[단독] Heroes Hong Won-ki’s new coach is appointed

Heroes coach Wonki Hong was appointed as Kiwoom’s new coach. Reporter Dohoon Kim [email protected]

[스포츠서울 장강훈기자] Kiwoom appointed chief coach Hong Won-ki to the vacant command tower.

On the 20th, an official familiar with the situation of Heroes said, “As the appointment of the manager has been delayed a lot due to a series of events such as the change of the representative director, it is said that it is stable in many ways that a person who is penetrating the situation of the team is holding the baton. After deliberation by the new CEO Hong Heo, he appointed Chief Coach Hong as the next command tower.” The club will announce the appointment of head coach Hong as soon as it finishes adjusting detailed conditions such as the contract period.

Kim Chi-hyun, director of Kiwoom, did not affirm or deny Hong’s supervisory policy. Instead, general manager Kim said, “It is true that the senior coach is a candidate for coaching.” “I felt that CEO Huh was thinking about the candidate, but he would decide soon. I would like to announce it sooner or later.”

The view that Hong’s promotion to manager is a scheduled procedure is dominant. Heroes was in a storm after Sohn Hyuk resigned at the last season of last year. Quality Control Coach Kim Chang-hyun, who was a former power analyst, played the remaining seasons (12 games) and post-season (wild card match) as a manager, but failed to raise the team atmosphere. Retired Lee Taek-geun filed a complaint with the Korean Baseball Commission (KBO) to punish the so-called CCTV fan inspections and the head of the club’s board of directors Chairman Heo Min, and in the process, former CEO Ha Song took responsibility and resigned, suffering from measles.

Kiwoom Hong Won-ki, the new director, is evaluated as a leader who combines tenderness and determination. Reporter Choi Seung-seop [email protected]

The new CEO Heo was appointed by the board of directors on the 31st of Gurabb and took office through a general shareholders’ meeting on the 15th. Heo, who started working on the 18th, repeatedly held meetings with senior officials from the club, such as Kim Chi-hyun, with the appointment of the manager as the most urgent task. In this process, a consensus was formed that the team’s fluctuations should be minimized and the baton should be left to the person who knows the best of his power, and chief coach Hong was selected as the right person. Chief coach Hong debuted at Hanwha in 1996 and became a founding member of Heroes through Doosan (1999) and Hyundai (2006). In 2008, the first year of its founding, he worked as an electric power analyst at the front desk for a short time, and then began as a defensive coach in the second army in 2009 and entered the path of leadership. From 2011, when he was manager Kim Si-jin, he was responsible for defending Kiwoom as the first team defensive coach, and he was in charge of the team as head coach with his inauguration last year as coach Sohn Hyuk.

He has a bright and humorous personality, but he is also a bitter leader who rarely compromises during training. Considering the composition of the team with relatively young players, in January of last year, he obtained the first class psychological counselor license as a baseball coach. Skills must be followed by strong stamina to survive in the professional stage, because recently, the importance of mentality has increased and it is determined that it is necessary for coaching players. Whenever the manager was changed, his name went up and down, so he was greedy, but he took over responsibility by doing his best in the role he was given silently. Since he was a coach, he has been in the habit of taking notes carefully, and he is known to be keenly aware of the characteristics of players.

When he was a defensive coach, Hong Won-ki, the new coach, Nae Jeong-ja (right) recognized the strengths and weaknesses of each player and trained them as a top fielder in a short time with customized guidance. Reporter Kang [email protected]

In fact, this year’s Heroes is full of question marks. First, the atmosphere is cluttered. Shortstop Kim Ha-seong left for major league San Diego by posting method, and Seo Kun-chang, who obtained the free agent qualification after this season, signed an annual salary contract that reduced KRW 125 million including KRW 95 million in voluntary reduction, and Byeong-ho Park also cut 500 million KRW. After the season, a current reminiscent of the Exodus was detected. The entry schedule for foreign pitchers has not yet been confirmed, and foreign batters have not even signed a contract. It is also strong to point out that the player’s royalties to the club are lowered due to measles caused by the change of manager.

The know-how that has set the mood of the squad with the humor of the old man must be demonstrated from the start of the manager’s inauguration. A key club official said, “The manager who is appointed this time must ensure the contract period and empower the team to operate with confidence, even in order to lead the team stably.” Chief coach Hong did not respond to Sports Seoul’s request for coverage.
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