Aurel Bulgariu
Medal record
Men's Handball
Representing  Romania
World Championship
Silver medal – second place1959 World Men's Field Handball Championship1959 Austria
Gold medal – first place1961 GermanyTeam
Gold medal – first place1964 CzekoslovakiaTeam

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 2016-03-04. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Sighisoara – Dezvelirea placii comemorative pe sala de sport "Aurel Bulgaru"" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Handbal" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ "Nume şi prenume" (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 2014-06-01. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Istoria handbalullui romanesc" (PDF) (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 13, 2016. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ "HCM Constanţa a primit medaliile de campioni" (in Romanian). Retrieved April 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Handbal, Sighisoara: Turneul International Aurel Bulgaru 2013, juniori" (in Romanian). Retrieved May 14, 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 2016-03-04. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
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