Football: South Korean striker Lee Dong-gook to retire at end of season

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HONG KONG - South Korean striker and Asian Champions League record goal scorer Lee Dong-gook has said he will bring an end to his 23-year career at the end of the season.

"It's been 23 years for me as a pro, however it felt like one lost year for me because I was not been able to fully enjoy this time as a player with many people due to Covid-19," Lee said in a video posted on Youtube. He was included in the South Korea squad for the 1998 World Cup, and at the Asian Cup finals in 2000 finished top scorer.

After short, unsuccessful spells in Europe with Werder Bremen and Middlesbrough, Lee returned to prominence in Korea, initially with Seonngam Ilhwa in 2008 before switching to Jeonbuk Motors a year later.

 

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