'Legendary' National Team's retirement ceremony will be held in June at the Dutch warm-up exhibition

'Legendary' National Team's retirement ceremony will be held in June at the Dutch warm-up exhibition

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The retirement ceremony of "Volleyball Legend" Moon Sung-min will be held on June 6.

The Korea Volleyball Association said on the 20th, "Moon Sung-min's retirement ceremony will be held during the warm-up match between the Korean men's national team and the Netherlands at 2 p.m. on the 6th at Yoo Gwan-soon Gymnasium in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do."

Moon Sung-min ended his career with a retirement ceremony at Hyundai Capital's last regular league game on March 20. He has since been appointed as a coach for his former team and is active.

At the upcoming national team retirement ceremony, Oh Han-nam, president of the Korea Volleyball Association, will deliver a national team uniform with a retirement commemorative plaque and uniform number 15 to Moon Sung-min.

Moon Sung-min served as the mainstay of the national team for 13 years from 2006 to 2019. During this period, he won the gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, the bronze medal at the 2010 Asian Games in Guangzhou, and the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang.

The Korean national team led by Heo Soo-bong (Hyundai Capital) and Hwang Taek-ui (KB Insurance) will hold two warm-up matches against the Netherlands, with its foreign powerhouse Mihil Ahi (Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance) at the forefront from June 6-7. Tickets for the warm-up match will go on sale at 11 a.m. on Monday through the online booking agency's ticket link.

The national team, led by coach Ishanaye Ramirez, will participate in the 2025 Asian Volleyball Federation (AVC) Cup of Nations in Bahrain from June 17 to 24 after the warm-up match. 온라인바카라

The association added, "We look forward to the national team's international competitiveness through this warm-up match."