Apposite spiker Kim Hee-jin (32) from the national team accompanies women’s volleyball IBK Industrial Bank for the 13th season.
On the 20th,스포츠토토 IBK Industrial Bank officially announced that it had renewed the contract with Kim Hee-jin for an annual salary of 350 million won (annual salary of 150 million won, option of 200 million won). Kim Hee-jin obtained FA (free agent) status after the 2022-2023 season.
IBK Industrial Bank gave away middle blocker Kim Su-ji (36) to Heungkuk Life Insurance, but succeeded in catching Kim Hee-jin following the recruitment of Hwang Min-gyeong (33), who played the role of a housekeeper in air defense while playing for Hyundai E&C, as an external free agent.
Kim Hee-jin is a member of the founding (2011) of IBK Industrial Bank, based in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, and a franchise star of the team. He participated in 331 games (1226 sets) over 12 seasons and scored a total of 4170 points, which is the 6th highest score in the women’s division. Including the 2012-2013 season combined championship (regular league and championship match), she led a total of three regular league championships and championship match wins.
However, Kim Hee-jin suffered from knee pain from the beginning of the 2022-2023 season and eventually ended her season early by undergoing meniscus surgery surrounding her right knee in February. Currently, she is undergoing rehabilitation training, and she will have to rehabilitate for about a year, so depending on her recovery speed, the possibility that she may have to skip the next season cannot be ruled out. Despite this situation, IBK Industrial Bank is known to have highly appreciated Kim Hee-jin’s dedication to her team and renewed her contract.
IBK Industrial Bank said, “We will once again rebuild the reputation of the team’s dynasty by renewing the contract with Kim Hee-jin, who has experienced several championships.” We will become a club,” he said.
Meanwhile, IBK Industrial Bank also thanked veteran Kim Su-ji. The club said, “Thank you to the player who devoted himself as the team’s main player despite difficult circumstances during the 6th season. We will always support Kim Suji’s new start.”
