“He contacted me saying he could wait for a year.”
Na Kyung-bok took off the Woori Card uniform he had worn for the past 8 seasons. Having obtained the qualification as a professional free agent (FA), he moved his enemy to KB Insurance, unlike the first free agent who continued to accompany him. On the 13th, KB Insurance officially announced that it had recruited Na Kyung-bok for an annual salary of 800 million won (600 million won in annual salary, 200 million won in options).
First transfer after joining the pros. There were also many worries. It was ‘sincerity’ that moved Na Kyung-bok’s heart. When contacted by the magazine on the 17th, he said, “Director Hu In-jung gave a lot of attention. Even though he had to serve in the army, he contacted me saying he could wait for a year,” he said. It wasn’t an easy choice. I really thought about it a lot and made a difficult choice. He looked back and said, “Director Shin Young-cheol also went and cheered me on, saying that he wanted me to work hard and feel free.”
In the 2015-2016 season, Na Kyung-bok wore the Woori Card uniform as the first overall pick. In the first year of his professional debut, he played in 32 matches and 87 sets, accumulating 196 points (43.95% attack success rate) and winning the Rookie of the Year award.
Since then, it has grown step by step and established itself as the main axis of Woori Card. In the 2018-2019 season, he scored 453 points (47.42% success rate) while playing 138 sets in 36 games, and in the next season, 2019-2020, he flew further with unremarkable play. He had his best season, winning the first MVP of his career while scoring a career high with 491 points and a success rate of 52.92%.
There is also regret. In the 2019-2020 season, the team took first place in the regular league, but the league ended early due to Corona 19. In the 2020-2021 season, he also played spring volleyball and faced Korean Air in the championship game, but ended up finishing runner-up after a close match in the 5th game. In the 2021-2022 season and the 2022-2023 season, KEPCO knelt down in the semi-playoff (PO).
Na Kyung-bok said, “It always seems like the season ended unfortunately. I remember everything from when the league was suspended due to corona to the 5th round of the champ.”
Coincidentally, he reunited with Hwang Kyung-min and Han Seong-jeong. The three have been put together as a triangular formation of Woori Card from the 2018-2019 season to the 2019-2020 season. Na Kyung-bok said,먹튀검증 “At that time, when I was on the team, the players joined in turn. It’s different this time. I joined late, so I need a lot of help,” he said with a laugh.
He will enter the training center on the 24th. He started his military service as a full-time reserve and is expected to return in October next year. Na Kyung-bok said, “Actually, until last week, I just thought that I could just go back, but now I can feel it. He also dyed his hair because he wanted to try something he couldn’t do before enlisting in the army. He went to the army and moved the team. A lot happened in a short time. I will make my body as much as possible, come back healthy and contribute to the team.”