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After Asian-Quota Change, Coach Names Key Player: “We’ll Make Sure People Talk About His Growth”
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After Asian-Quota Change, Coach Names Key Player: “We’ll Make Sure People Talk About His Growth”

From Chosun Ilbo · () Korean

Translated from Korean and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Woori Card coach Park Chul-woo identified 24-year-old Kim Hyeong-geun as one of the team’s key players for the upcoming season.
  • Park said Woori Card must improve Kim’s performance if the team is to become stronger.
  • Kim was selected second overall in the 2023-24 rookie draft and appeared in 15 matches during the 2024-25 season.

Woori Card coach Park Chul-woo has pointed to Kim Hyeong-geun as a player who could shape the club’s coming season.

“Everything has to go well so he can finish without regrets,” Park said. He emphasized that Kim’s improvement would be essential to the team’s progress, saying, “For our team to become stronger, Kim Hyeong-geun absolutely has to get better.”

Everything has to go well so he can finish without regrets.

— Park Chul-wooThe Woori Card coach discussed his expectations for the coming season.

Kim, 24, joined Woori Card as the second overall pick in the 2023-24 rookie draft. He played in 15 matches during the 2024-25 season.

Park said the team would work toward a season in which people could speak about Kim’s growth.

For our team to become stronger, Kim Hyeong-geun absolutely has to get better.

— Park Chul-wooPark identified Kim’s improvement as essential to the team’s development.
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Originally published by Chosun Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.