Heungkuk Life Insurance recruits foreigners to replace Poland's Apogit Matteiko
Jan 02, 2025
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Heungkuk Life Insurance recruited Matteiko as a 'temporary replacement foreign player' after carefully reviewing multiple candidates as the existing foreign player Tutku Bourge (25) was forced to sit out for a long time due to the injury" he said. Matteiko entered the country on the 1st and joined the squad.
With a high RBI attack and blocking ability from 197cm tall, Matteiko has gained a wealth of international experience by playing in major European leagues such as France, Belgium, Spain and Poland. In particular, he played as the main affogit in the CSM Volei Alba-Blaj of the Romanian league in the 2024-25 season, recording the top performance in attack and blocking.
`Mateiko is the best player among the candidates for replacement. The club made a lot of effort to recruit alternative players, and as a result, a great player joined the team. We expect it to play a big role in strengthening the team's power.
Matteiko said "I'm very happy to come to the Korean league. It is an honor to play with Kim Yeon-koung (37). We will do our best to help Heungkuk Life win the unified championship"He expressed his determination.
An official from Heungkuk Life Insurance said, `We will spare no support for Matteiko to quickly adapt to the team. We will do our best to quickly complete administrative procedures such as the International Transfer Agreement (ITC) and visa issuance so that they can be put into the game as soon as possible."
Heungkuk Life had a difficult time when Tutku left due to a knee injury while playing the Incheon Jeonggwanjangjeon on the 17th of last month. After winning the opening 14 consecutive games, he was mired in a three-game losing streak without resolving Tutku's gap. On the 28th of last month, he had a hard time getting out of the swamp of three consecutive losses by winning the set score 3-0 at the match against GS Caltex in Incheon. GS Caltex, the lowest-ranked team with only one win (17 losses) this year, ended its losing streak. Heungkuk Life had an All-Star break with 15 wins, 3 losses and 43 points, ending the first half of the season in first place. From the fourth round, he will continue to lead the game with Matteiko.
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Reporter Kim Min-kyung rina1130@sportschosun.com
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
