Kim Yeon-koung
- January 5, 2024
- Volleyball Player
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Kim Yeon-koung |
| Occupation | Volleyball Player |
| Date Of Birth | Feb 26, 1988(1988-02-26) |
| Age | 36 |
| Birthplace | South Korea |
| Country | South Korea |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Kim Yeon-koung Biography
| Name | Kim Yeon-koung |
| Birthday | Feb 26 |
| Birth Year | 1988 |
| Place Of Birth | South Korea |
| Birth Country | South Korea |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
| Parents | Lee Keum-ok, Kim Dong-gil |
| Siblings | Kim Hye-kyung |
Kim Yeon-koung is one of the most popular and richest Volleyball Player who was born on February 26, 1988 in South Korea, South Korea. Professional volleyball player who has medaled for South Korea at numerous tournaments, including the 2014 Asian Games, where she took home the gold. At the club level, she has won titles with JT Marvelous, Fenerbahçe and the Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders.
She has played alongside Eda Erdem Dundar on the Turkish club Fenerbahçe.
Kim is considered to be the best player of the Korean since playing for the National Team since 2005, topping the score and attack statistics leaderboard in almost every single game. It is a known tactic among coaches to only focus on stopping Kim when playing against Korea, as she is their main and almost only scorer.
Kim signed a contract to play overseas in the Japanese V.Premier League with JT Marvelous, becoming South Korea’s first professional volleyball player to play overseas after KOVO was founded in 2005. Heungkuk Life and JT Marvelous agreed on a two-year loan agreement for the player with the possibility of a one-year extension negotiated after the first season.
She has a sister named Kim Hye-kyung.
Kim Yeon-koung Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Volleyball Player |
| House | Living in own house. |
Kim Yeon-koung is one of the richest Volleyball Player from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kim Yeon- koung 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
She made her professional debut for Heungkuk Life in 2005.
She has earned MVP honors while competing in Women’s CEV Cup, CEV Women’s Champions League, the Summer Olympics and more.
Kim Yeon-koung (Korean: 김연경 ; Hanja: 金軟景 ; RR: Kim Yeon-gyeong, Korean pronunciation: [kim.jʌngjʌŋ] ; born 26 February 1988 in Ansan) is a South Korean female professional volleyball player and a member of the FIVB Athletes’ Commission. She is the outside hitter and captain of the South Korean National Team, and currently plays for Eczacıbaşı VitrA.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6′ 4″ |
| Weight | 161 lbs |
Kim Yeon-koung height 6′ 4″ Kim weight 161 lbs & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Kim Yeon-koung Dating?
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While she contributed to her team finishing 1st place in the 2007–08 regular season, thus receiving the MVP, her team was defeated by GS Caltex in the finals. She finished the season with the highest success rate yet of 47.59%, becoming best spiker of the league for three consecutive seasons. She received another knee surgery soon after, forcing her to miss the Olympic Qualification for the Beijing Olympics. South Korea was not qualified as a result.
Facts & Trivia
Kim Ranked on the list of most popular Volleyball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in South Korea. Kim Yeon-koung celebrates birthday on February 26 of every year.
With Kim as the main attacking weapon of the team, JT, which were ninth out of 10 teams in the previous season, achieved a miraculous record in the 2009–10 regular season with a winning streak for 25 games, which is second highest record after NEC Red Rockets’s 31 winning streak in 2001. Kim was best scorer of the regular season with 696 points in total, leading JT to end first place in the regular season. In the championship final, the team suffered a stunning loss against Toray Arrows. Kim was voted for the ‘Fighting Spirit Award’ and ‘Best 6’.
What is Kim Yeon-koung doing now?
Korean volleyball legend and former captain of the women’s national volleyball team Kim Yeon-koung has signed a one-year, 700-million-won ($542,000) deal to rejoin the Incheon Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders in the domestic V-league.
How is Kim Yeon-koung so tall?
6′ 4″
How old is Kim Yeon-koung?
34 years (February 26, 1988)
Who is Kim Yeon-koung sister?
Kim Hye-kyung
Who is the highest paid Korean volleyball player?
An article published in a sports magazine during London Olympics stated that Kim was the highest-paid female volleyball player globally. It was received that she earned around $1 million.