Simon Schobel (born February 22, 1950) is a former

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

n handball player who 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 1972 he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. He played all six matches and scored two goals. In 1973 he defected to West Germany after a game that his team

Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...

had played there. In 2004 he was arrested on suspicion of tax evasion, and released in January 2005. In 1982 he was appointed manager of the German men's national handball team, at 32 the youngest ever. As of 2012, he was again living in Romania.

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References

* ''Lexikon der Handballer'', Komet Verlag, S.200,

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* * 1950 births Living people Romanian male handball players Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in handball German people of German-Romanian descent Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub