Lim Young-chul | |
Hangul | 임영철 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Im Yeongcheol |
McCune–Reischauer | Rim Yŏngch'ŏl |
Lim Young-chul (born 15 June 1960) is a South Korea handball coach of the South Korean national team. [1]
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