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10 Facts About Moon Kyung-eun

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Moon Kyung-eun was born on August 27,1971 and is a former South Korean male professional basketball player and basketball coach.

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Moon Kyung-eun was part of the team at the 1994 Asian Games, 1996 Summer Olympics, 1998 Asian Games and the 2002 Asian Games.

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One of three children, Moon attended Kwangshin Commercial High School.

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Moon Kyung-eun was heavily scouted as a high school student and went on to attend Yonsei University.

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In 1994, Moon Kyung-eun joined the Suwon-based semi-professional team of Samsung Electronics, which famously scouted him and secured a contract with him before graduation.

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Moon Kyung-eun enlisted for mandatory military service in 1995 and was assigned to the Sangmu team.

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Moon Kyung-eun was an integral part of the Samsung team which won the 2001 KBL Championship.

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In 2001, Moon Kyung-eun signed with Incheon SK Bigs, now Daegu KOGAS Pegasus, and spent five seasons with the team.

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Moon Kyung-eun's success made him one of the few head coaches to have won the KBL Championship as both a player and a head coach.

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Since 2021, Moon Kyung-eun has appeared in several variety shows alongside fellow retired basketball players such as Hyun Joo-yup, Hur Jae and Woo Ji-won.