About Yoon Ki-won
Lived 1987 – 2011 (aged 23). Yoon Ki-won was a South Korean association football player.
Yoon Ki-won (20 May 1987 – 6 May 2011) was a South Korean football goalkeeper, who played for Incheon United FC in the K-League. Yoon committed suicide in May 2011.
Club career Yoon, a draftee from the 2010 K-League draft intake, was selected by Incheon United FC for the 2010 season. His professional debut was in an away match against Jeju United on 7 November 2010, a match in which he kept a clean sheet as well as earning a yellow card.
Yoon was the first choice keeper for Incheon at the start of the 2011 season, but by early April, a series of poor performances saw him replaced by Song Yoo-Geol. Yoon was an unused substitute for the remainder of the matches played in April. On 6 May 2011, Yoon's body was found in his car at a rest stop along an expressway near Seoul. He is presumed to have committed suicide.
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Who was Yoon Ki-won?
South Korean footballer (1987-2011)
When was Yoon Ki-won born?
Yoon Ki-won was born on 20 May 1987 in Busan.
When did Yoon Ki-won die?
Yoon Ki-won died on 6 May 2011 in Seoul.
What was Yoon Ki-won's occupation?
Yoon Ki-won was an association football player.
What nationality was Yoon Ki-won?
Yoon Ki-won was South Korean.
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