Gwak Kyung-keun facts for kids
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gwak Kyung-Keun | ||
| Date of birth | October 10, 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucheon, Gyeonggi, South Korea | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1990 | Bupyeong High School | ||
| 1991–1994 | Korea University | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995 | Urawa Reds | 0 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Fukushima FC | 47 | (13) |
| 1998–2002 | Bucheon SK | 111 | (24) |
| 2003–2004 | Busan I'Cons | 49 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1991–1992 | South Korea U-23 | 27 | (6) |
| 1998–2000 | South Korea | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Yeoido High School | ||
| 2012–2013 | Bucheon FC 1995 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 January 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 January 2008 |
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| Gwak Kyung-keun | |
| Hangul |
곽경근
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|---|---|
| Hanja |
郭慶根
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| Revised Romanization | Gwak Gyeong-geun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kwak Kyŏng-kŭn |
Gwak Kyung-Keun (Hangul: 곽경근; born on October 10, 1972) is a South Korean football player. He was known for playing as a forward. Later in his career, he also played as a defender.
After retiring as a player, Gwak Kyung-Keun became a football manager. He is currently the manager of Bucheon FC 1995 in the K League.
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Playing Career Highlights
Gwak Kyung-Keun started his football journey in youth teams. He played for Bupyeong High School from 1988 to 1990. After that, he joined Korea University and played there from 1991 to 1994.
Professional Club Teams
Gwak Kyung-Keun played for several professional football clubs. His first club was Urawa Reds in 1995. He then moved to Fukushima FC, where he played from 1995 to 1997.
Bucheon SK and Busan I'Cons
From 1998 to 2002, Gwak Kyung-Keun played for Bucheon SK. He played 111 games for them and scored 24 goals. This was a significant part of his career.
Later, from 2003 to 2004, he joined Busan I'Cons. It was during his time at Busan I'Cons that he changed his playing position. He moved from being a forward to playing as a defender.
National Team Appearances
Gwak Kyung-Keun also represented his country, South Korea. He played for the South Korea U-23 squad from 1991 to 1992. He played 27 matches for the U-23 team and scored 6 goals.
He also played for the senior South Korea squad. He was part of the national team from 1998 to 2000, playing 7 matches.
Managerial Career
After his playing days, Gwak Kyung-Keun transitioned into coaching and managing. He started managing at the youth level.
Early Coaching Roles
From 2005 to 2011, he was the manager of Yeoido High School. This experience helped him develop his coaching skills.
Managing Bucheon FC 1995
In 2012, Gwak Kyung-Keun took on the role of manager for Bucheon FC 1995. He managed the team until 2013. He continues to be involved with the club as their manager.
External links
- Gwak Kyung-keun – K League stats at kleague.com Lua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- National Team Player Record
- Gwak Kyung-keun – FIFA competition recordLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 22: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
