Kim Ho-chul
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| Full name | Kim Ho-chul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | South Korean | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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November 13, 1955 Milyang, Gyeongsangnam-do | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| College(s) | Hanyang University | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Setter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Last updated: April 29, 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.
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 headcoach in 2006.
He joined the Skywalkers as coach in November 2003 and led his team the champion of South Korean Volleyball Championship twice.[1]
Clubs
| Player | ||
| Years | League | Club |
| 1978–1981 | Korea A |  GS Communications Corporation |
| 1981–1983 | Serie A1 |  Maxicono Parma |
| 1983–1987 | Korea A | Hyundai Motor Service |
| 1987–1988 | Serie A2 | Sisley Treviso |
| 1988–1990 | Serie A1 | |
| 1990–1992 | Serie A2 | Schio Sport |
| 1992–1995 | Serie A1 | |
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| Years | League | Club |
| 1995–1996 | Serie A1 | Maxicono Parma |
| 1996–1998 | Serie A1 | Sisley Treviso |
| 1998–2000 | Serie A1 | Porto Ravenna |
| 2001–2003 | Serie A2 | Trieste |
| 2003–2011 | V-League | Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers |
| 2012–2013 | V-League | Seoul Rush and Cash Dream Six |
| 2003–2015 | V-League | Cheonan Hyundai Capital Skywalkers |
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