Yoon Kyung-shin | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Seoul, South Korea | 7 July 1973||
Nationality | South Korean | ||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Right back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Doosan Handball (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Team | |||
Kyung Hee University | |||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
1996–2006 | VfL Gummersbach | ||
2006–2008 | HSV Hamburg | ||
2008–2011 | Doosan Handball | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | ||
1990–2012 | South Korea | ||
Teams managed | |||
2013– | Doosan Handball | ||
2015–2016 | South Korea | ||
Medal record |
Yoon Kyung-shin | |
Hangul | 윤경신 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Yun Gyeong-shin |
McCune–Reischauer | Yun Kyŏngsin |
Yoon Kyung-shin (born July 7, 1973) is a South Korean handball manager and former player.
Yoon Kyung-shin could play in German Handball-Bundesliga through his outstanding performances in World Championships. He played for VfL Gummersbach from 1996 to 2006, and for HSV Hamburg from 2006 to 2008. He became the top goalscorer of the Bundesliga seven times, and is currently the second highest scoring player of Bundesliga with 2,905 goals. He was also voted the World Player of the Year by the International Handball Federation (IHF) in 2001.[1]
He played more than 260 games for the South Korea national handball team, and was top goalscorer at three World Championships and one Summer Olympics. He was South Korean flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
HSV Hamburg
Doosan Handball
South Korea
Individual
Records
Doosan Handball
Individual
His younger brother Yoon Kyung-min was also a handball player.