Yoon Kyung-shin
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| Personal information | |||
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| Born | July 7, 1973 South Korea | ||
| Nationality |  South Korea | ||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Weight | 95kg | ||
| Playing position | Right Back | ||
| Nickname | Nick | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Doosan Handball Club | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Kyung Hee University | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1996-2006 2006-2008 2008-2011 |  VfL Gummersbach HSV Hamburg Doosan | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| 1992-2012 | South Korea | ||
Medal record
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| 1 National team caps and goals correct as of 7 August 2012 | |||
| Yoon Kyung-shin | |
| Hangul | 윤경신 |
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| Hanja | 尹京信 |
| Revised Romanization | Yun Gyeong-shin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yun Kyŏngsin |
Yoon Kyung-Shin (born July 7, 1973 in Seoul) is a Korean handball player. He was voted World Player of the Year 2001 by the International Handball Federation.[1] He's 2.04 m tall.
Career
Yoon Kyung-Shin played for the German club VfL Gummersbach from 1996 to 2006, and for HSV Hamburg during the 2006-07 season. Managing 2908 career goals, he still is the Bundesliga's highest scoring player ever and was the league's top scorer in 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2007.
He has played more than 260 games for the South Korea national handball team, and was top scorer at the 1995 and 1997 World Championships.
He currently plays for Doosan Bears, being with the club since his return to South Korea in 2008. He was South Korean flag bearer at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
References
- ↑ Previous World Handball Players (Retrieved on January 26, 2008)
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| Preceded by Jang Sung-Ho |
Flagbearer for South Korea London 2012 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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