Ștefan Birtalan

Ştefan Birtalan (2009)

As of June 6, 2013

Ştefan Birtalan ( born September 25, 1948 in Zalău ) is a former Romanian handball player and coach.

Career

Birtalan lived the first ten years of his life in Zalău and then moved to after Jibou. Here he joined in 1964 his first handball club, Rapid CFR Jibou on. In 1967 he moved to Minerul Baia Mare and ran from 1970 for the Romanian club Steaua Bucharest on top. With Steaua Bucharest the back player In 1977 he won the European Champions Cup and several national titles. In 1985 he became player-coach Italy, where he was active for a year in Florence. In the last season game managed to achieve it 34 out of 39 goals.

Birtalan then ended his career and joined the coaching team at Steaua Bucharest, where he was head coach from 1991 to 1994. In parallel, he coached 1986-1992 the Romanian youth team from 1992 to 1993, the Romanian national team. From 1995 Birtalan trained for four years, the Qatari national team. In 1999 he returned to the dugout for Steaua. 2002 had to quit his coaching job Birtalan due to disease from hepatitis C.

Birtalan belonged to the squad of the Romanian national team. With Romania he won in 1970 and the 1974 World Cup. At the 1974 World Cup, he was also with 43 ​​-goal top scorer of the tournament. Furthermore Birtalan took a total of three times at the Olympic games, at the 1976, he won the silver medal and 1972 and 1980 bronze medals. At the Olympics 1976 he also won the top scorer.

Achievements

• Several Romanian Champion
• European Champions Cup in 1977
• World Champion in 1970, 1974
• Silver medal at the 1976 Olympic Games
• Bronze medal at the 1972 Olympic Games, 1980