Kim Ho-Chul (; born November 13, 1955) is a former

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player and head coach from

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. Kim was nicknamed magico, for his fantastic playing as a setter when he was a player in

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. He contributed to

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as a setter from 1975 to 1988, and also won a gold medal in the

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as a head coach in 2006. He competed at the

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and the

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. He joined the Skywalkers as coach in November 2003 and led his team the champion of South Korean Volleyball Championship twice.Coach Kim to Stay With SkyWalkers Once Again
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Clubs

Honours

* 1978 Asian Games Bangkok — Gold medal * 1979 Summer Universiad Mexico — Gold medal *1986 Winter League of South Korea — MVP *1981, 1983, 1984 Italian Volleyball League — Best Player Awards * 2005-2006 V-League — Best Head-coach Award * 2006 Asian Games Doha — Gold medal * 2006-2007 V-League — Best Head-coach Award

References

1955 births Living people People from Miryang South Korean men's volleyball players South Korean expatriates in Italy Expatriate volleyball players in Italy Asian Games medalists in volleyball Volleyball players at the 1978 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1986 Asian Games Volleyball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Volleyball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic volleyball players for South Korea Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea Asian Games silver medalists for South Korea Medalists at the 1978 Asian Games Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games South Korean volleyball coaches Summer World University Games medalists in volleyball FISU World University Games gold medalists for South Korea FISU World University Games bronze medalists for South Korea Sportspeople from South Gyeongsang Province Setters (volleyball) Medalists at the 1977 Summer Universiade Medalists at the 1979 Summer Universiade 20th-century South Korean sportsmen {{SouthKorea-volleyball-bio-stub