Yoo Kee-Heung

Yoo Kee-Heung ( _ko. 유기흥) (born c. 1947) is a Korean football manager and former player.

Yoo represented South Korea as a player during the 1974 World Cup qualifiers. [ko icon [http://worldcup.kbs.co.kr/story/story_world/story_world_history/story_world_history_10/index.html KBS’s World Cup records] ]

As a coach, he was in charge of, among others, South Korean women's national team (1999-2001), [ko icon [http://www.magnussoccer.com/newdata/new7-1.htm Magnus Soccer (in Korean)] ] the Nepalese natioanl team (ca. 2003) [ [http://www.rsssf.com/intldetails/2003as.html RSSSF] ] (as well as various Nepalese youth teams) [ [http://www.nepalnews.com.np/contents/englishdaily/ktmpost/2002/dec/dec29/index.htm Nepal News] ,] and Bhutanese teams at various levels sometime between 2004 and 2007.

His other involvements in football coaching included stints in charge of the Geoje High School (1981-1987) and Incheon University (1989-1997) teams.

He also worked Korean national team assistant manager in 1993, during the 1994 World Cup qualifiers. However, the position went to Huh Jung-Moo during the 1994 finals, though apparently Yoo remained part of the coaching setup in some capacity. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=664874.html#cambodia+appoint+national+coach FIFA.com - Cambodia appoint new national coach] ]

Cambodia national football team

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 $205 000 a year, half of which will be Yoo's salary. [ [http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/news/newsid=664874.html#cambodia+appoint+national+coach FIFA.com - Cambodia appoint new national coach] ]

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