Third place in the first half of the year, KB Insurance Leonardo appointed as new coach, Mohammed AQ replaced. The second half of the year continues
Jan 05, 2025
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Leonardo has been the head coach of Brazil's men's national youth team for nine years since 2010 and has demonstrated excellent leadership by taking on various teams, including the head coach of Iran's men's volleyball national team. In particular, during his six years as the head coach of Japan's Sunbuzz Sunbuz, he won a total of five times, including the Japanese V-League and the Japanese Cup, building a deep understanding of Asian volleyball.
KB Insurance expects to maximize the team's potential through a systematic operating system based on Leonardo's data analysis and player development capabilities.
Mohammed is a versatile player who has proven his skills by playing for Bahrain since 2012. Although he is not a tall striker, stable play in both attack and defense is an advantage based on his excellent jumping ability and solid basic skills. Mohammed has been selected as the best outside heater for two consecutive years at the 2022 and 2023 Asian Cups and is considered to be the main player who led Bahrain to victory at the 2022 Asian Challenge Cup.
KB Insurance expects Leonardo to quickly adapt to the team as he has a high understanding of Asian volleyball and culture while serving as a leader in Japan and the Middle East"We judged him to be the right person to grow the team stably and systematically and make a leap forward as a prestigious traditional club..." he said.
"Mohamed is a veteran player with a number of winning experience, playing as a key player for the national team and various club teams, and we expect him to greatly help improve the team's power based on stable attack and defensive management."
Meanwhile, the new coach Leonardo will make his debut against KEPCO on the 9th, and Mohammed will enter the country after administrative procedures such as ITC (International Transition Agreement) and visa issuance are completed.
KB Insurance played until the first half of the season under the acting coach Martin Blanco as head coach Miguel Rivera voluntarily resigned for health reasons ahead of the season. Although he lost five consecutive games in the beginning, Na Kyung-bok and Hwang Taek-ui returned from the military and began to make a splash. At the end of the third round, he won four consecutive games, won nine games, lost 26 points, and finished the first half of the year in third place.
KB Insurance is looking higher with Leonardo and Mohammed.
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
