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 (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 59)
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
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
Silver medal – second place 1995 Austria Hungary Team

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

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Club

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International

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Awards and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Previous World Handball Players Archived 1 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on 14 December 2007)
  3. ^ "Erzsébet Kocsis Biography" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszövetség. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. ^ "Dunaferr Women's Handball Team". Dunaferr NK. Archived from the original on 24 December 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2009.
  5. ^ "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.
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Awards
Preceded by IHF World Player of the Year – Women
1995
Succeeded by