Mihai Popescu (born 15 March 1985 in

Găești Găești () is a town in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 12,767. History The name of the town comes from a family of nobles (boyars) who owned most of the lands on which the town is now situated. Their name was Găe ...

) is a

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n handballer who plays for French team Saint-Raphaël Var Handball and the Romanian national team. He was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("

Honorary Citizen Honorary citizenship is a status bestowed by a city or other government on a foreign or native individual whom it considers to be especially admirable or otherwise worthy of the distinction. The honour usually is symbolic and does not confer an ...

") of his hometown

in 2009.

Achievements

LNH Division 1 LNH Division 1, doing business as Starligue and currently known as Liqui Moly Starligue for sponsorship reasons, is the premier men's professional handball league in France. It is administered by the Ligue Nationale de Handball, under delegation ...

: **''Runner-up'':

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* Liga Națională: **''Winner'': 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 *Cupa României: **''Winner'': 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 *Supercupa României: **''Winners:'' 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: **''Semifinalist'': 2006 *

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:''

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**''Semifinalist:''

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EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League. ...

: **''Semifinalist'': 2004

Individual awards

* Romanian Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 *

Best Foreign Goalkeeper: 2015–16 *Best Goalkeeper of the EHF Cup's Final 4:

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Popescu, Mihai 1985 births Living people People from Găești Romanian male handball players HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța players Expatriate handball players Romanian expatriates in France