Kim Yeon-koung

Kim Yeon-koung (Korean: 김연경; Hanja: 金軟景; RR: Kim Yeon-gyeong, Korean pronunciation: [kim.jʌngjʌŋ]; born 26 February 1988) is a South Korean professional volleyball player and a former member of the FIVB Athletes' Commission. She is an outside hitter and the former captain of the South Korean National Team. She announced her retirement from the national team in August 2021.[8]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Yeon-koung
Kim in 2014 Grand Prix
Personal information
NicknameYaki,[1] Bread Unnie (식빵언니),[2] The God,[3] Asian Gamova,[4] Volleyball Empress/Emperor(배구여제/황제)[5][6]
NationalitySouth Korean
Born (1988-02-26) 26 February 1988
Ansan, South Korea
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Spike330 cm (130 in)
Block320 cm (130 in)
Volleyball information
PositionOutside hitter
Number10 (national team), 10 (club)
Career
YearsTeams
2005–2009
2009–2011
2011–2017
2017–2018
2018–2020
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–		South Korea Heungkuk Life
Japan JT Marvelous
Turkey Fenerbahçe
China Shanghai
Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA
South Korea Heungkuk Life
China Shanghai
South Korea Heungkuk Life
National team
2005–2021 South Korea
Honours
Women's volleyball
Representing  South Korea
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2014 Incheon
Silver medal – second place2010 Guangzhou
Bronze medal – third place2018 Jakarta-Palembang
Asian Championship
Silver medal – second place2015 Tianjin
Bronze medal – third place2011 Taipei
Bronze medal – third place2013 Nakhon Ratchasima
Bronze medal – third place2017 Metro Manila
Bronze medal – third place2019 Seoul
Asian Cup
Silver medal – second place2014 Shenzhen
Bronze medal – third place2010 Taicang
Last updated: June 2020
Kim Yeon-koung
Hangul
김연경
Hanja
Revised RomanizationGim Yeongyeong
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngyŏng
Kim Yeon-koung
YouTube information
Channel
LocationSouth Korea
Years active2019 – present
Subscribers1.23 million[7]
Total views89,452,746[7]
Contents are inKorean
100,000 subscribers
1,000,000 subscribers2021
Last updated: October 28, 2023

Kim signed a three-year contract with Fenerbahçe in 2011 after playing for Heungkuk Life in South Korea for four seasons and JT Marvelous in Japan for two seasons. She signed another two-year extension with Fenerbahçe and extended it for another season in 2016. She spent the 2017–18 season in the Chinese Volleyball league and came back to Turkey in the following year with Eczacıbaşı VitrA.

Despite South Korea finishing in 4th place, Kim was the Most Valuable Player and Best Scorer at the 2012 London Olympics, where she set the Olympic record for most points scored (207), topping the previous record of 204 points by Yekaterina Gamova at the 2004 Olympics in Athens.[9]

Kim is the first player in the history of Asian volleyball to receive an MVP award in the CEV Women's Champions League.[10]

Kim is the first player to have four entries in the list of those to have scored 30 points or more in a single Olympic Games match in volleyball.[11]

Career

Before professional debut (–2005)

Kim Yeon-Koung was born in Ansan and started volleyball in 4th grade, initially inspired by her oldest sister who was a volleyball player. In middle school, because she was less than 170 cm (5'7"), she considered quitting volleyball and becoming a soccer player. Fortunately, during her three years at Hanil Women's High School,[12] she grew more than 20 cm, and moved her position to an outsider hitter from her initial position of a setter and libero.

She received the spotlight of the Korean media due to her outstanding physical condition and performance in the high school stage. As a result, she was selected in the national team in 2005. She made her international debut at the World Grand Champions Cup, where she ranked as 3rd best scorer.[13] Afterwards, she was selected as the first choice in the first round of the V-League draft by the Cheonan Heungkuk Life, where she started her professional volleyball career.

Korean V-League (2005–2009)
Kim Yeon-Koung playing for Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders in the 2005-06 season.

During her first professional season, Kim contributed to Heungkuk Life becoming the champions of the Korean League. She received every award available, including the 'New Face Award', 'Regular Season MVP', 'Final Championship MVP', 'Best Scorer', 'Best Spiker', and 'Best Server'. However, she had to receive surgery in her right knee afterwards. Before fully recovering from the surgery, she participated in the 2006 World Championship and 2006 Asian Games. Mid-competition, she suffered from serious foot pain as an aftereffect of the surgery.[14]

Heungkuk Life became the reigning champion of the 2006–07 season with the help of Kim. The team achieved the feat of being 1st place in the regular season and winning the finals for two years in a row. Kim was selected as the MVP for both the regular season and championship and was also the best spiker of the regular season. Immediately afterward, she again received articular cartilage surgery. After a few months of recovery, she participated in the World Cup and played full-time.

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 the 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.

In the 2008–09 season, she became the first female player of the Korean V-League with the record of scoring 2000 points and 2000 attack points. Despite her ground-breaking performance, Heungkuk Life had a difficult season with the replacement of head coach Hyeon-Ju Hwang, finishing 3rd for the regular season. However, the team had a successful post-season performance and won the final championship against GS Caltex. Kim's outstanding performance led to her claiming her third MVP title.

