Valeri Konstantinovich Sarychev (; born 12 January 1960), also known as Shin Eui-son (), is a former Tajikistani footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is regarded as one of the greatest K League goalkeepers of all time. In 2000, he gained South Korean nationality.
Club career Sarychev started his senior career in Pamir Dushanbe, the Soviet second division club. He spent his heyday in Torpedo Moscow and reached the Soviet Cup final five times with Torpedo. He received the in 1991, but he left for South Korea the next year after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. He played for Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma and Anyang LG Cheetahs in South Korea's K League. Since 1999, the K League Federation made a new regulation which bans the use of foreign goalkeepers because the other clubs excessively employed foreign goalkeepers after watching his performances. He became a naturalized South Korean in 2000 and named his Korean name "Shin Eui-son" which is his nickname and means the "Hand of God". He had a retirement ceremony on 1 May 2005 and became a goalkeeper coach after retirement. He won one Asian Club Championship and four K Leagues in South Korea and was selected as the goalkeeper of the K League 30th Anniversary Best XI in 2013.
International career In August 1997, the Tajikistani national team were to take 16 players to South Korea to face their national team, but due to missing passports, only 12 players traveled. As a result, the Tajikistan Football Federation called upon Sarychev, as well as Vitaliy Parakhnevych who were playing in the K League.
Personal life He acquired Korean citizenship in the year 2000, after being encouraged to do so by Cho Kwang-rae, the then manager of FC Anyang (currently Executive Director of Daegu FC). He is married to Olga Sarycheva and has a daughter and a son. Shin neither drinks nor smokes, and his only hobby is listening to music. He has a collection of 700 LP records at home, including complete collections of the Beatles and Genesis albums.
After acquiring Korean citizenship he founded the Guri Shin clan.
Career statistics Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsPamir Dushanbe1978Soviet First League14010———1501979Soviet First League18000———1801980Soviet First League38020———4001981Soviet First League23010———240Total93040———970CSKA Moscow1981Soviet Top League4000———40Torpedo Moscow1982Soviet Top League1000———101983Soviet Top League2000———201984Soviet Top League26020———2801985Soviet Top League26020———2801986Soviet Top League60403000—1301987Soviet Top League300050—00801988Soviet Top League260604010—3701989Soviet Top League300604040—4401990Soviet Top League24060—60—3601991Soviet Top League17040—30—240Total1610300160140002210Ilhwa Chunma1992K League300—100——4001993K League300—50——350 1994K League300—60 —3601995K League270—70 —3401996K League2601010 —2801997K League900070 —1601998K League500000——50Total157010360 —1940Anyang LG Cheetahs2000K League2400080 —320 2001K League2702080 103802002K League2600090 —3502003K League18010———190 2004K League000070——70 Total95030320 101310Career total5100380840140106470
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsTajikistan199710
Honours Torpedo Moscow Soviet Cup: 1985–86
Ilhwa Chunma K League 1: 1993, 1994, 1995 Korean League Cup: 1992 Asian Club Championship: 1995 Asian Super Cup: 1996 Afro-Asian Club Championship: 1996
Anyang LG Cheetahs K League 1: 2000 Korean Super Cup: 2001 Asian Club Championship runner-up: 2001–02
Individual Ogoniok Goalkeeper of the Year (Lev Yashin Prize): 1991 K League All-Star: 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 K League 1 Best Defender/Goalkeeper: 1992, 1994 K League 1 Best XI: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2001 K League 30th Anniversary Best XI: 2013
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The Legends of K-League : K-리그 역사의 한 페이지를 장식하다 – 신의손 ① The Legends of K-League : K-리그 역사의 한 페이지를 장식하다 – 신의손 ②