金昶伯 在中國９年快忘了自己是韓國人

在一家國內網站的調查中，網友給中國洋教頭投票，金昶伯得票第一。韓國《中央日報》撰文:“金昶伯是韓國人在國外成功的典型范例。”

一個韓國人，在中國一待就是9年;一個韓國人，將中國一支一窮二白、默默無聞的隊伍帶到奧運亞軍。將其比之為曲棍球界的白求恩，沒有人會覺得過分。吃中國菜，說中國話，舉家遷居中國，老金說，他甚至已忘記自己是韓國人。

場上“魔鬼”場下“柔情”

“金昶伯雖然在訓練場上像是魔鬼，但一旦訓練結束就是一位慈祥的父親。”對于金昶伯的依戀，付寶榮說她自己的體會尤其深刻，“我的身體不好，金老師就經常帶我出去吃狗肉湯、羊肉湯補充體力。這些年來，他場上很無情，但場下就是一個慈父，隊員們都是愛他的。”

在女曲現任隊長馬弋博眼里，金昶伯平時很嚴厲，但那僅是針對訓練，其實他非常關照隊員們。“不少隊員愛吃零食，集訓時沒時間出去買，金老師就會特意告訴妻子，讓她把零食買好拿到訓練場，訓練結束后發給大家。有隊員過生日，他會準備一些小禮物，然后召集全隊為她一起慶祝。有的隊員病了，老金會讓妻子幫著熬藥。”

隊員程暉回家結婚，金昶伯特意飛到上海參加她的婚慶，老金在披著婚紗的程暉耳邊說，“等生完孩子了，好好恢復。”程暉也真不含糊，生完孩子沒幾天就堅持恢復訓練。“跟著他以后，我們的成績越來越好，他把我們帶成一個很好的團隊，哪怕已經當了媽媽，我還是很想繼續作為團隊的一員去比賽。”程暉說。

全家遷北京兒女讀清華

吃中國菜，說中國話，在中國一待9年，老金說，他已忘記自己是韓國人。自1999年擔任中國女曲主教練開始，他帶隊獲得了兩屆亞運會冠軍，參加了三屆奧運會，名次節節攀升，從悉尼的第五，到雅典的第四，再到北京的銀牌。對于大多數中國人來說，知道曲棍球，更多是因為金昶伯的名字。

在金昶伯執教中國女曲的第二年，他的夫人和孩子就陸續遷居北京。金昶伯有兩個兒子、一個女兒，大兒子金珉秀畢業于清華大學生物系，女兒金珉廷現在是清華大學中文系大二學生，小兒子金珉奎明年將參加高考，并且很可能在中國上大學，金昶伯與中國的情緣絕對不會就此終結。“我還會在北京住上一段時間。”他說。

“中文是孩子們的一個重要學科，而且就目前中韓經濟貿易發展態勢，學好中文很重要。”老金自己的中文現在也很不錯，平時和隊員自由交流沒有任何問題。讓大家很感興趣的是，在球場上如此嚴厲的金昶伯，在家里是什么樣子呢?在女兒金珉廷眼里，雖然金昶伯平時很嚴厲，但對家人十分溫和。“爸爸只有在球場上才那么兇，走下球場和隊員吃飯的時候都很和藹。平常在家，我和哥哥、弟弟做錯了事，父親也不會大發脾氣。”對女兒金珉廷來說，父親很少回家是給她最大的印象，“我小時候就很少見到父親，他經常帶隊訓練、比賽，一年也就能回家幾次。”

1999年，金昶伯開始到中國闖蕩，他后來算了一筆賬，來中國這9年，第一年在家一個月，第二年只有5天，第三年一個半月#8943;#8943;

“帶中國女曲9年了，現在一下離開會感覺有些難過，但是中國人不是常說‘天下沒有不散的筵席’嗎?說實話，要說我有遺憾，那就是我未能實現我的終極目標，把中國女曲帶上奧運會的最高領獎臺。但是在這9年來我認識了這么好的隊員、教練和領導，還有許多的中國老百姓。現在我每到一處，都感受到中國人的熱情，乘出租車他們不收我的錢。我每次去打高爾夫球時，總有不認識的人悄悄幫我埋單。我不是韓國的希丁克，我是中國的金昶伯。我對我隊員的愛，對中國的愛永遠不會變。無數中國人、韓國人對我的認可令我最為感動。”