Japanese V.Premier League (2009–2011)

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.[15]

"We had been discussing a move for her since last year. We didn't think about Italy, but we contacted three other Japanese teams, including Toray Arrows, last season's champion," the Pink Spiders official Kim Hyun-do said at press conference. "JT Marvelous failed to find good import players last season, so it was the most active team seeking to sign Kim. In addition, the Marvelous promised that it will support her bid to play for Korea's national team. Though we can't announce her annual salary, the deal is worth more than $300,000," added the official.

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.[16] Kim was voted for the 'Fighting Spirit Award' and 'Best 6'.

During the off-season, Kim participated in the KOVO Cup in August as she was still registered for Heungkuk Life, and she led the team to victory as MVP. In September, she was part of the national team roster during the 2010 Asian Cup and became best scorer and best spiker of the tournament. Then she played at the 2010 World Championship where the team finished 13th place and 2010 Asian Games, winning a silver medal, the first medal in her career.

Despite Heungkuk Life's faltering results since Kim left, the team agreed on a loan deal with JT to let Kim play for another year, guaranteeing top-level treatment.[17] She again led her team to becoming first place of 2010–11 regular season. Due to the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake, V.Premier League ended early. JT Marvelous assumed the champion title as a result and Kim was named MVP and 'Best 6'. JT Marvelous also became the champions of the Kurowashiki Tournament, and Kim was again voted as 'Best 6'. She then participated in the Grand Prix, Asian Championship, and World Cup. She was the best scorer and best spiker of the 2011 Asian Championship.

Contract dispute with Heungkuk Life

After the 2012 London Olympics, Kim had a dispute over her Free Agent Status with her previous Korean team Heungkuk Life. Kim and her agency claimed that she was a free agent, while Heungkuk claimed that she was still tied to the club as a player on loan, citing that she played in the Korean League for four seasons, two seasons short of the qualification as stipulated by the Korea Volleyball Association regulations. Kim countered that she had completed all six seasons with Heungkuk, noting that she played four seasons in Korea, two on loan at JT Marvelous and one on loan at Fenerbahçe.[18]

Despite repeated attempts, the two sides failed to come to an agreement on Kim's status. Another spark started in 2013 when Heungkuk sent the official document explaining the issues between Kim and the team to the association, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Korea Sports Council and Korean Volleyball Federation. In that document, Heungkuk accused Kim of mispresenting the truth and using false arguments.

" Kim and her agent asked some politicians to change the rules relaying on her fans. When that didn't work well, she insisted that she was a FA player by mentioning FIVB rules. She'd better stop abusing her popularity and thinking of herself as a privileged player. She should try to solve this problem under the right principles and rules as soon as possible."[19]

Kim and her agent hit back by saying the document had libelous statements and called it improper while both sides were still trying to solve the problem. They also explained that her contract with Heungkuk was terminated on 30 June 2012.

"So she freely signed the contract with Fenerbahce on July 6, 2012. If she really broke the rules in July last year, KVA and KOVO must hold a committee meeting to determine punishment and announce the result. But Heungkuk solely sent the document condemning her to official organizations without following the correct procedures. She didn't extend her contract with Heungkuk because she didn't want to belong to them anymore. I wonder on what legal basis Heungkuk can claim Kim is on the team like their own property."

At a news conference, Kim threatened to retire from the national team if her questions were not answered. Kim made three major demands for Heungkuk, KVA and KOVO: to inquire anew to FIVB whether she has a team she originally belongs to; answer her request for issuance of an agreement of consent on her international transfer she submitted; and answer her appeal against the July 2 public disclosure of her as a "player who randomly bolted her team."

"If I don't receive specific answers to my appeals to the Korea Volleyball Association and the Korea Volleyball Federation, I will not only end my career in the domestic professional league but also retire from the national team."[20]

On September 6, 2013, FIVB sent documents with its final decision on the issue to KVA, Heungkuk, Fenerbahçe and the Turkish Federation. The essence of the decision is the following:[21]

  1. The Korean Club is the Player's Club of Origin for the 2013/2014 season.
  2. The total amount of transfer fee(s) in favor of the Korean Club and the KVA for the transfer of the Player to the Turkish Club for the 2013/2014 season shall not exceed EUR 228,750. The Player's transfer to the Turkish Club shall not be subject to any other or further restrictions of any kind.
  3. After the 2013/2014 season the Player shall be deemed to have no Club of Origin, unless a valid employment contract is signed between the Player and any Korean Club in accordance with the FIVB Regulations.

