Kim Jong-kook
South Korean baseball player
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| Intro | South Korean baseball player | ||||||
| Places | South Korea | ||||||
| is | Athlete Baseball player | ||||||
| Work field | Sports | ||||||
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| Birth | 14 September 1973 | ||||||
| Age | 51 years | ||||||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||||||
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Kim Jong-kook (Korean: 김종국; Hanja: 金鍾國; born September 14, 1973, in Gwangju, South Korea) is a retired South Korean second baseman who played 14 seasons for the Kia Tigers of the KBO League. He batted and threw right-handed.
He joined the Haitai Tigers in 1996. His batting average was not good, but his fielding was excellent. So he was chosen for the South Korea national baseball team a few times, including during the 2006 World Baseball Classic. This characteristic made his nickname “Defender.”