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 ==