Anita Kulcsár (2 October 1976 – 19 January 2005) was a Hungarian

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player. She was voted

IHF World Player of the Year The IHF World Player of the Year is a handball award given annually to the player who is considered to have performed the best in the previous season, both at club and international competitions. It is awarded based on votes from experts, media a ...

in 2004 by the

International Handball Federation The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball C ...

Life

She began her handball career with Nyíregyházi Kölcsey and later played for Győri Audi ETO KC, Cornexi-Alcoa and Dunaferr NK. She died in a car accident on 19 January 2005, at the age of 28; according to the police report, she was driving from

Sukoró Sukoró is a village in Fejér county, Hungary. History Sukoró was originally referred to as Sokoró in documents in 1270. In preparation for the Battle of Pákozd, Lajos Kossuth held a war council meeting in a Calvinist Calvinism (also ...

Dunaújváros Dunaújváros (; also known by other alternative names) is an industrial city in Fejér County, Central Hungary. It is a city with county rights. Situated 70 kilometres (43 miles) south of Budapest on the Danube, the city is best known for its ...

for team practice when her car slid off the road and hit a tree. Since her death, the city of

organizes the Anita Kulcsár Memorial Tournament in her honor every year.

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: **''Winner'': 2004 **''Silver Medalist'': 1998, 2000 **''Bronze Medalist'': 1999, 2001 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: **''Winner'': 2004 **''Silver Medalist'': 2000 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

: **''Finalist'': 1999 *

Olympic Games The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques) are the leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a var ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2000 * European Championship: **''Winner'': 2000 **''Bronze Medalist'': 1998, 2004 *

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2003

Awards and recognition

: 2004

References

External links

Anita Kulcsár at WorldHandball.com

Anita Kulcsár at Handball.hu
* * * 1976 births 2005 deaths Hungarian female handball players Olympic handball players of Hungary Olympic medalists in handball Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Road incident deaths in Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC players Fehérvár KC players People from Szerencs Sportspeople from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub