Kwak Tae-hwi

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}

{{Short description|South Korean footballer (born 1981)}}

{{family name hatnote|Kwak||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Kwak Tae-hwi

| fullname = Kwak Tae-hwi

| image = Kwak Tae-hwi, Asian Cup 2015 (cropped).jpg

| image_size = 250px

| caption = Kwak with South Korea at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|7|8|df=y}}

| birth_place = Chilgok, Gyeongbuk, South Korea

| height = 1.86 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre-back

| collegeyears1 = 2000–2003

| college1 = Chung-Ang University

| years1 = 2005–2007

| clubs1 = FC Seoul

| caps1 = 28

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2007–2009

| clubs2 = Jeonnam Dragons

| caps2 = 33

| goals2 = 1

| years3 = 2010

| clubs3 = Kyoto Sanga FC

| caps3 = 24

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2011–2012

| clubs4 = Ulsan Hyundai

| caps4 = 66

| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = Al-Shabab

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 2

| years6 = 2013–2016

| clubs6 = Al-Hilal

| caps6 = 42

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2016–2018

| clubs7 = FC Seoul

| caps7 = 49

| goals7 = 3

| years8 = 2019

| clubs8 = Gyeongnam FC

| caps8 = 16

| goals8 = 0

| totalcaps = 274

| totalgoals = 23

| nationalyears1 = 2003{{cite web |url=https://www.kfa.or.kr/national/?act=m_uni&position=&s_idx=1269&search_val=2019&cursor=#cursor_location |title=Men's Universiade team - 5 August 2003 |publisher=KFA |access-date=2022-07-25 |language=ko}}

| nationalteam1 = South Korea Universiade

| nationalcaps1 =

| nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2017

| nationalteam2 = South Korea

| nationalcaps2 = 58

| nationalgoals2 = 5

| pcupdate = 5 January 2020

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry | {{KOR}} }}

{{MedalSport | Men's football}}

{{MedalCompetition|AFC Asian Cup}}

{{MedalSilver | 2015 Australia|Team}}

{{MedalBronze | 2011 Qatar | Team}}

{{MedalCompetition | EAFF Championship}}

{{MedalGold | 2008 China|Team}}

{{MedalSilver | 2010 Japan | Team}}

}}

{{Infobox Korean name|hangul=곽태휘 | hanja=郭泰輝 | rr=Gwak Taehwi | mr=Kwak T'aehwi}}

Kwak Tae-hwi ({{korean|곽태휘}}; {{IPA|ko|kwak̚.tʰεçy|}} or {{IPA|ko|kwak̚.tʰεɦwi|}}; born 8 July 1981) is a former South Korean football player. He was blind in his left eye since his youth,{{cite news |url=http://news.joins.com/article/3046046 |script-title=ko:'허정무 황태자' 곽태휘 실명 |language=ko |access-date=4 January 2019 |date=19 February 2008 |publisher=JoongAng Ilbo}} but became a centre-back of the South Korea national football team.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2 | Club

! rowspan=2 | Season

! colspan=3 | League

! colspan=2 | National cup

! colspan=2 | League cup

! colspan=2 | Continental

! colspan=2 | Other

! colspan=2 | Total

Division

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals

! Apps

Goals
rowspan=4|FC Seoul

|2005

K League

|11

12080colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—211
2006K League

|12

010111colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—241
2007K League

|5

01070colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—130
colspan=2 | Total

!28||1||4||0||26||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||58||2

rowspan=4|Jeonnam Dragons

|2007

K League

|13

1510000colspan="2"|—182
2008K League

|10

0003200colspan="2"|—132
2009K League

|10

00000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—100
colspan=2 | Total

!33||1||5||1||3||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||41||4

Kyoto Sanga

|2010

J1 League

|24

21020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—272
rowspan=3|Ulsan Hyundai

|2011

K League

|34

94070colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—459
2012K League

|32

330colspan="2"|—1222{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}}0495
colspan=2 | Total