FIVB explained that a local free agent rule of KOVO can not be applied to an international transfer, and in the case of the latter, FIVB regulations should be respected. If a Korean club has no proper contract with a specific expiration date, a player can freely sign with other clubs abroad regardless of free agent status. Heungkuk protested this decision, saying Fenerbahçe had lobbied FIVB to decide in favor of them. Kim's agency Inspokorea hit back on the alleged unofficial lobbying in a statement, urging Heungkuk to respect FIVB's decision.[22]

Fenerbahçe (2011–2017)

José Roberto Guimarães persuaded the team president to bring Kim to Fenerbahçe for the 2011-12 season. He later recalls that he saw potential in her to become "one of the best players in the world" despite being relatively unknown in Europe.[23]

She showed a phenomenal performance in her first season playing in Europe, as she helped Fenerbahçe claim their first CEV Champions League champion title. She was awarded best scorer and MVP of the tournament, and was first in both serving and attacking as well.[24][25]

After her performance against Dinamo Kazan, Alexandre Jioshvili said in an interview with L'Équipe that Kim was the "future Michael Jordan of volleyball", with great skills in both offense and defense.[26]

According to FIVB, she was regarded as the best volleyball player in the world by multiple journalists and coaches alike. One of the journalists asked Kim's opinion on who she considered second best after herself, who is "considered the best attacker in the world."[27] At London 2012, she continued her ground-breaking performance. During the game against Serbia, Kim scored 34 points single-handedly, while her teammates scored 36 points in total. Zoran Terzić reflected that the team had "a lot of problems to make blocks and defend against her," who is "one of the best players in the world, no doubts about it."[28]

For the rest of the tournament, she continued her scoring streak, showing notable performances in the game against Brazil in the preliminary round where Korea won 3-0, and semi-finals against Italy where Korea won 3-1. Korea lost to Japan in the final Bronze Medal Match, despite Kim scoring 22 points with a 47.22% efficiency rate. She was selected as Most Valuable Player of the tournament, becoming the 3rd MVP with no medal after Cintha Boersma and Barbara Jelic. After being named as the MVP of the 2012 London Olympics, Kim was also selected as one of the FIVB Heroes, which is an official campaign of the FIVB to raise awareness about the players' athletic achievements and to increase the worldwide interest in the sport.

Kim had a difficult time in the 2012–13 season due to her dispute with former team Heungkuk Life and her physical injuries. She decided not to have surgery for her right knee after tearing her meniscus during the match against Brazil in the Olympics. Despite such hardships, she was at the top of the statistical leaderboard in terms of scoring, attacking, and serving in the 2013 CEV Cup, continuing to show top performance. The team ultimately lost against Muszyna in the finals. Fenerbahçe finished 4th place for the Turkish League as well, and this became the only season of Kim's professional volleyball life where she finished without winning a single cup. She then participated in the 2013 Asian Championship where she was best scorer and best server.

Kim Yeon-koung at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix in Hwaseong Stadium

In the 2014 World Grand Prix, Kim topped the best score record of the tournament by scoring 42 points in the game against Russia, where South Korea won 3-1. During this tournament, Giovanni Guidetti hailed Kim as the world's best.

"I think Kim Yeon-koung is the best player in the world. I have not seen anyone like her in the last 30 years."[29]

In 2016, Kim was selected as a member of the FIVB Athletes' Commission,[30] which is a group that works as a "link between volleyball players and FIVB". According to FIVB , Kim, being an "MVP at the 2012 London Olympic Game, is a fan's favourite all around the world," thus confirmed by the organization as a member of the Athletes Commission.[31]

During the 2016 Olympic World Qualification Tournament, Kim showed outstanding performance against Netherlands, helping Korea win 3-0. Netherlands head coach Giovanni Guidetti was left in awe, just like two years ago.

"Kim Yeon-koung is something special. I have never seen anything like that in my 20 years in volleyball. We all know she is special, but that was really something."[32]

Kim was selected as best outside spiker of the tournament. At the actual Olympic Tournament two months later, the team finished in 5th place after losing to the Netherlands in the semi-finals. Contrary to her original plans of quitting the National Team after Rio, she said in an interview that she was willing to continue until Tokyo 2020.

Chinese Super League (2017–2018)

Kim ended her contract with Fenerbahçe where she had spent the past six seasons, and moved to Shanghai. She led Shanghai to first place for the 2017-18 regular season, a feat achieved in 17 years for the team. After finishing runners-up in the finals, she received the Best Foreign Player Award.

Eczacıbaşı (2018–2020)

After one year in the Chinese League, she returned to Turkey and made a two year contract with Eczacıbaşı. The team won the Turkish Cup for the first time in seven years, as well as the Super Cup. For the 2019-20 season, she became the new captain of Eczacıbaşı, filling in Jordan Larson's place.[33]

Kim played a decisive role in securing a ticket to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in the Asian Continental Qualifiers held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The exhaustion built up from the Turkish League had led to abdominal pain during the match against Kazakhstan in the pool stage. She was diagnosed with a torn abdominal muscle and missed the semifinal match against Chinese Taipei. However, the captain reappeared in the final match against Thailand and was brilliant in the win that secured a Tokyo berth to her team. After the game, she admitted that she did not feel well and that she played after previously taking painkillers.[34]

After Kim's contract ended with Eczacıbaşı, various media sources reported on the possibility of her going to Beijing, or returning to Korea in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.[35]

V-League (2021)

In 2021, Kim Yeon-kyung signed a contract with Shanghai, China, where she shared the 2017-2018 season.[36]

Player profile

Kim is considered to be the best player of Korea 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.