老金臨走的時候說。

與中國成對手感情上接受不了

金昶伯的離開，早有預兆，但或許對他的情結之深，臨至分手還是讓很多人難以接受。

有人說金昶伯現在離開是因為錢，手曲棒壘運動管理中心主任雷軍講了這樣一個小故事:“當5月汶川發生地震的時候，金昶伯教練與協會領導反復談這個問題，希望能表示一點心意。當時協會領導也都感覺到金昶伯在中國掙錢要養活全家六口人，因此我們提出來讓他只是表示一下，但金昶伯教練非常莊重地對我們說，‘我掙的是中國人的錢，理所應當在中國人民遇到苦難的時候獻出愛心。’他最終慷慨解囊拿出10萬塊錢，支援了汶川災區。”弟子陳朝霞說他要掙錢養活全家六口人，這10萬塊錢幾乎是他的存款的三分之一。

卸任之后，金昶伯將用一年的時間為自己“充電”，參加國際曲聯組織的學習班，進修更先進的理論知識。雖然目前已有3支國家隊向他伸出“橄欖枝”，其中包括韓國隊。不過，金昶伯并沒有透露未來的去向，“可能我會回韓國執教，不過在短時間內接手韓國隊是不可能的，帶中國隊這么多年，與韓國隊早已是老對手，在感情上還接受不了。”

“我對中國女曲有著非常深厚的感情，畢竟我們在一起走過了9年，所以我不會馬上執教其他球隊#8943;#8943;”金昶伯也承認，不排除哪一天，他會跟中國女曲成為對手，“我本來以為會在中國結束自己的執教生涯，現在看來，這是不可能的了。我相信中國女曲未來能夠走得很好。”

Kim Chang-back: Spending nine years in China， I’ve mostly forgotten I’m still a Korean

Text: Zhang Yanfei

Translation: G.G.

As shown in a survey conducted by a domestic website in China， Kim Chang-back ranked the first among foreign coaches. Joong Ang Daily of Korea reported that “Kim Chang-back is an example of success of Korean coaches working overseas.”

A Korean that has spent 9 years in China brings up an ordinary and noteless hockey team of China from nothing to silver medal of the Olympics. If we take him as Dr. Norman Bethune in the hockey sports field， no one feels it overstated. Enjoying Chinese food and speaking Chinese， Kim even settled his whole family in China. As he says， “I’ve mostly forgotten I’m still a Korean.”

“Demon coach” on the #64257;eld but “Fatherly Coach” off the #64257;eld

“Kim Chang-back is a very rigid coach like a demon on the sports #64257;eld， but a kind-hearted father after that.” Fu Baorong， who has just experienced all these， said， “When I feel un#64257;t， Mr. Kim will often take me to outside restaurants for dog’s meat and mutton to tone up. He is inexorable during coaching， but he shows another side of himself like a father. Our team fellows are all loving him.”

In the eyes of the Team Captain Ma Yibo， Kim Chang-back is very rigid but only in coaching; In fact， he takes good care of each and every player. “Many of team fellows like snacks， but there is no time for us to buy during intensive coaching. Mr. Kim will ask his wife to buy and bring to the coaching #64257;eld， and distribute to us after it. Some more， he will prepare some birthday presents for some fellow， and gather the whole team to celebrate it for her. When someone is falling ill， Kim will also ask his wife to help for decocting medicinal herbs.

The team member， Cheng Hui， went back home to get married， and Kim made a special trip flying to Shanghai to attend her wedding ceremony. Kim whispered with Cheng Hui wearing wedding gown， “After giving birth to your baby， please take a good rest for some time.” However， Cheng Hui resumed to the sports field only a few days after delivery. “Everybody can see that the team is improving a lot with Kim. He turned the team into an excellent one， and even I become a mother， I still want to stay with the team for more matches.” said Cheng Hui.

The whole family settled in Beijing， and His children studying in Tsinghua

Eating Chinese food， speaking Chinese， Kim has been stayed in China for nine years. He said， “I’ve mostly forgotten I’m still a Korean.” Since 1999 when he started his coaching career with China National Hockey Team， the team has already won gold medal for twice in the Asian Games， and participated in the Olympics for thrice， with ranking climbing up from the fifth in Sydney， fourth in Athens and the first silver medal in Beijing. For most of Chinese people， they know China Hockey， because of the name of Kim Chang-back.

