Lee Young-min

Lee Young-min (; 1 December 1905 – 12 August 1954) was a South Korean versatile sportsman who played in football, baseball and athletics.

Early life Lee's birthplace wasn't precisely known, but it is being assumed that Chilgok or Yecheon. When Lee became a student of Paichai High School, located in Keijō (the former name of Seoul, and also known as Gyeongseong or Kyungsung in Korean), he played as an athlete of his school in football, baseball and athletics. He won a high school competition of the Gyeongin Ekiden Championship and a high school division of the All Joseon Football Tournament with his team.

Playing career Lee's school Yonhi College participated in the senior division of All Joseon Football Tournament since 1927, and he won the 1927 and 1928 tournament. In the same year, he also hit the Korean first official home run in a baseball match against Gyeongseong Medical College.

In 1929, Lee became the only Korean player in the baseball club of Chōsen Shokusan Bank after his graduation from college, and started to play in the Chōsen Semi-professional Baseball League.

Lee also participated as a player of Gyeongseong's football team in the football series between Gyeongseong and Pyongyang since 1930, and played for Kyungsung FC after it was formally founded.

In 1932, Lee was selected for Zenkeijō, the selection of Japanese Baseball players who were living in Gyeongseong including Shokusan Bank players, for the first time.

In 1933, Lee helped to found the Joseon Football Association, currently Korea Football Association. and led his team to finish as runners-up. and for Shokusan Bank on 10 September 1936.

Managerial career Lee became the first manager who managed South Korea national football team at an international competition by participating in the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Honours Football player Yonhi College All Joseon Football Tournament: 1927, 1928

Yeonu Gurakbu All Joseon Football Tournament runner-up: 1929

Gyerim FC All Joseon Football Tournament runner-up: 1932

Kyungsung FC All Joseon Football Tournament runner-up: 1933