Gábor Császár (born 16 June 1984) is a former Hungarian

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. He made his full international debut on 17 January 2004 against

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. Just a few days later he was selected for the squad that represented Hungary on the 2004 European Championship. He participated on further six

European Championships The European Championships is a multi-sport tournament which brings together the existing European Championships of some of the continent's leading sports every four years. The inaugural edition in 2018 was staged by the host cities of Berlin, ...

(2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018) and was also present on six

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(2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2017, 2019). In addition, he was member of the Hungarian team that finished fourth at the

2004 Olympic Games The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

and the team that finished fourth at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 **''Finalist'': 2007 *

Ligue Nationale de Handball The Ligue Nationale de Handball ( en, National Handball League) is a governing body established in 2004 to administer French men's professional handball autonomously from the national federation (FFHB). It has jurisdiction over the country's top tw ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2010 *Coupe de France: **''Semi-finalist'': 2010 *Coupe de la Ligue: **''Semi-finalist'': 2010 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: **''Semi-finalist'': 2002 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

: **''Semi-finalist'': 2003 * Junior World Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2005

Individual awards

HUN Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) Gold BAR

Golden Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012) *

Hungarian Handballer of the Year The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year. Presented by the Hungarian Handball Federation since 1964, the m ...

: 2012

References

External links

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Gábor Császár player profile on MKB Veszprém KC official websiteGábor Császár career statistics at Worldhandball
Hungarian male handball players Living people 1984 births People from Celldömölk Viborg HK players Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Expatriate handball players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in France Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Olympic handball players of Hungary Veszprém KC players Liga ASOBAL players Sportspeople from Vas County {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub