Kim Ho-Chul (Korean: 김호철; born November 13, 1955) is a former volleyball player and head coach from South Korea. Kim was nicknamed magico, for his fantastic playing as a setter when he was a player in Italy. He contributed to South Korea men's national volleyball team as a setter from 1975 to 1988, and also won a gold medal in the Asian Games as a head coach in 2006. He competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
He joined the Skywalkers as coach in November 2003 and led his team the champion of South Korean Volleyball Championship twice.[2]
Clubs
| Player | ||
| Years | League | Club |
| 1980–1981 | Korea A |  GS Communications Corporation
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| 1981–1984 | Serie A1 |  Maxicono Parma
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| 1984–1987 | Korea A | Hyundai Motor Service
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| 1987–1988 | Serie A2 | Sisley Treviso
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| 1988–1990 | Serie A1 | |
| 1990–1992 | Serie A2 | Schio Sport
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| 1992–1995 | Serie A1 | |
| Coach | ||
| Years | League | Club |
| 1995–1996 | Serie A1 | Maxicono Parma
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| 1996–1998 | Serie A1 | Sisley Treviso
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| 1998–2000 | Serie A1 | Porto Ravenna
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| 2001–2003 | Serie A2 | Trieste
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| 2003–2011 | V-League | Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
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| 2012–2013 | V-League | Seoul Rush and Cash Dream Six
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| 2003–2015 | V-League | Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers
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Honours
- 1978 Asian Games Bangkok — Gold medal
- 1979 Summer Universiad Mexico — Gold medal
- 1986 Winter League of South Korea — MVP
- 1981, 1983, 1984 Italian Volleyball League — Best Player Awards
- 2005-2006 V-League — Best Head-coach Award
- 2006 Asian Games Doha — Gold medal
- 2006-2007 V-League — Best Head-coach Award
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kim Ho-chul Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ^ Coach Kim to Stay With SkyWalkers Once Again