  • José Roberto Guimarães: Kim Yeon-koung is one of the best spikers in the world. It's very difficult to stop her. She's a wonderful player.[37]
  • José Roberto Guimarães: She is a player who understands the game. She helps others. Although she is the best attacker in the world, the most complete, she is not arrogant. She is a player who is a team. She gets along with everyone, everyone likes it. It must be good to play with her. [38]
  • Zoran Terzić: We focused only on blocking Kim Yeon-Koung and cared less about the other aspects.[39]
  • Giovanni Guidetti: She scores like a diagonal, she receives, digs like a libero, she serves like a machine, she blocks like a middle blocker and what's more important is that she gives incredible energy to her teammates. She is really something extraordinary.[40]
  • Giovanni Guidetti: Body of Russia, power of United States, the technique like Korean and quickness of Brazil all in one player. She is the best player in the world for sure.[41]
  • Massimo Barbolini: Obviously with a player like Kim, number 10, who is one of the best players in the world(...)[42]
  • Lang Ping: The Korean team is also worth noticing thanks to the existence of Kim Yeon-Koung. The whole team plays well and Kim makes them even stronger. I think now she is already one of the best hitters in the world and she can also boost her teammates’ performance on the court. As an Asian player, she has had very successful spells in the Turkish League. That’s not easy, because the European players are physically stronger than the Asians. But Kim made it, and I think her experience in Europe demonstrated how strong she is.[43]
  • Stefano Lavarini: There are great players and great leaders. Kim is all in one. She’s one of the best outside hitters in the world and also a really charismatic leader. All the players believe in her and she believes in what they can accomplish and takes them to places they don’t expect to reach.[44]

Injuries

Kim has suffered from various injuries throughout her athletic career and has had four knee surgeries alone during 2006 to 2009 while playing for Heungkuk Life.

In 2012, she tore her right meniscus during the preliminary game against Brazil during the 2012 London Olympics which was worsened when failing to land properly during the quarterfinals against Italy. Ahead of the 2012-2013 season, Kim decided to push through with only rehabilitation and not receive surgery despite various health checks that advised her to.[45]

In 2014, Kim broke her toenail whilst training, forcing her to miss a game against Eczacibasi VitrA ahead of playing the 100th game for Fenerbahce.[46]

In 2020, during the game against Kazakhstan in the Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament, she suffered from an abdominal injury.[47] After receiving treatment from a local hospital, she played during the finals against Head Coach Stefano Lavarini's advice. Due to a worsened injury, she has to miss at least a month of the 2019-2020 season playing for Eczacibasi due to rehabilitation.[48]

In 2021, during the second game against Hwaseong IBK Altos, she sustained a thumb injury on her right hand while blocking but continued to play after receiving treatment. During the third game against Hwaseong IBK Altos, Coach Park Mihee of Pink Spiders' said in a pre-match interview that Kim herself decided to play with a taped hand. She also played with a taped hand in the championship game against GS Caltex Seoul KIXX.[49]

Personal life

Youth sports academy

She is dedicated in youth sports development and runs a sports academy and multiple charity activities under her name. "I wanted to give back all the goodness that volleyball has given me. As time went by, I realized the importance of youth sports, since children who participate in sports activities become more sociable and healthy individuals," she said.[50]

Social media

Kim created her YouTube channel on the 14th of July 2019 where she frequently posts videos to share her daily life with her fans. As of October 2021, Kim has over 1,400,000 subscribers with over 75 million views.

Kim is the first volleyball player to achieve more than 1 million subscribers on Youtube.[51]

Kim also currently has over one million followers on Instagram, making her one of the most followed volleyball players in the whole world.[52]

Club career
Name of the Club Years League Career
South Korea Cheonan Heungkuk Life 2005–2009 Champion (3), Runners-up (1)
Japan JT Marvelous 2009–2011 Champion (1), Runners-up (1)
Turkey Fenerbahçe 2011–2017 Champion (2), Runners-up (2)
China Shanghai Guohua Life 2017–2018 Runners-up (1)
Turkey Eczacıbaşı VitrA 2018–2020 Runners-up (1)
South Korea Heungkuk Life 2020-2021 Runners-up (1)
China Shanghai Guohua Life 2021-2022 Third place (1)
South Korea Heungkuk Life 2022-2023 Champion (1)

Worldwide Competitions

FIVB Volleyball Club World Championship

Continental competitions

CEV Champions League

CEV Cup

Domestic leagues

South Korea Korean V-League

Japan Japanese V.Premier League

Turkey Turkish League

China Chinese Super League

Domestic competitions

South Korea KOVO Cup

Japan Kurowashiki All Japan Volleyball Tournament

South Korea/Japan Korea-Japan Top Match

Turkey Turkish Volleyball Cup

Turkey Turkish Super Cup

Individual awards

National team career

Junior team

Worldwide competitions

Continental competitions

Individual awards

The following were Not Awarded:

The following were Awarded:

