After Heungkuk Life Insurance, the women’s professional volleyball team, sacked coach Kwon Soon-chan, even acting manager Lee Young-soo expressed his appreciation, and Kim Ki-joong (48), former head coach, was appointed as the successor coach.
Heungkuk Life Insurance said on the 6th, “We have appointed Kim Ki-joong, the current head coach of Sunseon Girls’ High School, as the next command tower.” Then, he explained the background of the appointment, saying, “I decided that director Kim Ki-joong, who had rich experience and leadership in the field, was the right person.”
After graduating from Sungkyunkwan University, coach Kim Ki-joong has been active as a player at Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance since 1997, and after his retirement, he built a career as a leader at GS Caltex, LIG, and Hyundai Capital. He served as the head coach at Heungkuk Life Insurance for four years from 2018, and was recognized for his leadership by winning the combined championship in the 2018-19 season and advancing to the championship match in the 2020-21 season. 토토
Heungkuk Life Insurance announced the resignation of manager Kwon Soon-chan on the 2nd. In the name of owner Lim Hyeong-joon, he explained the background of his resignation, saying, “I inevitably decided to break up with coach Kwon Soon-chan because it did not match the direction the club wanted to go.”
The club expressed it as resignation, but it is actually hard. It is an unconvincing decision that came at a time when he was in second place in the regular league and was on a good trend. It was like pouring cold water on the championship competition with Hyundai Engineering & Construction, which ranked first.
There was a story that the upper line interfered with the selection of players. Shin Yong-joon, the new team leader, denied this, but veterans Kim Yeon-kyung and Kim Hae-ran refuted Shin’s claim. As the opinions of the two sides diverged, suspicions of the club’s false explanation arose.
Head coach Lee Young-soo, who took over as acting head coach due to the resignation of former head coach Kwon Sun-chan, expressed his resignation after playing against GS Caltex on the 5th. As a result, Heungkuk Life Insurance nominated Sunseon Girls’ High School coach Kim Ki-joong as the next command tower.
Regarding the recent situation, Heungkuk Life Insurance said, “I am sorry for causing concern to fans and volleyball officials who love volleyball.”
Coach Kim Ki-joong, who took the baton in a cluttered situation, said, “I have shared the joys and sorrows with the players at Heungkuk Life Insurance for the past four years. I came back to Heungkuk Life Insurance and took on a new challenge as a manager.” I will do my best to show you the game.