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Born: Seoul, South Korea |
May 1, 1947 |||
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Kim In-sik | |
Hangul | 김인식 |
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Hanja | 金寅植 |
Revised Romanization | Gim Insik |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Insik |
As manager
As coach
Kim In-Sik (Hangul: 김인식, Hanja: 金寅植, born May 1, 1947 in Seoul, South Korea) is a former manager of the Korea Baseball Organization. He was named the manager of the South Korean national baseball team in June 2015.
Kim played for amateur teams Crown Beer and Hanil Bank as a pitcher from 1965–1972, but with continuing arm and shoulder trouble, he retired after the 1972 season.
In 1973 Kim managed Baemoon High School until 1977, and also coached Sangmoon High School during 3 years.
He was the manage of the Dongguk University baseball team from 1982–1985. Then, Kim moved into the professional ranks in 1986 when he became the bench coach of the Haitai Tigers from 1986–1989.
Kim managed during his career the Ssangbangwool Raiders from 1990–1992 and the Doosan Bears from 1995–2003. In the Bears, he led Doosan to Korean Series titles in 1995 and 2001.
In 2004, Kim began to manage the Hanwha Eagles but resigned after the 2009 season.
He was the bench coach of the South Korea national baseball team in the 2000 Summer Olympics under manager Kim Eung-Yong. He won the Bronze medal after defeating Japan by a 3-1 score. Then he was named national team manager and led his team to the gold medal in the 2002 Asian Games, defeating Chinese Taipei 4-3 in the gold medal match.