Lee Jung-Hyo (born July 23, 1975) is a South Korean former football player and current manager of Gwangju FC.
[4] After returning from injury in 1999, he was recognized as an important player by interim manager Chang Woe-ryong in the second half of the season, and played a key role.
As Lee said in an interview, "I learn from Brighton and Arsenal's tactics, I will inherit those of Roberto De Zerbi and Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta.
At this time, the wingbacks are given the role of ‘inverted’ to come in to cover the empty midfield space and help with the ball circulation or prepare for the opponent’s counterattack.
[9] After retiring from Busan I'Park, he went through the process of obtaining a leadership certificate and was appointed as a coach in his alma mater Ajou University's soccer department since 2011.
He has won numerous championship trophies for about three years at Ajou University and began to be recognized as a competent leader in the U-League.
[13] After that, he moved to Seongnam FC with Nam Ki-il, leading Seongnam to promotion and stay in the top division, and in 2020, he moved back to Jeju United, manager Nam Ki-il's former club, to build leadership as a senior coach, including Jeju's promotion and fourth place in the league.
[16] In a series of matches against Daejeon Hana Citizen, he beat everyone's expectations and achieved his first win since his debut as a coach.
[20] In the face-off against Gimpo FC at home on September 3, he made an aggressive replacement while being dragged 0:1, resulting in a crazy come-from-behind victory by scoring goals in the 90th and 94th minutes.
[24] On January 18, 2023, the Gwangju club officially announced that it had signed a two-year contract with manager Lee Jung-hyo.
[27] With the end of the 2023 season and the news of the transfer of several coaches drawing attention, exclusive reports have emerged that they have agreed to renew their contracts with the Gwangju club on December 13, 2023.
[28] Lee Jung-hyo's tactics are analyzed a lot by the opposing team, and he advanced to the Final B this season due to grass problems.
"He made the above remarks at a press conference after losing the 2nd round match against FC Seoul in 2023 at the Gwangju Football Stadium.
"[35] The manager's remarks can be interpreted as pointing out the situation that occurred after Jeong Ho-yeon tackled Park Sang-hyeok near the halfway line in the second half of the day at around the 22nd minute.
The reason the manager strongly expressed his dissatisfaction by directly continuing to speak after the reporters' questions ended during the press conference was because of the situation that followed.
When Park Sang-hyeok, who fell after the tackle, complained of pain for a while and could not get up, referee Koh Heung-jin blew the whistle and Gwangju eventually had to stop the attack while maintaining possession.
[38] On April 3, 2024, during a home game against Incheon United FC, coach Lee Jung-hyo personally took down a banner put up by supporters.
[42] After the press conference, a Gwangju FC official apologized on their behalf, saying, "We will be careful to prevent something like this from happening in the future.