Kwak Dong-hyuk

Kwak Dong-hyuk (Hangul: 곽동혁; born (1983-03-12)12 March 1983, in Seoul) is a South Korean male volleyball player. On club level he currently plays for the Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars.

Kwak Dong-hyuk
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1983-03-12) 12 March 1983
Seoul, South Korea
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
College / UniversityHanyang University
Volleyball information
PositionLibero
Current clubUijeongbu KB Stars
Number10
Career
YearsTeams
2005–08
2011–14
2014–16
2016–
LIG Greaters
KEPCO Vixtorm
Samsung Fire Bluefangs
KB Stars
National team
2018–South Korea South Korea

Career

Clubs

In the 2005 V-League Draft, Kwak was selected eighth overall by the Gumi LIG Greaters.

National team

As a sophomore at Hanyang University in 2003, Kwak was selected for the South Korean junior national team and participated in the 2003 World Junior (U21) Volleyball Championship, where he led his team to the semifinals of the tournament as the starting libero.

In May 2017 Kwak first got called up to the South Korean senior national team for the 2017 FIVB World League. Kwak, however, was eventually placed on injured reserve due to a finger injury suffered in training camp.

In May 2018 Kwak was selected for Team Korea again to compete at the inaugural FIVB Nations League, where he played as the starting libero for the team.


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