Son Dae-ho

Son Dae-Ho
손대호
Personal information
Full name Son Dae-Ho
Date of birth (1981-09-11) September 11, 1981
Place of birth Pohang, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Youth career
2000–2001 Myongji University
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 22 (1)
2005 Chunnam Dragons 1 (0)
2005–2008 Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma 58 (2)
2009–2013 Incheon United 51 (1)
2014 Hangzhou Greentown 22 (0)
2015 BEC Tero Sasana 1 (0)
Total 155 (4)
International career
2007 South Korea 7 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals
Son Dae-ho
Hangul
손대호
Hanja
孫大鎬
RRSon Daeho
MRSon Taeho

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Division AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Suwon Samsung Bluewings2002K-League6080—140
20038100—81
20048010120—210
Total 22110200—431
Chunnam Dragons2005K-League100050—60
Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2005K-League600000—60
2006701030—110
2007252001051313
20082002091—311
Total 5823013151794
Incheon United2009K-League601040—110
201222010——230
201323120——251
Total 5114040—591
Hangzhou Greentown2014Chinese Super League22010——230
BEC Tero Sasana2015Thai Premier League10—10
Career total 155490421512116

References

  1. ↑ 绿城完成新外援第一签 孙大镐想载入俱乐部史册(in Chinese)
  2. ↑ "Dae-Ho Son". Soccerway. Retrieved April 18, 2026.