Lee Myung-geun | |
Fullname: | Lee Myung Geun |
Birth Date: | 8 April 1978 |
Birth Place: | South Korea |
Height: | 1700NaN0 |
Weight: | 730NaN0 |
University: | Yonsei University |
Position: | Scrum-half |
Years1: | 1997-2001 |
Clubs1: | Yonsei University |
Years2: | 2001-2003 |
Clubs2: | KAFAC |
Years3: | 2004-2005 |
Clubs3: | Hong Kong Cricket Club |
Years4: | 2005-2007 |
Clubs4: | Samsung SDI |
Years5: | 2007-2009 |
Clubs5: | World Fighting Bull |
Years6: | 2009-2014 |
Clubs6: | Kubota Spears |
Apps6: | 38 |
Points6: | 10 |
Repyears1: | 2002-2006 |
Repteam1: | South Korea |
Repcaps1: | 6 |
Reppoints1: | 15 |
Clubupdate: | 2 June 2024 |
Repupdate: | 2 June 2024 |
Coachyears1: | 2014-2015 |
Coachteams1: | Kubota Spears (Assistant Coach) |
Coachyears2: | 2015-2022 |
Coachteams2: | Yonsei University (Backs Coach) |
Coachyears3: | 2022- |
Coachteams3: | South Korea (Head Coach) |
Ru Sevensnationalyears1: | 2002-2006 |
Ru Sevensnationalteam1: | South Korea |
Ru Sevensnationalcomp1: | 2 |
Ru Coachupdate: | 2 June 2024 |
Ru Sevensupdate: | 2 June 2024 |
Lee Myung-geun (; born 8 April 1978) is a former international South Korean rugby union scrum half and current South Korea Head Coach.[1] [2]
He began playing at Yonsei University before playing for the Korean Armed Forces Athletic Corps during his compulsory military service. In 2004 he moved to Hong Kong to play for Hong Kong Cricket Club, winning the 2004-05 Hong Kong Rugby Club League.[3] In 2005 he moved back to South Korea to play for Samsung SDI in the Korea Rugby League.[4]
In 2007 he moved to Japan joining World Fighting Bull in the Top West League, although winning the league they lost in the promotion play offs. With the collapse of World Fighting Bull in 2009 Myung Geun joined Top League side Kubota Spears.[5]
After ending his playing career at Kubota Spears, he joined their coaching set up before moving back to South Korea to be Backs Coach at his former club Yonsei University.
In 2022 he was named as the Head Coach for South Korea ahead of the 2022 Asia Rugby Championship. He also coached the South Korea Sevens side.[6]