Aurel Bulgariu
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Representing  Romania
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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 |
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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ "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 2016-03-04. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Sighisoara – Dezvelirea placii comemorative pe sala de sport "Aurel Bulgaru"" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "Handbal" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Nume şi prenume" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2014-06-01. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Istoria handbalullui romanesc" (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "HCM Constanţa a primit medaliile de campioni" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Handbal, Sighisoara: Turneul International Aurel Bulgaru 2013, juniori" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 14, 2014.
- ^ "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 2016-03-04. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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