[엑스포츠뉴스 김현세 기자] Kiwoom Heroes’ new coach Won-ki Hong said, “The goal is to win the Korean Series,” saying, “A team with good players, coaches, and systems is already in charge.”
Kiwoom announced on the 21st that’Hong Won-ki (48) was appointed as the new supervisor and signed a supervisory contract for a total of 600 million won, including a two-year contract fee of 200 million won and an annual salary of 200 million won. After retiring from active duty, Hong was active as a Heroes Power Analyst in 2008, and began as a full-fledged leader as a defensive coach in the 1st Army in 2009.
Director Hong said,’Thank you for giving the club an opportunity after long deliberation. On the one hand, I feel heavy responsibility. I will try to show the expectations of the club and fans. He said, “I will do my best to prepare well for the spring camp and make good results this season.
He also said,’As a senior coach, I was able to see a wide range of things I didn’t see when I was a part coach, and learned a lot in the process. Personally, it was a valuable time to widen my view of baseball.’Because we are already a team with good players, coaches, and systems, there seems to be no change in the big frame. I will continue to think, but I will prepare for the spring camp by setting up a coaching staff in a short time in consultation with the club. He said, ‘I will talk with the newly appointed coaches through meetings.
Coach Hong said,’I hope the players set clear goals on the ground and do their best to achieve them. Also, as a professional baseball player, it would be nice to show responsible behavior. He emphasized that both of these will continue to order players during his managerial term.
The baseball that I want to show as a manager is’I will manage the team well so that the players can show the best performance on the ground in the best condition’, and also’Baseball that does not give up and shows passion until the game is over’ All.
Director Hong said, `The goal is to win the Korean series. Last season, fans couldn’t find the ballpark due to Corona 19. We were also very sorry. When fans came to the baseball field for a while, I could feel tremendous energy and I can’t forget that time. I want to be with fans until the end of the season this year. He said, “I will show passionate baseball on the ground, and I want to make a good result for the last game of the season and sing cheerers with the fans.
Meanwhile, Kiwoom elected Scout Senior Vice President Goh Hyung-wook as the new head of the team. The club said,’We judged that the new manager, who was a former player and has extensive experience in the field and front desk, could play a role in bridging the field well. He also added,’As we have been with director Hong for a long time, we are expecting the best synergy with director Hong.
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