Ștefan Birtalan
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| Born | 25 September 1948 Jibou, Romania |
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| Nationality | Romanian | ||
| Height | 1.95 metres (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Back | ||
| Nickname | Bibi | ||
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| Current club | — | ||
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| 1967–1969 1970–1985 |
Minerul Baia Mare Steaua Bucharest |
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| Romania | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1985–1994 1992–1993 1994–1999 1999–2002 |
Steaua Bucharest Romania Qatar Steaua Bucharest |
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Ştefan Birtalan (Hungarian: Birtalan István; born 25 September 1948 in Jibou)[1] is a former Romanian handball player, coach and sports official.
Birtalan, who comes form the Hungarian minority in Romania,[2] was one of the best players of his time and was named the World Player of the Year in 1974, 1976 and 1977.[3]
He spent the majority of his club career by Steaua Bucharest, winning with them 15 Romanian championships and 2 Romanian cups, and obtained the European Champions Cup title in 1977. Amongst his national team successes are two World Championship titles from 1970 and 1974. Birtalan also won the top scorers' award on the latter one with 43 goals.
Birtalan participated at three Olympic Games and finished on a podium place in each occasions: in 1972 he collected the bronze medal, having played one match at the tournament. Four years later he won the silver medal, scoring 32 goals in five matches. In 1980 he was a member of the Romanian team, which won the bronze medal again. He played all six matches and scored 23 goals.[1]
Achievements
- Romanian League:
- Winner: 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
- Romanian Cup:
- Winner: 1981, 1985
- European Champions Cup:
- Winner: 1977
- Finalist: 1971
- World Championship:
- Winner: 1970, 1974
- Olympic Games:
- Silver Medalist: 1976
- Bronze Medalist: 1972, 1980
Awards
- World Championship Top Scorer: 1974
- World Player of the Year: 1974, 1976, 1977
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- Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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