Óscar Rigoberto Lee-Chong Pinilla (born 20 March 1965) is a Chilean former international

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who played as a

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Club career

Lee-Chong played for a number of clubs in Chile, across the top three divisions. In 1991, he turned down a move to

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International career

Lee-Chong made one appearance in the Chile national team, playing the last few minutes when coming on as a substitute for

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in a 1–1 draw with

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during the

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qualifications.

Personal life

Lee-Chong's father, Chong Lee Lam (known in Chile as Benito Lee Chong Lam), fled his native China to avoid the rising tensions between China and Japan, as well as the

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, arriving in Chile in 1928. He went on to run a butchers shop in

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, and had six children, including Óscar, as well as

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, who also went on to play football. His son,

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, and nephew,

Jaime Carreño Jaime Matías Carreño Lee-Chong (born 3 March 1997), is a Chilean footballer who plays as a midfielder for Deportes Santa Cruz in the Primera B de Chile. Club career Carreño made his debut at Universidad Católica for the first time against ...

, are also professional footballers. Following his retirement, Lee-Chong went on to work as a chef in

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, and has his own restaurant - La Revancha del Chino Lee Chong.

Career statistics

International

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