Maricel Voinea

Maricel Voinea (born 17 March 1959) is a retired Romanian team handball player and coach. He played 263 matches for the national team, scoring 706 goals and winning bronze medals at the 1980 and 1984 Olympics and 1990 World Championships.[1] At the club level he was part of HC Minaur in Baia Mare (1977–1989), winning the EHF Cup in 1985 and 1988. He later joined the Spanish club Avidesa Valencia (1989–1992), and eventually moved on to Germany, where he competed for SG Leutershausen (1992–1994) and HSG Nordhorn (1994–1998).[2]

Maricel Voinea
Voinea pictured in the 1980s
Personal information
Born17 March 1959 (1959-03-17) (age 61)
Galaţi, Romania[1]
Height189 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportHandball
ClubHC Minaur Baia Mare (1977–1989)
CB Alzira (1989–1992)
SG Leutershausen (1992–1994)
HSG Nordhorn (1994–1998)[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1980 MoscowTeam
1984 Los AngelesTeam
World Championships
1990 CzechoslovakiaTeam

In 1999, Voinea was appointed head coach of HC Ibbenbüren, promoting it to the Bundesliga the following year, while continuing to play in the field. Moving on to TSV Landsberg as a coach-player, he repeated the performance in 2002. The last team coached by Maricel Voinea was the local one in Fürstenfeldbruck, near Munich, registered in the Fourth League. He subsequently retired from sport and works in Furstenfeldbruk's local administration.[3]

Voinea is married and has a son Bogdan.[3]

References
  1. Maricel Voinea. sports-reference.com
  2. Maricel Voinea. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. Maricel Voinea. baiamare.ro


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