Applies for voluntary termination virtually retired
Kwak Myeong-woo being interviewed by reporters
Kwak Myeong-woo (33), a setter for professional volleyball OK Financial Group who was found guilty by the court on charges of domestic violence, etc., applied for ‘arbitrary termination’ from the club.
OK Financial Group, which was considering disciplinary action against Kwak Myeong-woo, decided to accept the application for voluntary termination.
In fact, it is a retirement process.
OK Financial Group said on the 5th, "Kwak Myung-woo has applied for voluntary termination to the club, saying, 'I will take time for reflection and self-reflection,'" and added, "The club plans to request disclosure from the Korea Volleyball Federation (KOVO)."
According to Article 15 of the KOVO Player Registration Regulations [Registration of Voluntary Termination Players], Paragraph 2, a voluntary termination player must return to play within 1 month from the date of announcement, and may not enter into a player contract with another club until 3 years from the date of announcement. It is not possible, and a player can only return by signing a contract with the club he was affiliated with at the time of termination.
OK Financial Group has already announced its farewell to Kwak Myung-woo.
If KOVO announces the voluntary termination of Kwak Myung-woo, Kwak Myung-woo will not be able to play for any club other than OK Financial Group for three years.
It is very unlikely that a team that will accept Kwak Myung-woo will appear three years from now. 슬롯사이트
OK Financial Group said, "In order to take responsibility for management and supervision for actions that betrayed the expectations and trust of fans, the club decided not to pay Kwak Myeong-woo's remaining salary of approximately 40 million won and use it for the development of volleyball in his hometown." added.
Kwak Myung-woo was sentenced to six months in prison, one year of suspension, and one year of probation for violating the Communications Secrets Protection Act and causing injury. The court also ordered him to complete a 40-hour domestic violence treatment program.
The first trial ruling on Kwak Myeong-woo, who was accused of assaulting his wife, was made in September last year, and the second trial verdict was handed down in May this year.
Kwak Myung-woo gave up his appeal to the Supreme Court and his sentence was confirmed.
In addition, through a trial in May, it was belatedly revealed that he had been caught drunk driving in 2021 and had hidden it from the team.
On April 19, OK Financial Group conducted a trade to Hyundai Capital, giving away setter Kwak Myung-woo and receiving middle blocker Cha Young-seok and a first-round pick in the 2024-2025 rookie draft.
On April 22, a 'report regarding Kwak Myung-woo' was received by the Hyundai Capital volleyball team, and Hyundai Capital met with Kwak Myung-woo and OK Financial Group officials on April 25. On April 25, Kwak Myeong-woo confessed, “I have been on trial for a while, and the second trial verdict will come out soon.”
Hyundai Capital soon announced its intention to refuse the trade to OK Financial Group, and both clubs requested KOVO to withdraw the trade announcement.
In the end, the trade became ‘something that never happened’.
KOVO held a rewards and punishment committee on the 31st of last month and sentenced Kwak Myung-woo to a one-year suspension.
Although KOVO's disciplinary level was lower than expected, Kwak Myung-woo applied for voluntary termination and expressed his intention to 'leave the court.' 슬롯사이트