Kim Eung-Ryong (born September 15, 1941) is a Korean baseball manager. He is the winningest manager in the history of Korean professional baseball, having won ten

Korean Series The Korean Series () is the final championship series of the KBO League. It has been held since the KBO League's first season in and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From to 2013, the winner of the Korean Series went on to play ...

championships throughout his career. He was the manager of the

Haitai Tigers The Kia Tigers () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982 and based in the southwestern city of Gwangju. Until 2001, they were known as the Haitai Tigers. The Tigers are members of the KBO League and are the most successful ...

(1983–2000),

Samsung Lions The Samsung Lions () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Cha ...

(2001–2004), and

Hanwha Eagles The Hanwha Eagles () are a South Korean professional baseball team based in Daejeon that competes in the KBO League. The Eagles' home ballpark is Daejeon Hanwha Life Ballpark. They have won the Korean Series once, in 1999, and the league penn ...

(2013–2014).

Biography

He studied in the United States, attending

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, and then returned to Korea. He played outfield for the

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in the 1962 Asian Baseball Championship, which ended up winning a Bronze Medal. Kim managed the amateur baseball team sponsored by

Haitai Haitai () is a South Korean company based in Seoul. Its main businesses are retail and instant foods, especially confectionery, beverage and ice cream. The company was founded on October 3, 1945, and employs 3900 people at 8 plants in Cheonan ...

from 1964 to 1981. During that period he managed the South Korean team to its first international title in the 1977 Intercontinental Cup. He managed the national team to a Bronze Medal in the

1978 Amateur World Series The 1978 Amateur World Series was the 25th Amateur World Series (AWS), an international men's amateur baseball tournament. The tournament was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (which titled it the Baseball World Cup as of the ...

. Continuing his association with Haitai, Kim was hired by the professional

KBO League The KBO League () is a professional baseball league in South Korea. The league comprises ten teams. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers are the most success ...

in 1983. He won nine championships with the Tigers (1983, 1986–89, 1991, 1993, 1996–97). From 1986 to 1997 he led the Tigers to eight championships, never losing a

during that span. Kim was the manager of the Bronze Medal-winning

in the

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. Leaving the Tigers after the 2001 season, Kim was hired by the

. During his four-year tenure with the team, he led them to the Korean Series three times, winning it once (in 2002). Kim left managing in 2005, serving as president of the

until 2010, and then continuing on in an administrative role. In 2016 Kim was hired as president of the

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."Pro championship-winning manager elected to lead amateur baseball – Korea,"
Baseball Federation of Japan website (2016-11-30).

Managerial record

References

External links

Retired player information
from

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