Erzsébet Kocsis (born 11 March 1965)[1] is a Hungarian former handball player and the current technical director of Dunaújvárosi NKS. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 1995 by the International Handball Federation.[2]
| Erzsébet Kocsis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Kocsis in 1996 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Erzsébet Sáriné Kocsis | ||
| Born |
11 March 1965 Győr, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1982–1989 | Győri Richards | ||
1989–1999 | Dunaújváros | ||
1999–2000 | Kiskőrösi KC | ||
2009 | Dunaújváros | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1996 | Hungary | 125 | (328) |
Medal record | |||
She won 125 caps for the Hungarian national team between 1986 and 1996,[3] and received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1995 World Championship.
At club level, she 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 lost most of their players due to financial problems, she returned into action in 2009, helping Dunaújváros to avoid relegation.[5]
She is married to Árpád Sári, a former handballer. Their daughter, Barbara Sári is also a professional handball player.
Achievements
editClub
edit- 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
edit- Olympic Games:
- Bronze Medalist: 1996
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 1995
Awards and recognition
edit- Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1993
- Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1992, 1994
- IHF World Player of the Year: 1995
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erzsébet Kocsis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ Previous World Handball Players Archived 1 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 14 December 2007)
- ^ "Erzsébet Kocsis Biography" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszövetség. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
- ^ "Dunaferr Women's Handball Team". Dunaferr NK. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ "Kocsis Böbe győzelemmel tért vissza a Dunaferrbe". Dunaújvárosi Hírlap Online. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
External links
edit- Erzsébet Sáriné Kocsis at the European Handball Federation
- Erzsébet Kocsis at Olympics.com
- Erzsébet Kocsis at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
- Erzsébet Kocsis at Olympic.org (archived)
- Erzsébet Kocsis at Olympedia
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