Kim Yeon-kyung enjoys with coach Stefano Lavarini after winning the women’s volleyball quarterfinal match against Turkey at Ariake Arena in Tokyo on the 4th. 2021.08.04 Tokyo = Olympic Photography Foundation
Former national team coach Stefano Lavarini (43, Italy, photo), who led Korea’s women’s volleyball team to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, congratulated Kim Yeon-kyung (34) at the news of the condolences of her beloved disciple Kim Yeon-kyung (34).
On the 17th (Korean time), Kim Yeon-kyung was honored to be selected as the first among the 12 best female players in the world in 2021 by ‘Volleyball World’ operated by the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB).
‘Volleyball World’ said, “For Kim Yeon-kyung, 2021 was a landmark year. Kim Yeon-kyung led the Korean women’s volleyball team to the Olympic finals for the third time in a row, making it to the semifinals for the second time following the 2012 London Games, and retired from the Korean national team, where she played for 17 years.”
The media continued, “Due to her great popularity, Kim Yeon-kyung has become one of the most followed volleyball players on social media. She is the first volleyball player to have more than 1 million subscribers on YouTube, and her followers on social media including Instagram reached 1.8 million. It is approaching,” he said, confirming once again that he is a global star.
Photo = Lavarini sns
Upon hearing this news, coach Lavarini left a message on his social media saying “One and only” along with a photo of Kim Yeon-kyung, who is active at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics with him.
He congratulated Kim Yeon-kyung with the message “Only one person” and agreed to the title of ‘Best Female Volleyball Player’.
On the other hand, coach Lavarini, who had chosen to part with Korea in order to stay in Europe, took the helm of the Polish women’s national team on the 13th (Korean time).
Correspondent Kim Do-jeong
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