| Nationality | South Korean |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 30 November 1965 (age 60) |
| Birth place | Bucheon, South Korea |
| Height | 1.83 m |
| Position | Right back Centre back |
| Currentclub | South Korea |
| Years 1 | –1989 |
| Clubs 1 | Bucheon THS (Korea) |
| Years 2 | 1989–1992 |
| Clubs 2 | Grasshopper |
| Years 3 | 1992–2002 |
| Clubs 3 | Pfadi Winterthur |
| Nationalyears 1 | 1982–1992 |
| Nationalteam 1 | South Korea |
| Manageryears 1 | 2000–2002 |
| Managerclubs 1 | Pfadi Winterthur |
| Manageryears 2 | 2005–2007 |
| Managerclubs 2 | Daido Steel |
| Manageryears 3 | 2007–2008 |
| Managerclubs 3 | China (W) |
| Manageryears 4 | 2010–2015 |
| Managerclubs 4 | South Korea (W) |
| Manageryears 5 | 2017–2021 |
| Managerclubs 5 | South Korea (W) |
| Hangul | %강재원 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 姜在源 |
Kang Jae-Won (born 30 November 1965) is a South Korean retired handball player and coach. Until 2021 he was the South Korean women's national team.[1]
He was voted World Player of the Year 1989 by the International Handball Federation.[2]
Kang achieved a silver medal with the South Korean national team at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[3]
Career
Kang moved to Europe to join Swiss team Grasshopper Club Zürich in 1990. Two years later he joined rivals Pfadi Winterthur. From 2000 to 2002 he was the player-coach of the team. During his time at the club, he won the Swiss league 6 times and the Swiss Cup once.[4]
In 2005 he became the coach of Japanese team Daido Steel.[5]
In 2007 he became the head coach of the Chinese women's national team.[1] He coached the team at the 2008 Olympics at home ground, where China went out in the quarterfinals to South Korea.[6]
From November 2010 to 2021 he coached the South Korean women's national team.[7]
Honours
Grasshopper
- Swiss League – 1990, 1991
Pfadi Winterthur
- Swiss League – 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2002
- SHV-Cup – 1998[4]
Individual
- IHF World Player of the Year – 1989[2]
- Six-time MVP of Swiss Bundesliga[citation needed]
Pfadi Winterthur
- Swiss League – 2002
- EHF Challenge Cup runner-up – 2001
References
- ^ Handball Coach Combines Asian, European Styles – Team China, from China Daily (22 February 2008) (Retrieved on 30 June 2008)
- ^ Previous World Handball Players Archived 22 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 26 January 2008)
- ^ Profile: "Jae-Won Kang" Archived 10 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on 26 January 2008)
- ^ "Winnerboard - SHV-Cup – Männer". Swiss Handball Association. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ^ "Koreans Conquer Japanese Handball League". donga.com. 2007-04-04. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "Handball Team in Semis After China Drubbing". Korea Times. 19 August 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
- ^ Yoo Jee-ho (2010-12-24). "Two S. Korean head coaches meet in final of Asian Women's Handball Championship". en.yna.co.kr. Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2023-08-07.