Kwak Tae-hwi (Korean: 곽태휘; [kwak̚.tʰεçy] or [kwak̚.tʰεɦwi]; born 8 July 1981) is a former South Korean football player. He was blind in his left eye since his youth,[2] but became a centre-back of the South Korea national football team.
![]() Kwak at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kwak Tae-hwi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1981-07-08) 8 July 1981 (age 41) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Chilgok, Gyeongbuk, South Korea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2000–2003 | Chung-Ang University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2007 | FC Seoul | 28 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2007–2009 | Jeonnam Dragons | 33 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | Kyoto Sanga FC | 24 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011–2012 | Ulsan Hyundai | 66 | (12) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Al-Shabab | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2016 | Al-Hilal | 42 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–2018 | FC Seoul | 49 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Gyeongnam FC | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 274 | (23) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2003[1] | South Korea Universiade | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2017 | South Korea | 58 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2020 |
Kwak Tae-hwi | |
Hangul | 곽태휘 |
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Hanja | 郭泰輝 |
Revised Romanization | Gwak Tae(-)Hwi |
McCune–Reischauer | Kwak T'aehwi |
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
FC Seoul | 2005 | K League | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 1 | ||
2006 | K League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
2007 | K League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
Total | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | — | — | 58 | 2 | ||||
Jeonnam Dragons | 2007 | K League | 13 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |
2008 | K League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
2009 | K League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
Total | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 41 | 4 | |||
Kyoto Sanga | 2010 | J1 League | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 2 | ||
Ulsan Hyundai | 2011 | K League | 34 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 45 | 9 | ||
2012 | K League | 32 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | 12 | 2 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 49 | 5 | ||
Total | 66 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 14 | ||
Al-Shabab | 2012–13 | Saudi Professional League | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | |
2013–14 | Saudi Professional League | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Total | 16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 31 | 2 | |||
Al-Hilal | 2013–14 | Saudi Professional League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |
2014–15 | Saudi Professional League | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | — | 40 | 2 | ||
2015–16 | Saudi Professional League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
Total | 42 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 84 | 3 | ||
FC Seoul | 2016 | K League 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
2017 | K League 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | |||
2018 | K League 1 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | — | 60 | 3 | ||||
Gyeongnam FC | 2019 | K League 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 18 | 2 | ||
Career total | 274 | 23 | 35 | 3 | 45 | 3 | 56 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 413 | 32 |
National team | !Year | Apps | Goals |
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South Korea | 2008 | 7 | 3 |
2009 | 1 | 0 | |
2010 | 8 | 1 | |
2011 | 5 | 0 | |
2012 | 7 | 1 | |
2013 | 5 | 0 | |
2014 | 4 | 0 | |
2015 | 13 | 0 | |
2016 | 6 | 0 | |
2017 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 58 | 5 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 2 February 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 17 February 2008 | Chongqing, China | ![]() | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2008 EAFF Championship |
3 | 15 October 2008 | Seoul, South Korea | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
4 | 3 March 2010 | London, England | ![]() | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
5 | 8 June 2012 | Doha, Qatar | ![]() | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
FC Seoul
Jeonnam Dragons
Ulsan Hyundai
Al–Shabab
Al-Hilal
South Korea
Individual
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Preceded by | Jeonnam Dragons captain 2008 |
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Gyeongnam FC – current squad | |
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