Radu Voina (born 29 July 1950 in

Șaeș The Șaeș is a left tributary of the river Târnava Mare in Romania. It discharges into the Târnava Mare in the city Sighișoara Sighișoara (; hu, Segesvár ; german: Schäßburg ; Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich''; yi, שעסבורג ...

Mureș County Mureș County (, ro, Județul Mures, hu, Maros megye) is a county ('' județ'') of Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, with the administrative centre in Târgu Mureș. The county was established in 1968, after the administrative ...

) is a Romanian former

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 and current head coach.

Playing career

He competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

, in the

1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phi ...

, and the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye igry 1980), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad (russian: Игры XXII Олимпиады, Igry XXII Olimpiady) and commo ...

. In 1972, he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. He played four matches. Four years later, he won the silver medal as part of the Romanian team. He played all five matches and scored five goals. In 1980, he was a member of the

Romania men's national handball team The Romania men's national handball team is governed by the Romanian Handball Federation ( ro, Romanian Federaţia Română de Handbal) and takes part in international handball competitions. Romania was for many decades the most ...

which won the bronze medal. He played four matches and scored four goals. In the

1974 World Men's Handball Championship The 1974 World Men's Handball Championship was the eighth team handball World Championship. It was held in East Germany between 28 February-10 March 1974. Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Centra ...

edition, Radu Voina became world champion with

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

. In 1977, he won the

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

with Steaua Bucharest. He won the gold medal at the World University games in 1973 (Sweden), 1975 (Romania), 1977 (Poland).

Coaching career

Voina began his coaching career with Steaua, he led them to nine

national championships A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best team, indi ...

and one

final. He then led Romania to a bronze medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

in Los Angeles. He has coached among others French sides ASL Robertsau, Sélestat Alsace, RC

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

, and the Romanian national men's handball team (twice), and the Romanian national women's handball team. Between February 2009 and May 2010 he was also the head coach of

CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea CS, C-S, C.S., Cs, cs, or cs. may refer to: Job titles * Chief Secretary (Hong Kong) * Chief superintendent, a rank in the British and several other police forces * Company secretary, a senior position in a private sector company or public s ...

. In the 2009–2010 season, he managed to qualify his team

in the

Women's EHF Champions League The Women's EHF Champions League is the competition for the top women's handball clubs in Europe, organised annually by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the most prestigious tournament for clubs, with the champions of Europe's top na ...

Final for the first time in the history of the club. Unfortunately his side lost to

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball sin ...

. Voina coached the

Romanian national team The Romania national football team ( ro, Echipa națională de fotbal a României) represents Romania in international men's football competition and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation ( ro, Federația Română de Fotbal), also ...

to a third-place finish in the

2010 European Women's Handball Championship The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist S ...

. At the end of the season, Radu Voina decided to take a break so he didn't renew his expired contract with

, but he remained the coach of

. In March 2011, he replaced

Anja Andersen Anja Jul Andersen (born 15 February 1969 in Odense, Denmark) is a former Danish team handball player and current coach. She is an Olympic champion, World champion and two times European champion. In 1997, she was named IHF World Player of the Yea ...

on the bench of the

n team

. His contracts with both

and Oltchim expired in June 2012 and Voina decided not to renew them.

Distinctions

*In 1973, he was named a ''Master of Sports'' ("Maestru al sportului") *In 1974, he was named an ''Honored Master of Sports'' ("Maestru emerit al sportului") *In 1980, he was selected twice as one of the World Team members. *In 1992, he was named an ''Honored Coach'' ("Antrenor emerit") *A multi-purpose sports hall in Sighişoara is named after him. *In 2009, he was decorated by Romanian president

Traian Băsescu Traian Băsescu (; born 4 November 1951) is a conservatism, conservative Romanian politician who served as President of Romania from 2004 to 2014. Prior to his presidency, Băsescu served as Romanian Minister of Transport on multiple occasions ...

with the order "Meritul Sportiv" Second Class.

Footnotes

External links

Olympics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voina, Radu 1950 births Living people Romanian male handball players CSA Steaua București (handball) players Romanian handball coaches Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania People from Sighișoara Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball coaches of international teams