Yoon Kyung-shin
South Korean handball player (born 1973)
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Yoon Kyung-shin (Korean: 윤경신; born 7 July 1973) is a South Korean handball manager and former player.
Seoul, South Korea
| Yoon Kyung-shin | |||
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Yoon with HSV Hamburg in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
7 July 1973 Seoul, South Korea | ||
| 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 | |||
Playing career
Yoon Kyung-shin played in the German league 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. At the 1995 World Championship he broke the record for most non-penalty goals at a world championship with 70.[2] He was South Korean flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Honours
Player
HSV Hamburg
- DHB-Supercup: 2006
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup: 2006–07
Doosan Handball
South Korea
Individual
- IHF World Player of the Year: 2001[1]
- Summer Olympics top goalscorer: 2004[5]
- World Championship top goalscorer: 1993, 1995, 1997[6][7][8]
- World Championship All-Star Team: 1995, 2001[9][10]
- Handball-Bundesliga top goalscorer: 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2001–02, 2003–04, 2006–07[11]
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup top goalscorer: 2006–07[12]
Manager
Doosan Handball
- Handball Korea League: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018–19, 2019–20
Individual
- Handball Korea League Best Manager: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018–19, 2019–20[4]
Personal
His younger brother Yoon Kyung-min was also a handball player.
