Photo: Manri Cheon / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Kwak Tae-hwi is the kind of footballer I find easy to admire. Standing at 189 centimetres, he was a commanding centre-back for the South Korea national team, and the detail that really stays with me is that he was blind in his left eye from childhood yet still reached the international level. That alone reframes how I read his career: every clearance and aerial duel carried a degree of difficulty most defenders never face. A Chung-Ang University product from Chilgok in North Gyeongsang, he strikes me as a player whose grit mattered as much as his physical presence at the back.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kwak Tae-hwi
- Name (Japanese)
- 郭泰輝
- Reading
- かく・てひ
- Born
- July 8, 1981 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Rooster
- Origin
- Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang, South Korea
- Height
- 189 cm
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- University
- Chung-Ang University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/kwak_tae_hwi/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%83%AD%E6%B3%B0%E8%BC%9D
Frequently asked questions
When was Kwak Tae-hwi born?
Born July 8, 1981 (age 45).
Where is Kwak Tae-hwi from?
Kwak Tae-hwi is from Chilgok County, North Gyeongsang, South Korea.
What does Kwak Tae-hwi do?
Kwak Tae-hwi works as association football player.
How tall is Kwak Tae-hwi?
Kwak Tae-hwi is 189 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.