mickaël Landreau, Ne-Yo, Brandon Routh, Daniel Cormier, and Juliana Paes.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Lee Dong-gook ranks 424 out of 1,128. Before him are Im Soo-jung (1979), Jeon Mi-seon (1970), Ryu Seung-ryong (1970), Lee Jun-ho (1990), Lee Kwang-soo (1985), and Nayeon (1995). After him are Chae Shi-ra (1968), Lee Jin-wook (1981), Lee Sung-kyung (1990), Yoo Nam-kyu (1968), Chae Jung-an (1977), and Joseph Kahn (1972).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In South Korea

Among soccer players born in South Korea, Lee Dong-gook ranks 23. Before him are Kim Min-jae (1996), Shin Tae-yong (1970), Lee Chun-soo (1981), Hwang Hee-chan (1996), Park Chang-sun (1954), and Lee Chung-yong (1988). After him are Ki Sung-yueng (1989), Choi In-young (1962), Lee Jung-soo (1980), Seo Jung-won (1970), Kim Nam-il (1977), and Chung Hae-won (1959).

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