Kim Tae-hyoung

Kim Tae-hyoung (born September 12, 1967) is a South Korean professional baseball manager of the Doosan Bears[1] of Korea Baseball Organization.[2]

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
Kim Tae-hyoung
Doosan Bears – No. 88
Catcher / Manager
Born: (1967-09-12) September 12, 1967
Seoul, South Korea
Batted: Right Threw: Right
KBO debut
April 9, 1990, for the OB Bears
Last appearance
2001, for the Doosan Bears
KBO statistics
Batting average.235
Hits432
Home runs9
RBI157
Teams
As player

As coach

As manager

  • Doosan Bears (2015–present)
Career highlights and awards
As player

As manager

  • 3x Korean Series champion
Kim Tae-hyoung
Hangul
김태형
Hanja
金太亨
Revised RomanizationGim Tae-hyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim T'ae-hyŏng

Kim played catcher for the fourth-place South Korean baseball team in the 1988 Summer Olympics. He played 12 seasons in the KBO, from 1990 to 2001, all for the Bears. After his retirement, he stayed on as a coach for the Bears for an additional 11 years. After three seasons coaching for the SK Wyverns, Kim was brought back to the Bears, this time as the team's manager, in 2015. Kim has led the Bears to the Korean Series each season as their manager, winning three championships (in 2015, 2016, and 2019).

References
  1. Yonhap. "KBO manager's collapse shows how stressful the job is," Korea JoongAng Daily (June 28, 2020).
  2. Yoo Jee-ho (10 November 2016). "Two-time defending baseball champs re-sign manager". Yonhap. Seoul. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
Preceded by
Song Il-soo		 Doosan Bears Manager
2015–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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