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Kim Yeon Koung is a South Korean professional volleyball player and captain of the South Korean women’s international team. She is widely considered one of the best players in the world, with 35 national medals and more than 40 individual awards, both club and international.
Early age and education
Kim Yeon Koung was born on February 26, 1988, in Ansan, South Korea. From now on, she is 34 years and she is a citizen of South Korea.
Furthermore, he has the zodiac sign of Pisces and belongs to Asian ethnicity. She is the daughter of Kim Dong-Gil (father) and Lee Keum-Ok (mother).
Additionally, he has a sister named Kim Hye-Kyung. From a young age, Kim liked volleyball.
Caption: Kim Yeon Koung posing for a photo (Source: Instagram)
Talking about her academic career, she studied at Hanil Girls’ High School and nothing else is known about her studies except that she is a graduate.
Because he was less than 170 cm tall, he decided to quit volleyball and probably play soccer in high school.
Fortunately, she grew more than 20 cm and was able to play as an attacker during her three years at Hanil Girls’ High School.
Kim was selected for the South Korean national team in 2005 as a result of her excellent games and physical condition.
She made her international debut as the third best scorer in the World Grand Champions Cup.
She was then selected by Cheonan Heungkuk Life as the top pick in the first round of the V-League draft, where she began her professional volleyball career.
Kim Yeon Koung – Net worth 2023
Talking about his net worth, his net worth is estimated to be around $1.9 million. Apart from this, there is no information about the salary and income of him as of now.
Kim has also made some investments and has several business projects under his control.
Body measurements
He has fair skin, is 6 feet 4 inches tall, and weighs around 6 feet 7 inches. More than that, she has black hair with black eyes and wears the number 10 jersey.
Caption: Kim Yeon Koung’s body measurement (Source: Instagram)
Career and professional life
Kim Yeon Koung was a member of Heungkuk Life during his first professional season and won the Korean League.
She won several awards, including the “New Face Award”, “Regular Season MVP”, “Final Championship MVP”, “Best Scorer” and others.
He also competed at the 2006 World Championships and the 2006 Asian Games before fully recovering from surgery.
With Kim’s help, Heungkuk Life became the defending champion of the 2006-07 season.
For two years, the team was the first to qualify in the regular season and consistently won the finals. She was named MVP of both the regular season and the championship, as well as best captain.
Caption: Kim Yeon Koung playing volleyball with the South Korea women’s national volleyball team (Source: Instagram)
In the 2007-08 regular season, he led his team to first place and received the MVP award.
She became the first player in the Korean V-League in the 2008-09 season, scoring 2000 points and 2000 attack points.
Japanese V.Premier League (2009-2011)
Kim Yeon Koung has signed a contract with JT Marvelous to play in the Japanese V.Premier League. After the founding of KOVO in 2005, she became the first South Korean expert volleyball player to play abroad.
JT set records in 2009-2010 by winning 25 games and maintaining her as the leading attacking player.
Likewise, she was the top scorer of the regular season, scoring 696 points in total, making JT the winner of the regular season.
Additionally, she was instrumental in the National Team roster during the 2010 Asian Cup in September, where she was the best scorer and finisher.
She then competed at the 2010 World Championships, where her group finished in thirteenth place.
She was equally enthusiastic about the Grand Prix, Asian Championship and World Cup, and was the top scorer and attacker of the 2011 Asian Championship.
Fenerbahce (2011-2017)
José Roberto Guimares convinced Fenerbahçe’s group president to sign Kim for the 2011-12 season.
Despite her lack of recognition in Europe, José saw that Kim had the potential to become “probably the best player in the world.”
Kim Yeon Koung put in a standout performance in his first season in Europe, helping Fenerbahce win the CEV Champions League for the first time.
He gave one of the best and most incredible performances at the 2012 London Olympics.
He demonstrated exceptional execution against the Netherlands during the 2016 Olympic World Qualification Tournament, helping Korea win.
Chinese Super League and V.League
Kim Yeon Koung moved to Shanghai after ending his contract with Fenerbahce, where he had been for more than six seasons.
He also led Shanghai to first place in the 2017-18 regular season, the first time the team had done so in 17 years.
He returned to Türkiye after a year in the Chinese League and signed a two-year contract with Eczacba. The team won the Turkish Cup and the Super Cup for the first time in seven years.
She took over as Eczacba’s new captain for the 2019-20 season, replacing Jordan Larson. He signed a contract with Shanghai, China, in 2021 and currently plays for Shanghai.
Kim owns a South Korean youth sports development club and is also involved in several charities. He has appeared in several South Korean reality shows and television series as a guest star.
Awards and nominations
Kim Yeon Koung was recognized with various recognitions and awards, including ‘New Face Award’, ‘Regular Season MVP’, ‘Final Championship MVP’, ‘Best Scorer’ and others.
Kim Yeon Koung has also been nominated for the Battling Spirit Award and ‘Best 6’. He also received a silver medal, which was the first prize at the 2010 Asian Games.
civil status
For now, Kim Yeon Koung is single and unmarried. Furthermore, he has not yet revealed his personal information in public and is focusing on his career. And Kim is not involved in any controversies or rumors so far.
Kim Yeon Koung – Social networks
On his Instagram page he has more than 1.7 million followers. Likewise, there are more than 13.9k followers and on Twitter there are more than 204.6k followers.
Furthermore, he has a YouTube channel whose name is ‘식빵언니 김연경 Bread Unnie’ where he has more than 1.33 million subscribers.
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