Ryu Joong-il (born April 28, 1963) is a former South Korean baseball player who is currently a former manager of the

LG Twins LG Corporation (or LG Group) (), formerly Lucky-Goldstar from 1983 to 1995 (Korean: ''Leokki Geumseong''; ), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate founded by Koo In-hwoi and managed by successive generations of his family. It is ...

of the

KBO League The KBO League (), officially the Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League, is the highest level league of baseball in South Korea. The KBO League was founded with six franchises in 1982 and is the most popular sports league in South Korea. The Kia Tigers ar ...

. Ryu had a 30-year association with the

Samsung Lions The Samsung Lions () are a South Korean professional baseball team founded in 1982. They are based in the southeastern city of Daegu and are members of the KBO League. Their home stadium is Daegu Samsung Lions Park. They have won the Korean Champ ...

, from 1987 to 2016, starting as a player, then as a junior coach, a regular coach, and finally as the team's manager. As the Lions' manager from 2011 to 2016, he led the team to the

Korean Series The Korean Series is the final championship series of the KBO League. It has been held since the KBO League's first season in and is the final series of the post-season play-offs. From to 2013, the winner of the Korean Series went on to play in ...

five straight times (2011–2015), winning the championship four times (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) and finishing second once (2015).

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Korea Baseball Organization The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO; ko, 한국야구위원회) is the governing body for the professional leagues of baseball in South Korea. The KBO was founded in 1981 and has governed two leagues: the KBO League ( ko, KBO 리그) and KBO ...

1963 births Living people Samsung Lions managers Samsung Lions coaches Samsung Lions players KBO League shortstops Baseball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic baseball players of South Korea Hanyang University alumni Kyeongbuk High School alumni Sportspeople from North Gyeongsang Province South Korean baseball managers South Korean baseball coaches South Korean baseball players World Baseball Classic managers South Korea national baseball team managers LG Twins managers {{SouthKorea-baseball-bio-stub