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Guo Yijun

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Guo Yijun
Personal information
Date of birth (1963-09-23) 23 September 1963 (age 61)[1]
Place of birth Xingning, Guangdong, China
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender / Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1993 Guangdong
International career
1986–1992 China 42 (1)
1988 China Olympic 3 (0)
Managerial career
1994 Guangdong Winnerway (assistant)
1997 Guangdong Winnerway
2009 Guangdong U-16
2018–2019 Hainan Boying (caretaker)
2024– Guangdong Mingtu
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Guo Yijun (Chinese: 郭亿军; born 23 September 1963) is a Chinese football manager and former player who is currently the manager of Guangdong Mingtu. In his playing career, he played as a defender or midfielder and represented his country with the senior national team, and with the national 1988 Summer Olympics selection.[1][2]

Management career

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After retiring from playing, Guo would soon move into management and joined his former club, Guangdong as their Assistant coach in the 1994 Chinese league season.[3] He would go on to then become their Head coach in the 1997 league season.[4] His tenure at the club was not a success, the team were relegated from the top tier and he left the club.[5] Guo would move into youth coaching where he worked with the local Guangdong government, coaching the Guangdong U-16 team for the 2009 National Games of China.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Guo Yijun" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ^ "GUO Jijun". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  3. ^ "退出足坛只是权宜之计 宏远还要回来搞足球" (in Chinese). people.com.cn. 29 April 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ^ "强援|前国脚郭亿军出任富力足校副校长" (in Chinese). gzrffc.com.cn. 17 March 2016. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ^ "China League 1997". RSSSF. 21 June 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ^ "广东主帅:足球不是举重 为何小队员特点被磨灭" (in Chinese). people.com.cn. 26 October 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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