Simona Arghir-Sandu (née Arghir; 4 September 1948 – 2 September 1995[1]) was a Romanian handballer who played for the Romania national team. She also competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics, being part of the Romanian team which finished 4th and captained it.[2]
| Simona Arghir-Sandu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Born |
4 September 1948 Lugoj, Romania | ||
| Died | 2 September 1995 (aged 46) | ||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Romania | 206 | (556) | |
Medal record | |||
International honours
edit- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 1973
Personal life
editHer husband Mircea Sandu was a football player and president of the Romanian Football Federation between 1990 and 2014 and their daughter Raluca was a professional tennis player.[3][4][5][6] They also had a son named Dan Mircea.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simona Arghir-Sandu". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ Olympic results Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Raluca Sandu îşi învaţă fetiţa tenis!" [Raluca Sandu teaches her girl to play tennis!] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Unde a dispărut fiica mondenă a ex-şefului de la FRF! Raluca Sandu e patroană de cârciumă la…" [Where did the daughter of the ex-boss from FRF disappear? Raluca Sandu is the owner of a pub in ...] (in Romanian). cancan.ro. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ "Ce bine seamănă cu mama ei!" [How well she resembles her mother!] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Raluca si Mircea Sandu au castigat meciul impotriva cancerului" [Raluca and Mircea Sandu won the game against cancer] (in Romanian). revistavip.ro. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ "Mircea Sandu, socru-mare in weekend" [Mircea Sandu, great-grandfather in the weekend] (in Romanian). revistavip.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Poartă pe spate crucea mamei" [She carries on her back her mother's cross] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
External links
edit- Brief biography of Simona Arghir[permanent dead link] (in Romanian)
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