(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Han Nam-jik = Song Hee-chae (31) and Song Myeong-geun (30), who were founding members of the OK Financial Group volleyball team, exchanged teams in a one-on-one trade.
On the 26th, OK Financial Group and Woori Card carried out a trade to exchange outside hitters Song Myeong-geun and Song Hee-chae.
Song Hee-chae, who played for OK Financial Group from the 2013-2014 season to the 2017-2018 season, returns to OK Financial Group after six seasons through Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance and Woori Card.He plays in the OK Financial Group uniform from the 2023-2024 season.
Song Myeong-geun, who was active only at OK Financial Group after joining the pro, transferred for the first time.
OK Financial Group joined the V-League in the 2013-2014 season under the name of Rush & Cash.
Song Hee-chae and Song Myeong-geun, who played together at Kyonggi University, started their professional lives together as founding members of OK Financial Group and enjoyed the joy of winning the 2014-2015 season and 2015-2016 season.
After the 2017-2018 season, the two obtained qualifications as free agents (FA) side by side.
Song Myung-geun signed a contract with OK Financial Group, but Song Hee-chae left for Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance.
Song Hee-chae was traded to Woori Card in April 2020, and Song Myeong-geun played for OK Financial Group until the 2022-2023 season.
Song Myeong-geun played 259 games in the V-League and scored 3,268 points, while Song Hee-chae scored 2,279 points in 281 games.On defense, Song Hee-chae is rated a little higher.
OK Financial Group and Woori Card said, “Through this trade, we have filled the team’s needs. OK Financial Group added stability to the team by recruiting outside hitter Song Hee-chae with air defense skills. Woori Card strengthened its offensive power by acquiring Song Myeong-geun. “he said.
Woori Card, which received setter Hwang Seung-bin the day before and received outside hitter Han Seong-jeong from KB Insurance, accelerated the improvement of the team constitution by trading for two days in a row.