Aurel Bulgariu
Romanian handball player and coach (1934-1995)
Aurel Bulgariu (sometimes spelled Bulgaru; 13 July 1934, Sighișoara – 25 March[1] or 16 April[2] 1995) was a Romanian handball player who won two world championship gold medals. He was a backcourt player.
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's Handball | ||
Representing  Romania
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| World Championship | ||
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1959 World Men's Field Handball Championship | 1959 Austria |
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1961 Germany | Team |
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1964 Czekoslovakia | Team |
After playing for Flamura Roșie and Locomotiva Sighișoara (1951-1954), he transferred to C.C.A. Steaua, with which he won at least one national championship.[3]
He played for the Romanian national team from 1954 until 1968. After he retired as an active player, he became a coach, managing the national teams of Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco.
He became an honorary citizen of Sighișoara.[4]
Honors and awards
References
- ^ "H O T A R Â R E A nr. privind atribuirea denumirii "Aurel Bulgaru" salii de sport a Gimnaziului de Stat "VictorJinga" Sighisoara" (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Sighisoara – Dezvelirea placii comemorative pe sala de sport "Aurel Bulgaru"" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Handbal" (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Nume şi prenume" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Istoria handbalullui romanesc" (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "HCM Constanţa a primit medaliile de campioni" (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Handbal, Sighisoara: Turneul International Aurel Bulgaru 2013, juniori" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "H O T A R Â R E A nr. privind atribuirea denumirii "Aurel Bulgaru" salii de sport a Gimnaziului de Stat "Victor Jinga" Sighisoara" (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
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