Thailand Volleyball Coach Park Takes Mongolia Club Role
Thailand men's national volleyball coach Park Ki-won has signed with Mongolia's MegaStars Volleyball Club for the 2026-2027 season while on break from his national team duties. The South Korean coach, a two-time Olympian with decades of professional and international coaching experience, will lead the Mongolian club while remaining under contract with the Thai national team.
Mongolia's MegaStars Volleyball Club has announced the signing of Park Ki-won, head coach of Thailand's men's national volleyball team, to lead the team in the upcoming 2026-2027 Mongolia Volleyball National League season.
Park Ki-won is a highly experienced figure in international volleyball. As a player, he represented South Korea at two Olympic Games (1972 and 1976) and won Asian Games gold in Bangkok in 1978. After retiring, he began his coaching career in Italy in 1982, spending 21 years in the Italian professional league until 2003 before moving to national team roles. He first coached Iran's men's team from 2002-2005, guiding them to bronze at the 2002 Asian Games and 2003 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship. He then returned to coach South Korea's men's team from 2011-2014, winning the 2014 Asian Cup and Asian Games bronze, before taking the helm of Thailand's men's national team from 2023-2026.
MegaStars stated that with Park's extensive experience coaching both professional clubs and national teams internationally, they hope he will bring his knowledge and expertise to elevate the team, set a new direction, and achieve shared goals in the coming season.
Reports indicate that Park remains under contract with Thailand's men's national volleyball team and is using his break from the national team program to take on this club coaching role in Mongolia.
