Timuzsin Schuch (born 5 June 1985) is a former Hungarian
handball player for the
Hungarian national team.
He represented his country at five
European Championships (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018), four
World Championships
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(2011, 2013, 2017, 2019) and one
Olympics (2012).
Personal
His father is Hungarian, while his mother is Mongolian. The couple got to know each other in
Budapest
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, where Schuch's mother studied.
His name, Timuzsin also refers to his Mongolian roots, as it was the birth name of
Genghis Khan.
Achievements
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Nemzeti Bajnokság I
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**''Winner'': 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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Magyar Kupa
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**''Winner'': 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
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Liga Națională:
**''Winner'': 2009, 2010
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Junior World Championship:
**''Bronze Medalist'': 2005
Individual awards
* Hungarian Best Defensive Player Of The Year: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
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Silver Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012)
*Best defender of
EHF Champions League
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2013
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2014
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2016
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References
External links
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Timuzsin Schuch player profile on MKB Veszprém official websiteTimuzsin Schuch career statistics at Worldhandball
Hungarian male handball players
Living people
1985 births
People from Nagyatád
HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța players
Hungarian expatriate handball players
Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players for Hungary
Veszprém KC players
Sportspeople from Somogy County
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