Kim Ki-tae

This article is about a baseball player. For the military personnel, see Kim Ki-tae (military).

Kim Ki-Tae
Kia Tigers
Designated hitter / First baseman / Manager
Born: (1969-05-23) May 23, 1969
Batted: Left Threw: Left
debut
April 11, 1991, for the Ssangbangwool Raiders
Last appearance
September 25, 2005, for the SK Wyverns
KBO statistics
Batting average	.294
Home runs	249
Runs batted in	923
Teams
As player Ssangbangwool Raiders (1991–1998) Samsung Lions (1999–2001) SK Wyverns (2002–2005) As coach SK Wyverns (2006) Yomiuri Giants (2007–2009) LG Twins (2010–2011) As manager LG Twins (2012–2014) Kia Tigers (2014 - )
Career highlights and awards
4× Golden Glove Award winner (1992, 1993, 1994, 2004)

Kim Ki-tae

Medal record
Representing South Korea
Men’s Baseball
Olympic Games
	2000 Sydney	Team

Kim Ki-tae
Hangul	김기태
Hanja	金杞泰
Revised Romanization	Gim Gitae
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Kit'ae

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Kim Ki-tai (Hangul: 김기태, Hanja: 金杞泰; born May 23, 1969 in Gwangju, South Korea) is a former South Korean baseball player who played for the Ssangbangwool Raiders, Samsung Lions and SK Wyverns in the Korea Baseball Organization and current manager of Kia Tigers

During his pro career, he was used primarily as a designated hitter, with occasional games at first base. As a full-time designated hitter, Kim won a home run title in 1994 and a batting title in 1997. He is a four-time KBO Golden Glove Award winner as well.

In 2000, Kim was a member of the 2000 South Korean Olympic baseball team which won the bronze medal in the baseball tournament.

In 2014, Kim became Kia Tigers manager.

External links

• Profile at databaseOlympics.com
• Career statistics and player information from Korea Baseball Organization