Son Dae-ho

Son Dae-ho
Hangul	손대호
Hanja	孫大鎬
Revised Romanization	Son Dae-ho
McCune–Reischauer	Son Tae-ho

Son Dae-Ho
손대호
Personal information
Full name	Son Dae-Ho
Date of birth	September 11, 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001	Myongji University
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2004	Suwon Samsung Bluewings
2005	Chunnam Dragons
2005–2008	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma
2009–2013	Incheon United
2014	Hangzhou Greentown
2015	BEC Tero Sasana
International career‡
2007	South Korea
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:48, November 3, 2014 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:48, April 27, 2009 (UTC)

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 performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Korea Republic			League		FA Cup		K-League Cup		Asia		Total
2002	Suwon Samsung Bluewings	K-League	6	0			8	0			14	0
2003			8	1	0	0					8	1
2004			8	0	1	0	12	0			21	0
2005	Chunnam Dragons		1	0	0	0	5	0			6	0
2005	Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma		6	0	0	0	0	0			6	0
2006			7	0	1	0	3	0			11	0
2007			25	2	0	0	1	0	5	1	31	3
2008			20	0	2	0	9	1			31	1
2009	Incheon United		6	0	1	0	4	0			11	0
2012			22	0							22	0
2013			23	1							23	1
China PR			League		FA Cup		CSL Cup		Asia		Total
2014	Hangzhou Greentown	Chinese Super League	22	0	1	0					23	0
Country	Korea Republic		132	4	5	0	42	1	5	1	184	6
Country	China PR		22	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	23	0
Total			154	4	6	0	42	1	5	1	207	6