| Kwak Tae-hwi | |
| Fullname: | Kwak Tae-hwi |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1981 |
| Birth Place: | Chilgok, Gyeongbuk, South Korea |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| 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[1] |
| Nationalteam1: | South Korea Universiade |
| Nationalyears2: | 2008–2017 |
| Nationalteam2: | South Korea |
| Nationalcaps2: | 58 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 5 January 2020 |
| Hangul: | 곽태휘 |
| Hanja: | 郭泰輝 |
| Rr: | Gwak Tae(-)Hwi |
| Mr: | Kwak T'aehwi |
Kwak Tae-hwi (; pronounced as /ko/ or pronounced as /ko/; 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.
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
Scores and results list South Korea's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 February 2008 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 2 | 17 February 2008 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 2008 EAFF Championship | |||
| 3 | 15 October 2008 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 4 | 3 March 2010 | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | |||
| 5 | 8 June 2012 | 2–1 | 4–1 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
FC Seoul
Jeonnam Dragons
Ulsan Hyundai
Al–Shabab
Al-Hilal
South Korea
Individual