Romania men's national handball team

Romania
Information
Association Romanian Handball Federation
Coach Aihan Omer
Most caps Alexandru Buligan (280)
Most goals Vasile Stîngă (1414)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances 6 (first in 1936)
Best result 2nd, 1976
World Championship
Appearances 14 (first in 1958)
Best result 1st, 1961, 1964, 1970, 1974
European Championship
Appearances 2 (first in 1994)
Best result 9th, 1996
Last updated on 8 November 2013.
Romania men's national handball team
Medal record
Competitor for  Romania
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Bronze 1972 Munich Team
Silver 1976 Montreal Team
Bronze 1980 Moscow Team
Bronze 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Gold 1961 West Germany Team
Gold 1964 Czech Republic Team
Bronze 1967 Sweden Team
Gold 1970 France Team
Gold 1974 East Germany Team
Bronze 1990 Czech Republic Team

The Romania men's national handball team is the men's national handball team of Romania. It is governed by the Romanian Handball Federation (Romanian: Romanian Federaţia Română de Handbal) and takes part in international team handball competitions.


Competitive record

     Champions       Runners-up       Third Place       Fourth Place  

Olympic Games

Games Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Germany 1936 Berlin Match for 5th place 5th of 6 3 1 0 2 19 29
Not held from 1948 to 1968
West Germany 1972 Munich Third Place 3rd of 16 7 6 0 1 111 92
Canada 1976 Montreal Runners-up 2nd of 12 5 3 1 1 106 90
Soviet Union 1980 Moscow Third Place 3rd of 12 6 5 0 1 139 106
United States 1984 Los Angeles Third Place 3rd of 12 6 5 0 1 143 110
South Korea 1988 Seoul Did Not Qualify
Spain 1992 Barcelona Match for 7th place 8th of 12 6 1 1 4 126 138
United States 1996 Atlanta Did Not Qualify
Australia 2000 Sydney
Greece 2004 Athens
China 2008 Beijing
United Kingdom 2012 London
Brazil 2016 Rio de Janeiro

World Championships

Year Position GP W D L GS GA +/-
Germany 1938Did Not Qualify-------
Sweden 1954Did Not Qualify-------
East Germany 195813th30124050-10
West Germany 19611st65018967+22
Czechoslovakia 19641st660013688+48
Sweden 19673rd641111488+26
France 19701st65019468+26
East Germany 19741st650111181+30
Denmark 19787th6312131106+25
West Germany 19825th7502164152+12
Switzerland 19869th7304146147-1
Czechoslovakia 19903rd7601168142+26
Sweden 199310th7214143152-9
Iceland 199510th6303147152-5
Japan 1997Did Not Qualify-------
Egypt 1999Did Not Qualify-------
France 2001Did Not Qualify-------
Portugal 2003Did Not Qualify-------
Tunisia 2005Did Not Qualify-------
Germany 2007Did Not Qualify-------
Croatia 200915th5203141135+6
Sweden 201119th5203132123+9
Spain 2013Did Not Qualify-------
Qatar 2015Did Not Qualify-------

European Championships

Year Position GP W D L GS GA +/-
Portugal 199411th5104113135-22
Spain 19969th5104117134-17
Italy 1998Did Not Qualify-------
Croatia 2000Did Not Qualify-------
Sweden 2002Did Not Qualify-------
Slovenia 2004Did Not Qualify-------
Switzerland 2006Did Not Qualify-------
Norway 2008Did Not Qualify-------
Austria 2010Did Not Qualify-------
Serbia 2012Did Not Qualify-------
Denmark 2014Did Not Qualify-------
Poland 2016Did Not Qualify-------

Team

Squad

This is the list of 18 players named for the 2018 European Men's Handball Championship qualification games against Kosovo.[1]

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
GK Rudi Stănescu 14 August 1979 1.96 m Romania HCM Constanţa
GK Bogdan Pralea 19 June 1976 1.93 m Romania HC Vaslui
GK Răzvan Szopka 19 July 1983 1.88 m Romania Potaissa Turda
LW George Buricea 1 August 1979 1.79 m Romania HCM Constanţa
LW Alexandru Asoltanei 14 September 1989 1.86 m Romania Dinamo București
LB Alexandru Șimicu 8 October 1988 2.02 m Germany HSV Hamburg
LB Dan Racoțea 21 July 1995 2.02 m Poland Wisła Płock
LB Alin Șania 11 February 1983 1.98 m Romania Dunărea Călărași
CB Alexandru Csepreghi 28 March 1987 1.95 m France Créteil
CB Marius Stavrositu 3 September 1980 1.82 m Romania HCM Constanţa
RB Bogdan Criciotoiu 13 March 1990 1.96 m Germany TSG Friesenheim
RB Cristi Ghiță 22 November 1990 1.89 m France Sélestat
RB Demis Grigoraș 30 June 1993 1.94 m Romania Politehnica Timișoara
RW Laurențiu Toma 28 June 1981 1.94 m Romania HCM Constanţa
RW Valentin Ghionea 29 April 1984 1.97 m Poland Wisła Płock
P Dan Savenco 12 October 1985 1.98 m Romania Dinamo București
P Marius Novanc 8 November 1980 1.94 m Romania CSM București
P Dragoș Iancu 5 August 1988 1.95 m Romania Știința Bacău

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