Kang Jae-Won (born 30 November 1965) is a South Korean retired handball player and current coach for the South Korean women's national team.

He was voted World Player of the Year 1989 by the International Handball Federation.

Kang Jae-won

Kang achieved a silver medal with the South Korean national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.

Kang Jae-won

Honours

Grasshopper

Swiss League – 1990, 1991

Pfadi Winterthur

Swiss League – 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002

SHV-Cup – 1998

Individual

IHF World Player of the Year – 1989

Six-time MVP of Swiss Bundesliga

Manager

Pfadi Winterthur

Swiss League – 2002

EHF Challenge Cup runner-up – 2001

References

External links

1965 births

Living people

South Korean expatriate sportspeople in China

South Korean expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland

South Korean male handball players

Expatriate handball players

Olympic handball players for South Korea

Handball players at the 1984 Summer Olympics

Handball players at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Olympic silver medalists for South Korea

South Korean handball coaches

Olympic medalists in handball

Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Asian Games medalists in handball

Handball players at the 1982 Asian Games

Handball players at the 1986 Asian Games

Handball players at the 1990 Asian Games

Asian Games gold medalists for South Korea

Asian Games bronze medalists for South Korea

Medalists at the 1982 Asian Games

Medalists at the 1986 Asian Games

Medalists at the 1990 Asian Games

People from Bucheon

Handball coaches of international teams

Sportspeople from Gyeonggi Province

Kang Jae-won