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
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
- ^ a b "Guo Yijun" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "GUO Jijun". FIFA. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "China League 1997". RSSSF. 21 June 2003. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "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.
External links
- Guo Yijun at National-Football-Teams.com