Libero legend’ Kim Hae-ran, “Ending his career as a player” with his family
Kim Hae-ran, who impressed people with her return after giving birth, decides to retire due to knee pain.
Kim Hae-ran (40, Heungkuk Life Insurance), a living legend in the professional volleyball V-League, leaves the volleyball court.
On the 5th, the Heungkuk Life Insurance club announced, “Libero Kim Hae-ran has decided to end his career.” 온라인카지노사이트
The reason Kim Hae-ran decided to retire is because of his chronic knee injury.
Heungkuk Life Insurance said, “Hae-ran Kim announced last month that he would no longer be able to play due to knee pain, and the club decided to respect the player’s opinion,” and added, “We are grateful for Hae-ran Kim’s dedication to giving everything for the team.”
In addition, he added, “We will spare no effort in providing support, including surgery, to ensure Kim Hae-ran remains healthy even after retirement.”
Kim Hae-ran said, “I worked hard to show a good performance on the court until the last moment,” and said, “The decision to retire was not easy.
I was happy to live as Kim Hae-ran, a libero loved by many fans.”
Heungkuk Life Insurance plans to hold a retirement ceremony at a home game held at Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium in the 2024-2025 season.
Kim Hae-ran, who graduated from Masan Jeil Girls’ High School in 2002, began her professional career at Korea Expressway Corporation and worked at KGC Ginseng Corporation before transferring to Heungkuk Life Insurance in the 2017-2018 season.
He briefly left the court after announcing his retirement in April 2020, saying, “I cannot postpone childbirth any longer.”
However, after giving birth, she returned to the court in April 2021, saying, “I want to show that mothers can do it too.”
He appeared in a total of 35 games in the 2022-2023 season, showing skills comparable to those in his prime, and stayed on the court in the 2023-2024 season.
Kim Hae-ran has accumulated brilliant achievements.
In the 2015-2016 season, she became the first woman’s volleyball player to reach 10,000 defenses.