Lee Kyung-Hwan | |
Fullname: | Lee Kyung-Hwan |
Birth Date: | 21 March 1988 |
Birth Place: | South Korea |
Death Place: | Incheon, South Korea |
Height: | 1.74 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2007–2008 |
Youthclubs1: | Myoungsin University |
Years1: | 2009–2010 |
Years2: | 2011 |
Clubs1: | Daejeon Citizen |
Clubs2: | Suwon Bluewings |
Caps1: | 32 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 25 July 2011 |
Lee Kyung-Hwan (March 21, 1988 – April 14, 2012) was a South Korean football player. He played for Daejeon Citizen and Suwon Bluewings.
Lee was involved in match-fixing scandal while playing for Daejeon Citizen. On the basis of the prosecution's investigation, it was confirmed in August 2011 that he would be banned from playing in the all football leagues in South Korea.
He committed suicide in Incheon on 14 April 2012, at age 24, after jumping off an apartment building. Lee was pronounced dead on the way to the hospital.[1]