Radu Voina

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Radu Voina
Personal information
Born (1950-07-29) July 29, 1950
Sighişoara, Romania
NationalityRomanian
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing positionRight Back
Club information
Senior clubs

0000–1969
1969–1972
1972–1991

Voinţa Sighişoara
Universitatea Bucureşti
Steaua MFA
National team 1
  Romania269 (495)
Teams managed
1980–1991
1983–1984
1991–1996
1996–2000
2001–2004
2004–2005
2006–2007
2008–2012
2009–2010
2011–2012
Steaua MFA
Romania
ASPTT Strasbourg
SC Sélestat HB
Romania
ASL Robertsau HB
Steaua MFA
Romania
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 7 June 2012

Radu Voina (born July 29, 1950 in Sighişoara) is a former Romanian handball player and currently head coach.

Career

He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics, in the 1976 Summer Olympics, and in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

In 1972 he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. He played four matches.

Four years later he won the silver medal as part of the Romanian team. He played all five matches and scored five goals.

In 1980 he was a member of the Romania national handball team which won the bronze medal. He played four matches and scored four goals.

In the 1974 World Men's Handball Championship edition, Radu Voina became world champion with Romania.

Coaching

He has coached among others ASL Robertsau, RC Strasbourg, Steaua and the Romanian national men's handball team. Presently (2008), he is the head coach of the Romanian national women's handball team. Between February 2009 and May 2010 he was also the head coach of CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.[1]

In the 2009–2010 season, he managed to qualify his team CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea in the Women's EHF Champions League Final for the first time in the history of the club. Unfortunately, the Romanian handball club didn't win the trophee.

At the end of the season, Radu Voina decided to take a break so he didn't renew his expired contract with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, but he remained the coach of Romania.

In March 2011, he replaced Anja Andersen on the bench of the Romanian team CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea.[2]

His contracts with both Romania and Oltchim expired in June 2012 and Voina decided not to renew them.[3][4]

Honours

The multi-purpose sports hall in Sighişoara is named after him.

In 2009, he was decorated by Romanian president Traian Băsescu with the order "Meritul Sportiv" Second Class.[5]

Footnotes

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