Kyi Lwin

Kyi Lwin
Lwin as Myanmar manager at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games
Personal information
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Yunnan Tianyuan
International career
1993–1995 Myanmar 4 (2)
Managerial career
2015–? Magway
2015–? Myanmar U23
? Myanmar (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kyi Lwin (Burmese: ကြည်လွင်)[1] is a Myanmar football coach and former player who played as a defender.[2]

Playing career

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Lwin won the silver medal with the Myanmar national team at the 1993 SEA Games.[3] He played for China League Two side Yunnan Tianyuan in 1996.[citation needed]

Managerial career

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In 2015, Lwin worked as head coach of Magway FC of the Myanmar National League[1] and of the Myanmar U23 national team.[3] He led the Myanmar U23 to win the silver medal at the 2015 Southeast Asian Games even with most of the key players given up to the Myanmar U-20 team for the FIFA U-20 World Cup and to the senior national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[4]

He has also worked as the assistant coach of the senior national team.[citation needed]

Honours

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Player

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Myanmar

Manager

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Myanmar U23

  • Southeast Asian Games football tournament: runner-up 2015[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Admin & Players". magwayfootballclub.com (in Burmese). Archived from the original on 20 February 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  2. ^ Kasim, Ali (14 June 2015). "Myanmar coach Kyi Lwin hoping to better his 1993 silver as a player". The New Paper. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  3. ^ a b c Zaw, Hnin Yadana; McLaughlin, Tim (12 June 2015). "'No stars, no problem' for Myanmar's young footballers". Reuters. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b Ganesan, Deepanraj (14 June 2015). "Thailand v Myanmar football final - a repeat of 1993, Sport News & Top Stories". The Straits Times. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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