Additional awards
  • 2009 DongA Sports – "Grand Prize in Professional Volleyball"
  • 2012 MBN Women's Sports Category – "May MVP"
  • 2017 Korean National Council of Women – "Woman of the Year"[62]
  • 2017 Brand of the Year Korea – "Athlete of the Year"
  • 2020 MBN Women's Sport - "Grand Prize" [63]
  • 2021 Pony Chung Foundation - "Young Leader Award"[64]
  • 2021 Korea National Brand Award Grand Prize – "Sports Sector"[65]
  • 19th Citi-YWCA Korean Women's Leadership Award – "Special Award" (2021)[66]

Career statistics

League (regular season and finals)
Team Season League Played Points Serve Reception Attack Block
M S Tot per set Ace per set Tot Err Exc Pos% Exc% Eff Tot Err Blk Exc Exc% Eff Pts per set
Heungkuk Life 2005–06 Korean V-League 33 128 910 7.11 48 0.38 559 16 360 – 64.4% 0.62 1627 142 58 646 39.7% 0.27 40 0.31
2006–07 27 106 679 6.41 34 0.32 571 16 332 – 58.1% 0.55 1183 75 44 532 45.0% 0.35 43 0.41
2007–08 32 119 751 6.31 26 0.22 693 18 425 – 61.3% 0.59 1329 103 48 621 46.7% 0.35 37 0.31
2008–09 34 142 826 5.82 53 0.37 868 13 522 – 60.1% 0.59 1469 101 54 703 47.9% 0.37 70 0.49
JT Marvelous 2009–10 V.Premier League 32 116 805 6.94 20 0.17 731 – 435 – 59.5% – 1553 104 – 732 47.1% – 53 0.46
2010–11 22 77 471 6.12 17 0.22 437 – 314 – 71.9% – 849 75 – 425 50.1% – 29 0.38
Fenerbahçe 2013–14[67] Turkish League 27 93 474 5.10 48 0.52 501 42 180 59.3% 35.9% 0.28 846 69 31 394 46.6% 0.35 32 0.34
2014–15[68] 23 77 435 5.65 60 0.78 399 46 124 50.6% 31.1% 0.20 744 62 25 336 45.2% 0.33 39 0.51
2015–16[69] 19 71 329 4.63 16 0.23 410 23 131 53.9% 32.0% 0.26 662 24 30 289 43.7% 0.30 24 0.34
2016–17[70] 23 81 367 4.53 31 0.38 421 45 98 51.1% 23.3% 0.13 676 54 22 308 45.6% 0.34 28 0.35
Shanghai 2017–18[71] Chinese League 28 108 573 5.31 44 0.40 450 11 382 – 84.9% 0.82 954 117 – 487 51.0% – 42 0.39
Eczacıbaşı 2018–19[72] Turkish League 26 83 305 3.67 15 0.18 452 25 121 53.5% 26.8% 0.21 642 41 35 266 41.4% 0.30 24 0.29
2019–20[73] 7 25 99 3.96 9 0.36 106 5 21 48.1% 19.8% 0.09 184 13 10 81 44.0% 0.32 9 0.36

