Cristian Zaharia

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Cristian Zaharia
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Cristian Zaharia 1991
Personal information
Full name Cristian Valentin Zaharia
Born (1967-07-08) 8 July 1967 (age 56)
Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1984–1990
Flag of Romania.svg Dinamo Bucharest
1990–1993
Flag of Sweden.svg HK Drott
1993–1996
Flag of France.svg Pontault-Combault
1996–1997
Flag of Germany.svg HSG Düsseldorf
1997–1998
Flag of France.svg Boulogne-Billancourt
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1988–1995
Flag of Romania.svg Romania 152 (620)
Teams managed
2001–2003
Flag of the United States.svg United States
2003–2009
Flag of the United States.svg Miami Sharks
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
World Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1990 Czechoslovakia Team
Head Coach of Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Dominican Republic [1] Team

Cristian Valentin Zaharia (born 8 July 1967) is a Romanian former professional handball player and current coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics. [2]

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Honours

Team

Dinamo Bucharest
HK Drott
Pontault-Combault

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References

  1. Barry Wilner (12 August 2003). "U.S. Wins Bronze in Handball at Pan Am". The Associated Press . Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristian Zaharia Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.