Sándor Vass (born August 11, 1946, in
Budapest
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) is a
Hungarian 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 coach.
In 1972 he was part of the Hungarian team which finished eighth in the
Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored eleven goals. Eight years later he finished fourth with the Hungarian team in the
1980 Olympic tournament. He played all six matches and scored 16 goals.
He also appeared on two
World Championships in 1970 and 1974, finishing eighth and seventh, respectively.
Vass has been the coach of the
Hungarian men's national team between 1997 and 1999.
Awards
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Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 1971
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1969
References
External links
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1946 births
Living people
Handball players from Budapest
Hungarian male handball players
Hungarian handball coaches
Olympic handball players for Hungary
Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics
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