Guo Yijun (Chinese: 郭亿军; born 23 September 1963), also spelled as Guo Jijun,[2] is a Chinese association football coach and a former defender or midfielder who represented his country with the senior national team, and with the national 1988 Summer Olympics selection.[1][2]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1963-09-23)23 September 1963[1] | ||
Place of birth | Xingning, Guangdong, China | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 10.9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender / Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1993 | Guangdong | ||
International career | |||
1986–1992 | China | 42 | (1) |
1988 | China Olympic | 3 | (0) |
Management career | |||
1994 | Guangdong Winnerway (assistant) | ||
1997 | Guangdong Winnerway | ||
2009 | Guangdong U-16 | ||
2018–2019 | Hainan Boying (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
After retiring from playing, Guo would soon move into management and joined his former club, Guangdong as their Assistant coach in the 1994 Chinese league season.[3] He would go on to then become their Head coach in the 1997 league season.[4] His tenure at the club was not a success, the team were relegated from the top tier and he left the club.[5] Guo would move into youth coaching where he worked with the local Guangdong government, coaching the Guangdong U-16 team for the 2009 National Games of China.[6]
China squad – 1988 Summer Olympics | ||
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China squad – 1988 AFC Asian Cup fourth place | ||
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