Aurel Bulgariu

Aurel Bulgariu
Medal record
Men's Handball
Representing  Romania
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1959 World Men's Field Handball Championship 1959 Austria
Gold medal – first place 1961 Germany Team
Gold medal – first place 1964 Czekoslovakia Team

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.

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

  • Honored Master of Sports ("Maestru emerit al sportului"),1961[5]
  • a goal-getter trophy has been named in his honor[6]
  • an international handball youth tournament is called after him[7]
  • a sports hall has been named in his honor[8]

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "Sighisoara – Dezvelirea placii comemorative pe sala de sport "Aurel Bulgaru"" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Handbal" (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Nume şi prenume" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  5. ^ "Istoria handbalullui romanesc" (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. ^ "HCM Constanţa a primit medaliile de campioni" (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Handbal, Sighisoara: Turneul International Aurel Bulgaru 2013, juniori" (in Romanian). Retrieved 14 May 2014.
  8. ^ "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.