Lee Tae-seok, a full-back from Korea who went to Austria, is also making a soft landing! First start + full-time appearance Kang-hee starts → injury replacement out
Aug 18, 2025
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Lee Tae-seok started in the third round of the Austrian Bundesliga in the 2025-2026 season against LASK Linz at the Raipaisen Arena in Linz, Austria on the 18th (Korea time). This is the first time Lee Tae-seok, wearing an Austrian empty uniform, has been named on the starting list this summer. Lee Tae-seok, who made his debut as a substitute at the start of the second half in the second round against Wolfsburg AC on the 11th, seems to have made a soft landing by securing his main position.
Playing as a left wing-back in the 3-4-2-1 formation, Lee played full time, showing good performance. He made 43 touches, including one shot, 16 passes, one cross, three tackles, four clearances, and four ground contests. Despite Lee Tae-seok's performance, Bean lost 1-2. He led with Cisse's first goal in the sixth minute of the first half, but he gave Adeniran an equalizer in the 34th minute of the first half and allowed Usor to score the winning goal in the 24th minute of the second half. Vienna has not won a game since the opening and has dropped to 10th place with one point (1 draw and two losses).
Another Korean player, Lee Kang-hee, also started as a member of the three-back, but was replaced in the eighth minute of the second half due to injury. The exact condition is not yet known.
Lee Tae-seok confirmed an empty transfer on the 2nd. The contract period is until the summer of 2029, and the uniform number is 17. Lee Tae-seok said through the club, `First of all, I'm really happy and excited to join the team with such a long history. I heard there are a lot of great fans, so I'm excited and proud to meet them. "I'll do my best to work individually and as a team and achieve success together. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to be here."
The transfer came at an accidental opportunity. Bin, who was looking for a left fullback, paid attention to Lee Tae-seok. Initially, Bean had another player in mind, but the atmosphere changed due to the performance of Lee Kang-hee, who was recruited just in time. Lee Kang-hee, who left Gyeongnam FC to move to Vienna this summer, has been active since the pre-season, leaving a strong impact on coach Stefan Helm. Bin, who has gained trust in Korean players, has actively sought to recruit Lee Tae-seok.
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Lee Tae-seok, who is famous as the son of Gyeongnam coach Lee Eul-yong, who wrote the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup semifinal, has recently emerged as a leading player in Korean soccer due to his strong growth. Lee Tae-seok, a former FC Seoul Youth, made the K-League stage in 2021. He has been impressive since his first year and has taken the main position in Seoul. Lee Tae-seok, who has been called an unfinished atmosphere, has changed his career trend in the summer of 2024, even though he has played as a key member of Seoul by playing the inverted fullback.
Lee Tae-seok, who lost his position to Kang Sang-woo, who was newly recruited after Kim Ki-dong's appointment, was scheduled to go to Ulsan HD in a trade with Won Doo-jae in the summer transfer market. However, things seemed to get twisted as they fell through for a number of reasons. Lee Tae-seok ended up wearing a Pohang Steelers uniform in a trade with Kang Hyun-moo.
It was a blessing in disguise. Lee Tae-seok made a leap forward in Pohang. Lee Tae-seok, who played as a right flanker, returned to his original position as a left fullback and performed the best. Lee Tae-seok, who upgraded his weakness, speed, emerged as the best left fullback in the K-League and was also selected for the A national team based on his performance. He also quickly expanded his position in the A national team and has established himself as a solid starting player.
Lee Tae-seok, who pushed to go to Europe early, received love calls from the Queen's Park Rangers of the English Championship and Rangers of the Scottish Premier League for his recent performance, and finally achieved his dream as his luck was decided. Initially, the transfer fee negotiations were concluded early, but it is reported that the negotiations continued until the end with disagreements over Celon.
Lee Eul-yong and Lee Tae-seok, who made history as the third richest person in the country after Kim Chan-ki, Kim Seok-won, and Cha Bum-keun and Cha Du-ri, also rose to the ranks of rich Europeans. After the 2002 World Cup, Lee moved to Trabzonspor in Turkiye and spent three seasons.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