In the second year of being the coach of Chinese Women’s Hockey Team， his wife and children continuously moved to Beijing. Kim Chang-back has two sons and one daughter. His eldest son， Kim Min-xiu， graduated from the Faculty of Biology of Tsinghua University. His daughter， Kim Min-jeong， is now a sophomore student of Chinese Language and Literature of Tsinghua. And his youngest son， Kim Min-kui， will sit for the National Matriculation Test next year and is likely to study in China. The fate between Kim Chang-back and China will never come to the end at this point. “I will still stay in Beijing for some time.” He said.

“Chinese is an important subject for children. And It is very important to learn Chinese， especially in the current and sound situation of Sino-Korea economic and trade development.” Kim also masters a quite good Chinese， and there is no problem at all to communicate with the team members. He is so rigid on the sports field， but what is another side of him at home? Everyone is very interested in it. In the eyes of his daughter Kim Min-jeong， Father is strict but a very gentleman to the family. “Dad can only be so cruel on the sports #64257;eld， and he is a kind and easygoing man after the coaching. Dad never loses temper at home， even if my elder brother， my younger brother and myself do something wrong.” What makes Min-jeong feel very impressive is that her father was rarely back home， “I seldom saw my father when I was very young， and he often led a team for coaching or participating in some matches. He came back home only for several times in a year.”

In 1999， Kim stepped in China for his career. Once， he figured out that during the 9-year stay in China， he stayed at home for one month in the #64257;rst year， #64257;ve days in the second， and a month and a half in the third.

“I have been with the Chinese Women’s Hockey Team for nine years， and I feel something lost when I suddenly left them. Chinese got to say， ‘No grand banquet can last forever’. To be frankly， if I say what my regret can be， that is I am not ful#64257;lling my #64257;nal goal to bring the Team up to the top of the Olympic arena. However， during the nine years time， I have known so many good players， coaches， leaders and many Chinese people. Now wherever I am in， I can feel the enthusiasm and warmth of the Chinese people. The taxi drivers refuse to collect money from me. Every time I go playing golf， there is always someone to settle my bill without telling me. I am not a Guus Hiddink in Korea. I am Kim Chang-Kang of China. My love to my team members and the love to China will never change. Billions of Chinese and Korean’s recognition for my performance indeed touched me.” Kim said before his leaving.

I cannot stand it to be a rival of China， emotionally.

We have foreseen in the early days this moment of Kim’s leaving， but probably rooting from the deep feelings， many people even cannot accept the truth on the verge.

Some people said that Kim Chang-back’s leaving was because of money. However， Mr. Lei Jun， head of Handball， Hockey， Baseball and Softball Administration Center under the State General Administration of Sport of China told a story about him， “When the Wenchuan earthquake happened in May， Mr. Kim Chang-back discussed about this issue with leaders of the sports association for many times， and he hoped to donate something to the suffered. At that time， the leaders of Association also considered that Kim Chang-back was making money for his family with six people living in China， so we propose to allow him to donate just a little bit. However， Mr. Kim said very seriously， ‘I make money from the Chinese people， then when Chinese people are suffering， I am obliged to help them.’ In the end， he generously donated RMB 100，000 to the earthquake area.” According to his team member， Chen Zhaoxia， he need to make money for living of the 6 people in his family， this RMB 100，000 is mostly one-third of his savings.

After leaving， Kim Chang-back will attend a course conducted by International Hockey Federation for one year to ‘recharge’ on the advanced theory knowledge. Although there have been offers from another three national teams， including Korean Team. Kim Chang-back has not disclosed his future schedules， “Maybe I will back to coach Korean Team， and it is impossible to take over Korean national team in a short term. Emotionally， I cannot accept it to be a rival of China; after all， I have coached the team for so many years.”

“I have very deep feelings for Chinese Women’s Hockey Team. We have been together for 9 years， so I will not join any other team immediately...” Kim also admitted that he may become a rival of Chinese Women’s Hockey Team someday， “I thought that I would complete my coaching career in China and make a full stop. Now， it seems that it becomes impossible. And I believe Chinese Women’s Hockey Team will have a brighter future.”