Kim Yeon-koung

Kim Yeon-Koung
Personal information
Full name	Kim Yeon-Koung
Nationality	South Korean
Born	26 February 1988 Ansan, South Korea
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Spike	321 cm (126 in)
Block	317 cm (125 in)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside Hitter
Current club	Fenerbahçe
Number	10
Career
Years Teams 2005-2009 2009-2011 2011– Heungkuk Life JT Marvelous Fenerbahçe
National team
2005- South Korea
Honours Women's volleyball Competitor for  South Korea Asian Games 2014 Incheon Team 2010 Guangzhou Team Asian Championship 2015 Tianjin Team 2011 Taipei Team 2013 Nakhon Ratchasima Team Asian Cup Championship 2010 Taicang Team

Kim Yeon-Koung (Hangul: 김연경; hanja: 金軟景 Korean pronunciation: [kimjʌnɡjʌŋ]; born 26 February 1988 in Ansan) is a South Korean female professional volleyball player. She currently plays for Turkish team Fenerbahçe.^[1] Kim signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe in 2011 after playing for Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders in South Korea and JT Marvelous in Japan. She re-signed another two-year extension with Fenerbahçe for the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.^[2]

Club career

• Cheonan Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (2005–2009)
  • Korean V-League winner (3): 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09
  • Korean V-League "MVP" (1): 2008
  • Korean V-League Finals "MVP" (3): 2006, 2007, 2009
• JT Marvelous (2009–2011)
  • Japanese V.League runner-up (1): 2009–10
  • Kurowashiki All Japan runner-up (1): 2009–10
  • Japan V.League "MVP" (1): 2011
  • Japan V.League "Best Scorer" (1): 2010
• Fenerbahçe (2011− )
  • CEV Women's Champions League
    • Champion (1): 2011–12
    • "MVP" (1): 2011–12
    • "Best Scorer" (1): 2011–12
  • Women's CEV Cup
    • Champion (1): 2013-14
    • Runners-up (1): 2012-13
    • "MVP" (1): 2013-14
    • "Best Scorer" (2): 2012-13, 2013-14
    • "Best Server" (2): 2012-13, 2013-14
    • "Best Spiker" (2): 2012-13, 2013-14
  • Turkish Women's Volleyball League
    • Champion (1): 2014-15
    • Runners-up (1): 2013-14
    • "MVP" (1): 2014-15
    • "Best Scorer" (2): 2013-14, 2014-15
    • "Best Spiker" (2): 2013-14, 2014-15
  • Turkish Cup
    • Champion (1): 2014-15
    • Runners-up (1): 2013-14
    • "MVP" (1): 2015
  • Turkish Super Cup
    • Champion (1): 2014-15
    • Runners-up (2): 2011, 2014
  • Gwardia Cup, Poland
    • "Best Scorer" (1): 2012-13

International career

South Korea women's national volleyball team

• 2009 FIVB World Grand Champions Cup
  • Personal: "Best Scorer"
• 2009 Asian Volleyball Championship
  • Personal: "Best Scorer"
• 2010 Asian Games
  • Team:
• 2010 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship
  • Team:
  • Personal: "Best Scorer"
  • Personal: "Best Spiker"
• 2011 Asian Volleyball Championship
  • Team:
  • Personal: "Best Scorer"
  • Personal: "Best Spiker"
• 2012 Summer Olympics
  • Personal: "MVP"^[3]
  • Personal: "Best Scorer"
• 2013 Asian Volleyball Championship
  • Team:
  • Personal: "Best Scorer"
  • Personal: "Best Server"
• 2014 Asian Games
  • Team:
• 2014 Asian Women's Cup Volleyball Championship
  • Team:
  • Personal: "Best Outside Spiker"
• 2015 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
  • Team:
  • Personal: "Best Outside Spiker"

References

1. "Fenerbahçe Universal Gücüne Güç Katıyor". fenerbahce.org. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
2. Three players signed new contracts
3. London 2012 @ fivb.org

External links

• EuroSport.com profile