Kwak Tae-hwi

Kwak Tae-hwi
곽태휘
	Tae-hwi at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name	Kwak Tae-hwi
Date of birth	8 July 1981
Place of birth	Chilgok, Gyeongbuk, South Korea
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current team	FC Seoul
Number	55
Youth career
2000–2003	Chung-Ang University
Senior career*
National team‡
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 October 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 June 2017

Kwak Tae-hwi (Hangul: 곽태휘; [kwak̚.tʰεçy] or [kwak̚.tʰεɦwi]; born 8 July 1981) is a South Korean football player who currently plays for FC Seoul and South Korea national football team.

Kwak is blind in his left eye, after being hit in the face with a football during public school.^[1] As of 2008, he was married to Kang Soo-yeon.^[2]

Club career

In 2005, Kwak joined the K League, where he signed with FC Seoul.

Kwak joined the Jeonnam Dragons On 25 July 2007.

Kwak joined Al-Hilal on 27 December 2013.

Kwak returned to FC Seoul on 7 July 2016.

Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	February 2, 2008	Seoul, South Korea	Turkmenistan	1–0	4–0	2010 World Cup Qualification
2	February 17, 2008	Chongqing, China	China PR	3–2	3–2	2008 East Asian Cup
3	October 15, 2008	Seoul, South Korea	United Arab Emirates	4–1	4–1	2010 World Cup Qualification
4	March 3, 2010	London, England	Ivory Coast	2–0	2–0	Friendly
5	June 8, 2012	Doha, Qatar	Qatar	2–1	4–1	2014 World Cup Qualification

Korea Republic national team
Year	Apps	Goals
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

Sporting positions
Preceded by Song Jung-hyun	Chunnam Dragons captain 2008	Succeeded by Yeom Dong-gyun

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