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]
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| Shortstop / Manager | |||||||||||||||
| Born: April 28, 1963 Yeongdeok, North Gyeongsang | |||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||
| KBO debut | |||||||||||||||
| April 6, 1987, for the Samsung Lions | |||||||||||||||
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| October 20, 1999, for the Samsung Lions | |||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .265 | ||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 45 | ||||||||||||||
| Runs batted in | 359 | ||||||||||||||
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As coach As manager | |||||||||||||||
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As manager
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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).
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- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference (Minors)
- Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization
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