Yoon Kyung-shin
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Yoon Kyung-Shin is a Korea
Korea
Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

n handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 player. He was voted World Player of the Year 2001
IHF World Player of the Year
-Men:-Women:-External links:* *...

 by the International Handball Federation
International Handball Federation
The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...

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Career

Yoon Kyung-Shin played for the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 club VfL Gummersbach
VfL Gummersbach
VfL Gummersbach is a team handball club from Germany. Currently, VfL Gummersbach competes in the German First League of Handball and the German Handball Cup.Gummersbach is one of the most successful team-handball club ever.-Accomplishments:...

 from 1996 to 2006, and for HSV Hamburg
HSV Handball
HSV Hamburg is a team handball club from Germany, locates in Hamburg. Currently, HSV Hamburg competes in the Bundesliga First Division. The full name in German is Handball Sport Verein Hamburg e.V. but the club is usually called HSV Handball, HSV Hamburg or just HSV.HSV Hamburg is the former...

 during the 2006-07 season. Managing 2908 career goals. he still is the Bundesliga
Bundesliga (handball)
The Handball-Bundesliga is the top German professional handball league. The league has been sponsored by Toyota since 2007 and therefore the league is called the Toyota Handball-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
1995 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1995 World Championship for men in team handball was the 14th World Handball Championship. It was held in Iceland.-Preliminary round:-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Group D:-Finals:-Final standings:# # # # # # # # # # # #...

 and 1997 World Championships
1997 World Men's Handball Championship
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He currently plays for Doosan Bears
Doosan Bears (handball team)
Doosan Bears Handball Team is a handball club based in Seoul, South Korea.- Honours :*South Korean Handball Festivals:**Winners : 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010- Current Squad:-External links:*...

, being with the club since his return to South Korea in 2008.
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