Ryu Joong-il (born April 28, 1963) is a former South Korean baseball player who is currently a former manager of the LG Twins of the KBO League.[1]

Ryu Joong-il
Shortstop / Manager
Born: (1963-04-28) April 28, 1963 (age 61)
Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
KBO debut
April 6, 1987, for the Samsung Lions
Last KBO appearance
October 20, 1999, for the Samsung Lions
KBO statistics
Batting average.265
Home runs45
Runs batted in359
Teams
As player

As coach

As manager

Career highlights and awards
As manager
  • 4× Korean Series champion (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)
Korean name
Hangul
류중일
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Jung-il
McCune–ReischauerRyu Chung-il

Ryu had a 30-year association with the Samsung Lions, from 1987 to 2016, starting as a player, then as a junior coach, a regular coach, and finally as the team's manager. As the Lions' manager from 2011 to 2016, he led the team to the Korean Series five straight times (2011–2015), winning the championship four times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and finishing second once (2015).

References

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  1. ^ "은퇴선수(타자) < 기록실 < KBO".
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