# Son Dae-ho

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.

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