Kim Yong-soo (Korean: 김용수, born May 2, 1960) is a former South Korean baseball pitcher and coach. Kim was part of the 1984 Olympic team. He won two

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awards, and was three times the top saver and once the top winner in the

Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...

Biography

Kim started his international career at the

1983 Intercontinental Cup The 1983 Intercontinental Cup was an association football match played on 11 December 1983 between Hamburger SV, winners of the 1982–83 European Cup, and Grêmio, winners of the 1983 Copa Libertadores. The match was played at the National Stadiu ...

. The same year he played the first round of the 1983 draft for

MBC Blue Dragons MBC may refer to: Broadcasting * Major Broadcasting Cable Network, renamed to Black Family Channel * Malawi Broadcasting Corporation, a Malawian state-run radio company * Manila Broadcasting Company, in the Philippines * Mauritius Broadcasting Co ...

, but did not sign a contract. Next year he took part in the

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and

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

, where baseball was a

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. He turned professional in 1985 and played for the Dragons until retiring in 2000. The team changed its name to LG Twins in 1990. Until 2012, he remained a high

KBO League The KBO League (), officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers ar ...

scorer in several categories, including saves and saves points (first); number of wins (6th); games pitched,

earned run average In baseball statistics, earned run average (ERA) is the average of earned runs allowed by a pitcher per nine innings pitched (i.e. the traditional length of a game). It is determined by dividing the number of earned runs allowed by the number ...

and innings pitched (8th); and winning percentage (10th). In retirement, between 2002 and 2009 Kim worked as a pitching coach and scout for the Twins, until becoming the head baseball coach at

Chung-Ang University Chung-Ang University (CAU; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. It is widely regarded as one of the best universities in South Korea. The university operates two campuses: main campus located in Dongjak District, Seoul, and a ...

in 2010.

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