Domestic cups and regional competitions
Team Season League Played Points Serve Reception Attack Block
M S Tot per set Ace per set Tot Err Exc Pos% Exc% Tot Err Blk Exc Exc% Eff Pts per set
Heungkuk Life 2009–10 KOVO Cup 3 11 78 7.09 8 0.73 42 1 23 – 54.8% 120 10 4 61 50.8% 0.39 9 0.82
JT Marvelous 2010-11 Kurowashiki Tournament 3 11 80 7.27 2 0.18 62 - 50 - 80.6% 144 12 - 71 49.3% 0.41 7 0.64
Fenerbahçe 2011–12 Turkish Super Cup
Champions League[74] 12 40 228 5.70 18 0.45 85 13 34 64.8% 40.0% 409 43 15 193 47.2% 0.33 17 0.42
Season Total
2012–13 Turkish Cup
CEV Cup[75] 8 30 182 6.07 14 0.47 125 9 54 62.4% 43.2% 325 32 13 152 46.8% 0.33 16 0.53
Season Total
2013–14 Turkish Cup[76] 5 17 97 5.71 12 0.71 102 7 36 51% 35.3% 173 13 6 80 46.2% 0.35 5 0.29
CEV Cup[77] 8 25 134 5.36 21 0.84 121 13 37 45.5% 30.6% 195 11 9 99 50.8% 0.41 14 0.56
Season Total 13 42 231 5.50 33 0.79 223 20 73 - 32.7% 368 24 15 179 48.6% 0.38 19 0.45
2014–15 Turkish Super Cup[78] 1 3 11 3.67 0 0.00 13 1 4 30.8% 30.8% 32 4 6 10 31.2% 0.00 1 0.33
Turkish Cup[79] 2 8 56 7.00 4 0.50 38 2 11 45% 28.9% 97 9 4 45 46.4% 0.33 7 0.87
Champions League[80] 8 30 177 5.90 30 1.00 144 14 40 55.6% 27.8% 315 24 16 143 45.4% 0.33 4 0.13
Season Total 11 41 244 5.95 34 0.83 195 17 55 - 28.2% 444 37 26 198 44.6% 0.30 12 0.29
2015–16 Turkish Super Cup[81] 1 5 31 6.20 0 0.00 11 0 2 36% 18.2% 55 5 3 26 47.3% 0.33 5 1.00
Champions League[82] 12 43 229 5.33 20 0.47 265 11 86 57.3% 32.5% 424 31 8 193 45.5% 0.36 16 0.37
Season Total 13 48 260 5.42 20 0.42 276 11 88 - 31.9% 479 36 11 219 45.7% 0.36 21 0.44
2016–17 Turkish Cup[83] 3 10 46 4.60 7 0.70 43 3 16 58.1% 37.2% 80 8 5 37 46.2% 0.30 2 0.20
Champions League[84] 6 21 103 4.90 12 0.57 96 15 21 57.3% 21.9% 191 13 9 83 43.5% 0.32 8 0.38
Season Total 9 31 149 4.81 19 0.61 139 18 37 - 26.6% 271 21 14 120 44.3% 0.31 10 0.32
Eczacıbaşı 2018–19 Turkish Super Cup[85] 1 4 10 2.50 0 0.00 20 3 11 60.0% 55.0% 26 4 4 9 34.6% 0.04 1 0.25
Turkish Cup[86] 3 6 26 4.33 4 0.67 37 6 6 40.5% 16.2% 40 2 2 21 52.5% 0.42 1 0.17
Club World Championship[87] 5 17 66 3.88 3 0.18 122 4 19 - 15.6% 128 9 - 56 43.8% 0.37 7 0.41
Champions League[88] 8 27 119 4.41 12 0.44 158 6 46 54.4% 29.1% 207 14 10 97 46.9% 0.35 10 0.37
Season Total 17 54 221 4.09 19 0.35 337 19 82 - 24.3% 401 29 - 183 45.6% 0.34 19 0.35
2019–20 Turkish Super Cup[89] 1 5 16 3.20 1 0.20 27 1 9 44.4% 33.3% 31 1 3 11 35.5% 0.23 4 0.80
Club World Championship[90] 5 19 72 3.79 9 0.47 118 7 53 - 44.9% 135 18 - 55 40.7% 0.27 8 0.42
Season Total 6 24 88 3.67 10 0.42 145 8 62 - 42.8% 166 19 - 66 39.8% 0.28 12 0.50

Filmography

TV Show

Film
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 One Win Special appearance [92]

Web shows
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2022 Korea No. 1 Cast Member with Yoo Jae-suk and Lee Kwang-soo [93][94]

Awards and nominations
Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2023 TIRTIR Popularity Star Award Kim Yeon-koung Won [95]
Korea First Brand Award 2022 Female CF Model Won [96]

Publications
  • It's Not Yet the End (아직 끝이 아니다/2016)[97]
  • It's Not Yet the End, Children's Book (아직 끝이 아니다-Super 지구별 배구왕 김연경/2018)[98]

