Yoo Kee-heung ( ko, 유기흥; born 1947) is a Korean football manager and former player. A full-back, Yoo represented South Korea as a player during the 1974 World Cup qualifiers. Yoo subsequently turned to football coaching. He started in the schools with stints at the Geoje High School (1981–87) and with the

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(1989–97) teams. Yoo later went on to the national level, as Korea's national team assistant manager in 1993, during the 1994 World Cup qualifiers. However, the position went to

Huh Jung-moo Huh Jung-moo (Korean: 허정무, Hanja: 許丁茂; born 13 January 1955) is a former South Korean football player and manager. Playing career Huh was one of the best South Korean college footballers before starting his semi-professional care ...

during the 1994 finals, though apparently he remained part of the coaching setup in some capacity.FIFA.com - Cambodia appoint new national coach
/ref> After the 1994 World Cup, he was in charge of the

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(1999–2001), Bhutan national teams at various levels in 2002, the Nepal national team (2003), as well as various Nepalese youth teams.Nepal News
On 21 December 2007, it was announced that Yoo had been hired as the Cambodia national team coach. This appointment was reported to be part of a sponsorship deal with a Korean technology company worth $205 thousand a year, half of which will be Yoo's salary.

Honours

Managerial

South Korean national B team *

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: 1992

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* 1947 births Living people South Korean men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks South Korea men's international footballers South Korean football managers Bhutan national football team managers Nepal national football team managers Cambodia national football team managers South Korea women's national football team managers South Korean expatriate football managers South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Bhutan Expatriate football managers in Bhutan South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Nepal Expatriate football managers in Nepal South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Cambodia Expatriate football managers in Cambodia Yonsei University alumni {{SouthKorea-footy-defender-stub