Erzsébet Kocsis
 Erzsébet Kocsis (1996) | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Born |
11 March 1965 Győr, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | — | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1982–1989 1989–1999 1999–2000 2009 |
Győri Richards Dunaújváros Kiskőrösi KC Dunaújváros | ||
| National team | |||
| 1986–1996 | Hungary | 125 (328) | |
Medal record
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Erzsébet Kocsis (born 11 March 1965 in Győr)[1] is a Hungarian former handball player and the current technical director of Dunaújvárosi NKS. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1995[2] by the International Handball Federation.
She has won 125 caps for the Hungarian national team,[3] with them she received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1995 World Championship.
At club level, she has won all three major continental titles with Dunaújváros. First in 1995 the EHF Cup Winners' Cup,[4] four years later the EHF Cup, and in 1999 the EHF Champions League. She gave up professional handball in 2000, however, following her former team have lost most of their players due to financial problems, she returned into action in 2009, helping Dunaújváros to avoid the relegation.[5]
She is married to Árpád Sári, a former handballer. Their daughter, Barbara Sári is a professional handball player as well.
Achievements
Club
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 1998, 1999
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winner: 1998, 1999
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 1999
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 1998
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 1995
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Winners: 1999
- Third Placed: 1998
- Fourth Placed: 1995
International
- Olympic Games:
- Bronze Medalist: 1996
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 1995
Awards and recognition
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1993
- Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1992, 1994
- IHF World Player of the Year: 1995
References
- ↑ "Erzsébet Kocsis Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ Previous World Handball Players (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
- ↑ "Erzsébet Kocsis Biography" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszövetség. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ↑ "Dunaferr Women's Handball Team". Dunaferr NK. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
- ↑ "Kocsis Böbe győzelemmel tért vissza a Dunaferrbe". Dunaújvárosi Hírlap Online. 13 March 2009. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Mia Hermansson |
IHF World Player of the Year – Women 1995 |
Succeeded by Lim O-Kyeong |
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