References
  1. "Melis ve Ergül Birbirlerine Sorularla Meydan Okudu". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. "식빵언니가 각잡고 코디 받으면 생기는 일(feat. 밀라논나)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. "Volleyball - KIM Yeon Koung". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-08-16. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  4. "Page 46 - FIVB VolleyWorld 5/2012". Archived from the original on 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  5. "배구 여제는 어딜 가도 '김연경 팀' 만든다". 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 15 July 2022. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. "'배구황제' 김연경 "국가대표, 배구 시작할 때 꾼 꿈…자부심 느꼈다"". Archived from the original on 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-01-10.
  7. "About 식빵언니 김연경 Bread Unnie". YouTube.
  8. "Volleyball superstar Kim retires from international play". Volleyball World. AP. 13 Aug 2021. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  9. "Volleyball player Kim Yeon-koung scores 207 points". The Korea Times. AP. 12 August 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  10. "News - Kim Yeon Koung: The one and only". Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
  11. "News - Stellar Kim Yeon Koung fires off 30 points to see Korea through". Archived from the original on 2021-11-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  12. "Kim and Bae dream of golden future for Korea". FIVB World Championships 2006. FIVB. 11 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  13. "Best Players". World Grand Champions Cup. FIVB. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  14. 女배구 김연경, "병원갈 시간도 없어요" [Women's Volleyball Kim Yeon-koung, "I don't even have time to go to the hospital."] (in Korean). 30 November 2006. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  15. "Kim V-Leagues 1st Export to Japanese Volleyball". Korea Times. 18 May 2009. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  16. "Toray wins volleyball crown again". The Japan Times. 11 April 2010. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  17. "Kim to play another year in Japan". The Korea Times. 19 May 2010. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  18. "Volleyball - MVP Kim joins Turkish team". The Korea Herald. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  19. "KOR W: Kim Yeon Koung unhappy with Heungkuk's official document". WorldofVolley. 7 Jul 2013. Archived from the original on 1 August 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  20. "Kim Yeon-koung warns of retirement unless dispute is resolved". Dong-A Ilbo. 16 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  21. "Good news for Yeon-Koung Kim! FIVB solved her case!". VolleyCountry. 11 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  22. "Heungkuk refuses to accept FIVB ruling". The Korea Times. 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  23. ""Filha" de Zé, amiga de Fabiana: Kim, a arma da Coreia no caminho do Brasil" [Zé's "daughter", Fabiana's friend: Kim, the Korean weapon on the way to Brazil] (in Portuguese). globoesporte. 12 August 2016. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019. No primeiro ano de Fenerbahçe, eu não montei o time. Mas, no segundo ano, o presidente do time me deu a possibilidade de chamar as jogadoras que eu gostaria de trabalhar. A Kim estava atuando há três anos no Japão. E eu sempre tive vontade de trabalhar com ela. Pensei: "Vou tentar trazê-la para cá". Falei da Kim para ele, disse que era uma jogadora "assim assim", 1,90m, ponteira, passa bem, uma jogadora completa. Disse que essa menina poderia se transformar em uma das melhores do mundo.
  24. "Fenerbahce and a Korean star named Kim shine in Baku". 25 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  25. "Player Ranking". 2012 CEV Volleyball Champions League - Women. FIVB. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  26. "L'ADVERSAIRE Le Fener, constellation d'étoiles" [THE ADVERSARY The Fener, constellation of stars] (in French). 25 Mar 2012. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 Oct 2019. La jeune Sud- Coréenne de vingt- quatre ans est capable de réaliser des séquences absolument hallucinantes, en réception comme en attaque. « C'est la future Michael Jordan de notre sport ! » , ose même pronostiquer l'ancien volleyeur Alexandre Jiochvili, qui a pourtant vu de nombreux talents s'opposer à sa femme, Victoria Ravva, depuis une quinzaine d'années.
  27. "Korean Kim wants to be a complete player". FIVB. 30 July 2012. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  28. "Kim is a key player for Korea". FIVB. 30 July 2012.
  29. "Guidetti hails Kim Yeon-Koung as the best player in the world". FIVB. 2 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  30. "FIVB ATHLETES' COMMISSION: MAKING EVERY VOICE COUNT". FIVB. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  31. "FIVB ATHLETES' COMMISSION APPROVED BY BOARD OF ADMINISTRATION". FIVB. 15 July 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  32. "KOREA'S KIM YEON-KOUNG 'SOMETHING SPECIAL' - GUIDETTI". FIVB. 15 May 2016. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2019.
  33. "Eczacıbaşı VitrA opens the season". Eczacıbaşı VitrA Homepage. 7 October 2019. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  34. "True heroes of continental Olympic qualifications: Grozer and Kim". WorldOfVolley. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  35. "Kim Yeon-koung could return to Korea for first time since 2009". Korea JoongAng Daily. 2 June 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
  36. Lee, Hye-jin (20 May 2021). "다시, 중국으로…김연경, 국내리그 떠난다". Sports World (in Korean). Archived from the original on 20 May 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  37. "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup 2011".
  38. ""Filha" de Zé, amiga de Fabiana: Kim, a arma da Coreia no caminho do Brasil". Archived from the original on 2021-09-13. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  39. "Kim Yeon-Koung is main target of Serbian defence". FIVB. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  40. "Coach Giovanni Guidetti: The Leader Of 2 Bands". Volleywood. 21 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  41. "Guidetti Praises Kim". Volleywood. 6 November 2012. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  42. ""If we can have the team spirit that we had today, we can win the semifinal" says Korean captain Kim Sa-Nee". FIVB. 7 August 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  43. "FIVB Volleyball Olympic Games 2012 | Blog". Archived from the original on 2021-10-22. Retrieved 2021-09-13.
