Son Dae-ho explained

Son Dae-Ho
손대호
Fullname:Son Dae-Ho
Birth Date:11 September 1981
Birth Place:Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Height:1.860NaN0
Position:Defensive midfielder
Youthyears1:2000–2001
Youthclubs1:Myongji University
Years1:2002–2004
Clubs1:Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Caps1:22
Goals1:1
Years2:2005
Clubs2:Chunnam Dragons
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2005–2008
Clubs3:Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
Caps3:58
Goals3:2
Years4:2009–2013
Clubs4:Incheon United
Caps4:51
Goals4:1
Years6:2014
Clubs6:Hangzhou Greentown
Caps6:22
Goals6:0
Years7:2015
Clubs7:BEC Tero Sasana
Caps7:1
Goals7:0
Nationalyears1:2007
Nationalteam1:South Korea
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:10:48, November 3, 2014 (UTC)
Ntupdate:10:48, April 27, 2009 (UTC)
Hangul:손대호
Hanja:孫大鎬
Rr:Son Dae-ho
Mr:Son Tae-ho

Son Dae-Ho (Korean: 손대호; born September 11, 1981) is a South Korean football player. Son is a tough defender who utilizes his own height and strong pressure. His nickname is 'tough guy' in K-League.

Club career

In 2002, Son joined Suwon Samsung Bluewings, and in 2005, he transferred to Chunnam Dragons. However, he was traded with Kim Do-Kyun and transferred to Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma. In 2007, he contributed much to his team and Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma got second place in the league. However, in 2008, the coach changed from Kim Hak-Beom to Shin Tae-Yong due to the poor performance and he got traded Incheon United After that, in order to finish his military duty, he tried to enter Sangju Sangmu Phoenix. But failed with date calculation, he got started the Social Service Personnel, the supplement system of the military duty. He returned to Incheon United in January 2012, playing as defensive midfielder for Incheon United with Kim Nam-il. His performance was prodigious in terms of both quantity and quality with his veteran experience in spite of his two years career break.

On 9 November 2014, Son signed a one-year deal with Chinese Super League side Hangzhou Greentown.[1]

International career

He got chosen by Pim Verbeek who was the head coach of the Australian national football team. He regarded Son Dae-Ho's strength and power very high. He made his debut June 2, 2007 versus Netherlands, and he was a regular midfielder in 2007 AFC Asian Cup and made Korean national football team semi-final.

Career statistics

Club performanceLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps GoalsApps Goals
Korea RepublicLeagueFA CupK-League CupAsiaTotal
2002Suwon Samsung BluewingsK-League6080140
2003810081
20048010120210
2005Chunnam Dragons10005060
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma60000060
2006701030110
2007252001051313
20082002091311
2009Incheon United601040110
2012220220
2013231231
China PRLeagueFA CupCSL CupAsiaTotal
2014Hangzhou GreentownChinese Super League22010230
CountryKorea Republic132450421511846
China PR220100000230
Total154460421512076

Notes and References

  1. http://sports.163.com/14/0110/00/9I6J02QS00051C89.html 绿城完成新外援第一签 孙大镐想载入俱乐部史册