Yoon Kyung-shin (Korean윤경신; born July 7, 1973) is a South Korean handball manager and former player.

Yoon Kyung-shin
Yoon with HSV Hamburg in 2007
Personal information
Born (1973-07-07) 7 July 1973 (age 51)
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
Representing  South Korea
Men's handball
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 1990 Beijing
Gold medal – first place 1994 Hiroshima
Gold medal – first place 1998 Bangkok
Gold medal – first place 2002 Busan
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou
Asian Championship
Gold medal – first place 1993 Manama
Gold medal – first place 2000 Kumamoto
Gold medal – first place 2010 Beirut
Gold medal – first place 2012 Jeddah
Silver medal – second place 1995 Kuwait City
Yoon Kyung-shin
Hangul
윤경신
Hanja
尹京信
Revised RomanizationYun Gyeongsin
McCune–ReischauerYun Kyŏngsin

Playing career

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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. He was South Korean flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Honours

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Player

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HSV Hamburg

Doosan Handball

South Korea

Individual

Manager

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Doosan Handball

Individual

Personal

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His younger brother Yoon Kyung-min was also a handball player.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Previous World Handball Players". IHF. 22 June 2009. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009.
  2. ^ "Yoon Kyung-shin profile" (in Korean). Korea Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  3. ^ a b "HKL history" (in Korean). Korea Handball Federation. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  4. ^ "Athens 2004 - Handball, p. 470" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  5. ^ "1993 Men Indoor SWE" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  6. ^ "1995 Men Indoor ISL" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  7. ^ "1997 Men Indoor JPN" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  8. ^ "Geir í úrvalslið HM". mbl.is (in Icelandic). 23 May 1995. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Lovgren élu meilleur joueur du Mondial" (in French). Handzone. 4 February 2001. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  10. ^ "Die Torschützenkönige der 1.Bundesliga Männer". bundesligainfo.de (in German). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  11. ^ "2006/07 Men's Cup Winners' Cup - Top Scorers". EHF. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   South Korea
London 2012
Succeeded by