  44. "Lavarini infuses new energy to Korean programme". Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  45. "Kim Yeon Koung Injured". Volleywood.net. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  46. "Kim Yeon-Koung suffered minor injury". WorldofVolley. 18 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  47. "S. Korea defeats Kazakhstan to top group at Olympic women's volleyball qualifying tournament". Yonhap News. 9 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  48. "Yeon Koung Kim is out with an injury". Euro Volley. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  49. "손가락 다친 김연경, 위기의 흥국생명 구했다". Chosun Ilbo. 24 March 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  50. "Kim Yeon-Koung embraces commitment to excellence". FIVB. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  51. "Kim celebrates over 1 million followers on YouTube". Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  52. "One million fans follow Kim on Instagram". Archived from the original on 2021-10-26. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  53. "Kovo 한국배구연맹". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  54. "::Kovo 한국배구연맹::". Archived from the original on 2021-09-12. Retrieved 2021-09-12.
  55. "Kovo 한국배구연맹". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  56. "Kovo 한국배구연맹". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  57. "Kovo 한국배구연맹". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  58. "Kovo 한국배구연맹". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  59. "Kovo 한국배구연맹". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  60. "Kovo 한국배구연맹". Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 2021-04-26.
  61. "Best Players Of The 2014 Grand Prix Preliminary". Volleywood. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 15 October 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  62. '배구여제' 김연경, 올해의 여성상 받는다 ['Volleyball Queen' Kim becomes Women of the Year] (in Korean). Yonhap News. 31 October 2017. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  63. 김연경, 2020년 최고의 선수…'MBN 여성스포츠대상' 수상 - 머니투데이. news.mt.co.kr (in Korean). 14 December 2020. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
  64. "이승건 토스대표·배구선수 김연경 올해의 '포니정 영리더상'". 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  65. "Kim Yeon Koung official on Instagram: "#🏐 김연경 선수가 2021 국가브랜드대상 스포츠부문에서 수상하였습니다🎊 . 자랑스러운 #김연경보유국 #사랑해요김연경❤🧡💛💚💙💜 #김연경#국가브랜드대상#국가브랜드컨퍼런스#갓연경#kimyk#10#kimyeonkoung#kim10#lianat#라이언앳#럽츠"". Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2021-10-26.
  66. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2021-10-21. Retrieved 2021-10-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  67. "2013-2014 Acıbadem Bayanlar Ligi". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  68. "2014-2015 Bayanlar Ligi". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  69. "2015-2016 Bayanlar Ligi". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  70. "2016-2017 Vestel Venus Sultanlar Ligi". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 1 November 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  71. 单项排名. Volley China. Archived from the original on 24 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  72. "2018-2019 Vestel Venus Sultanlar Ligi". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  73. "2019-2020 Vestel Venus Sultanlar Ligi". Archived from the original on 12 September 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  74. "2012 CEV Volleyball Champions League - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 6 June 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  75. "2013 CEV Volleyball Cup - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  76. "2013-2014 Teledünya Süper Kupa Bayanlar". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  77. "2014 CEV Volleyball Cup - Women". CEV. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  78. "2013-2014 Bayanlar Spor Toto Şampiyonlar Kupası". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  79. "2014-2015 Bayanlar Süper Kupa". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  80. "2015 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  81. "2014-2015 Bayanlar Spor Toto Şampiyonlar Kupası". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 2023-08-01. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  82. "2016 CEV DenizBank Volleyball Champions League - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  83. "2016-2017 Bayanlar Kupa Voley". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  84. "2017 CEV Volleyball Champions League - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  85. "2018-2019 Spor Toto Şampiyonlar Kupası". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  86. "2018-2019 Bayanlar AXA Sigorta Kupa Voley". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  87. "STATISTICS OF PLAYERS". 2018 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  88. "2019 CEV Volleyball Champions League - Women". CEV. Archived from the original on 21 October 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
  89. "2019-2020 Kadınlar Spor Toto Şampiyonlar Kupası". Türkiye Voleybol Federasyonu. Archived from the original on 16 November 2019. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  90. "STATISTICS OF PLAYERS". 2019 FIVB Club World Championship. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  91. Kim, Hyun-sook (September 20, 2022). "김연경·아이키 뭉친 '막내가 사는 세상'…내일 첫방" [The world where the youngest lives' with Kim Yeon-kyung and Aiki first room tomorrow] (in Korean). Newsis. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Naver.
  92. Park, Jeong-sun (11 August 2021). 김연경 출연한 송강호 주연작 '1승' 화제..'김연경 효과 [Song Kang-ho, starring Kim Yeon-kyung, is a hot topic in 'One Win'...'Kim Yeon-kyung Effect]. JTBC (in Korean). Archived from the original on 11 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021 – via Naver.
  93. Moon Ji-yeon (July 6, 2022). "[공식] 유재석, 정효민 PD와 재회→김연경 호흡..'코리아 넘버원' 공개" [[Official] Yoo Jae-seok and Jung Hyo-min PD reunion → Kim Yeon-kyung breathing.. 'Korea No. 1' released] (in Korean). Sports Chosun. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved July 6, 2022 – via Naver.
  94. Jung Seo-hee (October 29, 2022). "이광수X김연경, 이렇게 닮았다니…유재석 "남매인 줄"('코리아 넘버원')" [Lee Kwang-soo X Kim Yeon-kyung, look alike like this... Yoo Jae-suk "I think they are siblings" ('Korea Number One')] (in Korean). Spots TV News. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022 – via Naver.
  95. Yang So-young (July 19, 2023). 박재찬 김연경 차은우 이광수 인기스타상 “귀한 상, 영광”[청룡시리즈어워즈] [Park Jae-chan Kim Yeon-kyung Cha Eun-woo Lee Kwang-soo Popular Star Award “Precious Award, Glory” [Blue Dragon Series Awards]]. MK (in Korean). Archived from the original on July 19, 2023. Retrieved July 19, 2023 – via Naver.
  96. Lee Min-ji (December 27, 2021). 임영웅→투모로우바이투게더, 2022 대한민국 퍼스트브랜드 대상 [Lim Young-woong → Tomorrow by Together, 2022 Korea's First Brand Grand Prize]. Newsen (in Korean). Archived from the original on December 27, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021 – via Naver.
  97. Kim, Yeon-koung (15 September 2016). 아직 끝이 아니다. 가연. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  98. Lim, Ji-Hyung (30 April 2018). 아직 끝이 아니다. 가연. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kim Yeon-koung.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.