We're gonna be in right now The head coach forewarned...With a surprise transfer while serving in the military, with the heart of a newcomer

Jul 13, 2025

Park Chan-woong, who attended the 2025 Korean Professional Volleyball Federation & Professional Volleyball Futures Championship Danyang Competition as a member of the Korean military athletic unit. Photo = Reporter Lee Jong-seo

"I'll think it's an opportunity because it means you want me."

Middle blocker Park Chan-woong (28, Korean military athletic unit) heard a surprise news in April. He is serving in the military in the Armed Forces Sports Unit (hereinafter referred to as Sangmu) and was a Big Tom player in the Korea Electric Power Corporation before joining the army. However, Kim Jung-ho, a former member of Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance, moved to KEPCO after qualifying for FA, and KEPCO nominated Park Chan-woong as a compensation player. Park Chan-woong's affiliation changed before and after joining the military.

Park Chan-woong participated in the 2025 Korean Business Volleyball Federation & Professional Volleyball Futures Champions Tournament in Danyang from the 2nd to the 9th.

There was also a game against Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance, which now belongs to the team. Park Chan-woong scored eight points, including five blocked points, leading Sangmu to a 3-1 set score victory. In addition, he won the 'Sub Prize' in this competition.

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In response to the Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance transfer story, Park Chan-woong said, `I think it's an opportunity because you want me. I need to build up my body while I'm in Sangmu so that I can come back and do well in the season quickly"I was told to congratulate and welcome him, and (Jang) Ji-won, who was with KEPCO, said he was sorry. I hope we can meet again if we have a chance" he said.

Samsung Fire and Marine Insurance coach Kim Sang-woo indicated that Park Chan-woong could be used immediately. Director Kim said "The return was quite late. If we come back from the national sports event in October, we will be in the middle of the season."Park Chan-woong, Yang Soo-hyun, and Yang Hee-jun will also be discharged from the military, so I think we should try to match them.", he explained.

Park Chan-woong visited Yongin and met him. He asked if he was okay. He told me to do a lot of physical exercise and run a lot of running machines. He told me to prepare well because I could be deployed as soon as I was discharged from the military."

Park Chan-woong continued "I did a lot of physical exercise while doing weight work in the morning. I'm on the same team as Heejun, so I'm working out at night" he said.

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Park Chan-woong, who is the captain of Sangmu, is also showing 'leadership'. In the run-up to the Danyang competition, "Let's not shrink and be confident against the professional team."He said "I'm going to go one step further than the players, do it first and show it to them." Sangmu finished the competition in third place by beating OK Savings Bank and Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.

Park Chan-woong, who greeted Samsung Fire after being discharged from the military, left a greeting to his fans. Park Chan-woong said, "'Now I'm here for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance 'Newcomer'" and added, `I can't wait to go out and play professionally. I'm going to build up my physical strength and build up my body, so I hope you support me and enjoy it" he said.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.