Stanislav Kulinchenko

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

Stanislav Kulinchenko
Personal information
Full name	Stanislav Vladimirovich Kulinchenko
Born	(1971-04-19) 19 April 1971 (age 54) Krasnogvardeyskaya, Samarqand Region Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Height	190 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000-1990	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

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.^{[citation needed]}

In 1996 he moved to Germany to join HC Empor Rostock, where he played until 1998. He then joined TSG Bielefeld.^{[citation needed]}

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.^[2][3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5]