!66||12||7||0||7||0||12||2||2||0||94||14

rowspan=3|Al-Shabab

|2012–13

Saudi Professional League

|6

1500090colspan="2"|—201
2013–14Saudi Professional League

|10

10010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—111
colspan=2 | Total

!16||2||5||0||1||0||9||0||colspan="2"|—||31||2

rowspan=4|Al-Hilal

|2013–14

Saudi Professional League

|2

10000100colspan="2"|—121
2014–15Saudi Professional League

|21

14130120colspan="2"|—402
2015–16Saudi Professional League

|19

03030601{{efn|Appearance in Saudi Super Cup}}0320
colspan=2 | Total

!42||2||7||1||6||0||28||0||1||0||84||3

rowspan=4|FC Seoul

|2016

K League 1

|11

020colspan="2"|—40colspan="2"|—170
2017K League 1

|24

210colspan="2"|—20colspan="2"|—272
2018K League 1

|14

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—161
colspan=2 | Total

!49||3||5||0||colspan="2"|—||6||0||colspan="2"|—||60||3

Gyeongnam FC

|2019

K League 1

|16

011colspan="2"|—11colspan="2"|—182
colspan=3 | Career total

!274||23||35||3||45||3||56||3||3||0||413||32

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=International=

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year{{NFT player|id=24706|accessdate=}}

National team!YearAppsGoals
rowspan=10 | South Korea

|2008

73
200910
201081
201150
201271
201350
201440
2015130
201660
201720
colspan="2"|Total||58||5

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

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|+ List of international goals scored by Kwak Tae-hwi

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
align="center"|12 February 2008Seoul, South Korea{{fb|TKM}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|4–02010 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|217 February 2008Chongqing, China{{fb|CHN}}align="center"|3–2align="center"|3–22008 EAFF Championship
align="center"|315 October 2008Seoul, South Korea{{fb|UAE}}align="center"|4–1align="center"|4–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
align="center"|43 March 2010London, England{{fb|CIV}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|2–0Friendly
align="center"|58 June 2012Doha, Qatar{{fb|QAT}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|4–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FC Seoul

Jeonnam Dragons

Ulsan Hyundai

Al–Shabab

Al-Hilal

South Korea

Individual

  • K League 1 Best XI: 2011, 2012{{cite web |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/general/news/read.nhn?oid=003&aid=0004227878 |script-title=ko:[K리그]전북 이동국 2년 만에 MVP…신인왕은 이승기 |language=ko |website=Naver |publisher=Newsis |date=6 December 2011}}{{cite web |url=https://sports.news.naver.com/general/news/read.nhn?oid=001&aid=0005968118 |script-title=ko:데얀, K리그 MVP..감독상은 최용수 '서울 천하' |language=ko |website=Naver |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date=3 December 2012}}
  • K League All-Star: 2012, 2017{{cite news |url=https://www.mhj21.com/57343 |script-title=ko:K리그 연맹, 올스타전 참가 명단 발표 |publisher=Moonhwa Journal 21 |lang=ko |date=2012-06-28 |access-date=2024-06-23}}{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1606271752748628&set=a.153492481359903&locale=de_DE |script-title=ko:[2017 K리그 올스타전] 한국-베트남 수교 25주년 기념 K리그 올스타 x VIETNAM |lang=ko |website=Facebook |publisher=K League |date=2017-07-28 |access-date=2024-07-07}}
  • AFC Champions League Dream Team: 2014{{cite news |url=https://twitter.com/theafccl/status/531708489756721152 |title=The #ACL2014 Dream Team. |publisher=AFC Champions League |website=Twitter.com |date=10 November 2014 |access-date=2022-07-25}}
  • AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2015{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/afcasiancup/status/561811330525433856|title=AC2015 DREAM TEAM|date=1 February 2015|publisher=AFC Asian Cup|website=Twitter.com|access-date=8 July 2015}}
  • AFC Champions League All-Star Squad: 2016{{cite web |url=https://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PDFFiles/tsg-report-afc-champions-league-2016---part-3-35249 |title=TSG Report: AFC Champions League 2016 - Part 3 |publisher=AFC |access-date=4 May 2020}}

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