Ion Mocanu

Ion Mocanu
Ion Mocanu
	Ion Mocanu (1992)
Personal information
Born	8 September 1962 (age 62); Amaru, Buzău, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Youth career
	Team
	CSȘ Ploiești
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1983–1991	Dinamo București
1991–1993	Paris Saint-Germain
1993–1994	Villeurbanne
1994–1995	Montpellier
1995–2002	Pontault-Combault
2002–2004	Dinamo București
National team
Years	Team
	Romania
Teams managed
2007–2009	HCM Bistriţa
2010–2013	Interhandball București
2013–2014	CSM București
2014–2015	Dinamo București
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing Romania
World Championship
World University Championship

Last updated June 24, 2025

Ion Mocanu (born 8 September 1962)^[2] is a Romanian former handballer and current coach. He played in France and when he came back in Romania, he continued handball at Dinamo. Named the best pivot in 1992 and one of the longest-serving Romanian handball players, Ion Mocanu wore the Dinamo jersey until the age of 43.^[3] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[4]

Honours

Club
Dinamo București

Romanian League: 1985–86
Romanian Cup: 1987–88

Montpellier

French League: 1994–95

International
Romania

References

↑ "Palmaresul individual si al echipelor nationale in competitiile intertari 1936-2012" (PDF). Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
↑ "Ion Mocanu". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 10 March 2015.
↑ Eric Michel (15 May 2002). "Ion Mocanu: " Au revoir et merci "". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Mocanu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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[1] "Palmaresul individual si al echipelor nationale in competitiile intertari 1936-2012" (PDF). Romanian Handball Federation (in Romanian). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2015.

[2] "Ion Mocanu". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 10 March 2015.

[3] Eric Michel (15 May 2002). "Ion Mocanu: " Au revoir et merci "". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 10 March 2015.

[SportsRef-4] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Mocanu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.

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