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Kang Young-jun

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Kang Young-jun
Personal information
NationalitySouth Korea
Born (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 37)
Anyang, Gyeonggi-do
HometownSeoul
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb)
Spike329 cm (130 in)
Block320 cm (126 in)
College / UniversityKyonggi University
Volleyball information
PositionOpposite spiker
Current clubUijeongbu KB Stars
Number14
Career
YearsTeams
2009–2013
2013–2017
2017–
Woori Capital Dream Six
OK Savings Bank
KB Insurance Stars
Honours
Asian Junior Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Doha
Asian Youth Championship
Silver medal – second place 2005 Tehran

Kang Young-jun (Korean: 강영준; born (1987-02-27)27 February 1987) is a South Korean male volleyball player. He currently plays for the Uijeongbu KB Insurance Stars.

Career

Clubs

Kang was selected first overall by the Woori Capital Dream Six in the 2009 V-League Draft.

Kang was drafted to expansion team OK Savings Bank Rush & Cash in the 2013 V-League Expansion Draft. Kang helped the team to win two consecutive championships serving as the backup opposite spiker to Robertlandy Simon.

After the 2016–17 season, Kang was traded to the KB Insurance Stars for Kim Yo-han.

National team

While attending Inchang High School in Guri, Kang was selected for the South Korean junior national team, which won the 2004 Asian Junior Volleyball Championship in Doha. At the 2005 Asian Youth Volleyball Championship in Tehran, Kang played as the starting opposite spiker and helped Team Korea to the gold medal match, where they lost to Iran. He was named the tournament's "Best Spiker".

As a senior at Kyonggi University in 2009, Kang got called up to the South Korean collegiate national team for the 2009 Summer Universiade in Belgrade, where the team finished in 10th place.

Individual awards

National Team