Stanislav Kulinchenko

Stanislav Kulinchenko
Personal information
Full name Stanislav Vladimirovich Kulinchenko
Born

(1971-04-19) 19 April 1971
Krasnogvardeyskaya, Samarqand Region

Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Height 190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior clubs
Years Team
-1990
SKIF Krasnodar
1990-1996
Dinamo Chelyabinsk
1996-1998
HC Empor Rostock
1998-1999
TSG Bielefeld
1999-2000
Badel 1862 Zagreb
2000-2001
RK Celje
2001
SC Magdeburg
2000-2001
Honda Suzuka
2000-2001
Superfund Hard
National team
Years Team Apps
Russia 125
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Men's handball
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
World Championships
1997 Japan Team
1999 Egypt Team
European Championships
1996 Spain Team
1994 Portugal Team
2000 Croatia Team

Stanislav Vladimirovich Kulinchenko (Russian: Станислав Владимирович Кулинченко, born 19 April 1971) is a Russian former handball player.

He played for the Russia men's national handball team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, where Russia won the gold medal.[1]

Club career

Kulinchenko started playing handball aged 10 in Krasnodar. His first senior club was SKIF Krasnodar followed by Dinamo Chelyabinsk.[2]

In 1996 he moved to Germany to join HC Empor Rostock, where he played until 1998. He then joined TSG Bielefeld.

In 1999 he joined Croatian Badel 1862 Zagreb, where he won the Croatian championship and cup in 2000. Afterwards he joined Slovenian RK Celje, where he won the 2001 Slovenian Championship and Cup.

In the summer of 2001 he returned to Germany to join SC Magdeburg, but he left the team already in December the same year.[3][4]

His next club was the Japanese club Honda Suzuka. Here he won the Championship in 2002, 2003 and 2004. In December 2004 he joined Austrian club Superfund Hard.[5]

National team

With the Russian national team he won the 1997 World Championship, the 1996 European Championship and gold medals the 2000 Olympics. At the 1994 European Championship, 1999 World Championship and the 2000 European Championship he won silver medals.

Post playing career

From 2008 to 2014 Kulinchenko was the General director at the Russian club HC Kuban Krasnodar. Afterwards he has been the sporting director at the club's women's team.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Stanislav Kulinchenko". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Stanislav Kulinchenko". Playmakerstats. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  3. ^ "Gegnerkader SC Magdeburg Saison 2001/2002". archiv.thw-handball.de (in German). Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  4. ^ www.eurohandball.com: Stanislav Kulinchenko (Season 2001/02), retrieved 23 November 2013
  5. ^ www.eurohandball.com: Stanislav Kulinchenko (Season 2004/05), retrieved 23 November 2013
  6. ^ "Станислав Кулинченко покидает пост гендиректора ГК «Кубань»" (in Russian). HC Kuban Krasnodar. Retrieved 30 June 2023.