Son Dae-Ho (; 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.绿城完成新外援第一签 孙大镐想载入俱乐部史册
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 competitionClubSeason League Cup League Cup Continental Total Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsSuwon Samsung Bluewings2002K-League6080—14020038100—8120048010120—210Total22110200—431Chunnam Dragons2005K-League100050—60Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma2005K-League600000—602006701030—110200725200105131320082002091—311Total5823013151794Incheon United2009K-League601040—110201222010——230201323120——251Total5114040—591Hangzhou Greentown2014Chinese Super League22010——230BEC Tero Sasana2015Thai Premier League10—10Career total155490421512116
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