Eduard Aleksandrovich Koksharov (russian: link=no, Эдуард Александрович Кокшаров, born 4 November 1975) is a Russian
handball player and coach of the
Russian national team.
He played as a left winger. He retired from his national team in 2012. He came to Celje from
SKIF Krasnodar
SKIF Krasnodar is a team handball club from Krasnodar, Russia. SKIF Krasnodar competes in the Russian Handball Super League.
History
The club was established in Krasnodar, in the distant 1963, and at different times called the "Thunderbird", "Uni ...
in the 1999–2000 season, at the age of 23. His biggest achievements include winning the gold medal at the
1997 World Championships and winning the
handball tournament at the
2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 ( Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from ...
in Sydney, both with Russia. He was also the winner of the
Champions League with Celje Pivovarna Laško in the 2003/04 season.
Honors
* Olympic Games
** 1 Gold medal (2000 Summer Olympics)
** 1 Bronze medal (2004 Summer Olympics)
* European Championships
** 1 Silver medal (
2000 European Championship)
* World Championships
** 1 Gold medal (
1997 World Championship)
** 1 Silver medal (
1999 World Championship)
* World Junior Championships
** 1 Gold medal (1995 World Junior Championship)
* All star team:
** World Championships:
2001,
2003,
2005,
2007
** European Championships:
2004,
2006
* Slovenian champion: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
* Slovenian Cup winner: 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007.
Personal life
His son
Aleksandr Koksharov
Aleksandr Eduardovich Koksharov (russian: Александр Эдуардович Кокшаров; born 20 December 2004) is a Russian footballer who plays as a forward for FC Krasnodar and FC Krasnodar-2.
Career
Koksharov made his debut for F ...
is a professional
football player.
See also
*
List of handballers with 1000 or more international goals
In total, 27 handballers to date have scored 1000 or more goals for their national teams at senior level.
A vast majority of the players who scored at least 1000 goals, are from the modern era of the sport. This is partly because fewer games w ...
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
Russian male handball players
Olympic handball players of Russia
Olympic gold medalists for Russia
Olympic bronze medalists for Russia
Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Krasnodar
Olympic medalists in handball
Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Handball coaches of international teams
Russian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
Russian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia