Han Yiguang
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 2 February 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Singapore | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive Midfielder / Right-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2010 | Balestier Khalsa Football Club | 27 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Woodlands Wellington FC | 37 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Han Yiguang is a former footballer who last played for Woodlands Wellington FC in the S-League as a . He is currently the Under-17 & Under-21 coach at Hougang United Football Club and designated as the Head of Youth at the Club. Previously, he was the Under-15 coach at Balestier Khalsa FC. He has a diploma in Sport and Wellness Management from Nanyang Polytechnic.
He started off his S-League career with Balestier Khalsa Football Club where he played a total of 27 matches in the span of two years before he decided to head to Woodlands Wellington to play for the Rams.[1]
Despite his small frame, Yiguang is known to be a tough tackling midfielder who helps the defence to snuff out opposing attacks. His combative spirit has drawn comparisons to former Woodlands captain and defensive midfielder, Goh Tat Chuan. Yiguang plays as right-back occasionally too. He was even considered for national call-up at one point.
Coaching career[]
In 2013, he retired from professional football and became to a Centre of Excellence football coach. He coached the Under-14 team at Woodlands Wellington.
In 2014, he moved to Balestier Khalsa FC to coach the Under-15 team. In 2018, he moved to Hougang United Football Club to coach the Under-17 and Under-21 team where he is currently at. His player-centric coaching style and forward thinking coaching methods makes him a promising youth coach in Singapore.
Club Career Statistics[]
- As of 4 November 2012
Club Performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||||
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Singapore | S.League | Singapore Cup | League Cup | |||||||||
Club | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Balestier Khalsa | 2009 | 6 (9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 (9) | 0 |
2010 | 7 (5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 (6) | 0 | |
Woodlands Wellington | 2011 | 22 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 (2) | 0 |
2012 | 20 (2) | 0 | 0 (1) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 13 (3) | 0 |
- All numbers encased in brackets signify substitute appearances.
References[]
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Balestier Khalsa FC players
- Singaporean footballers
- Woodlands Wellington FC players
- Singapore Premier League players
- Singaporean sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Association football defenders
- Association football midfielders
- Singaporean football managers
- Singaporean football biography stubs