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

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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

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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

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'': 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 *

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'': 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 * Liga Națională: **''Winner'': 2009, 2010 * Junior World Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2005

Individual awards

* Hungarian Best Defensive Player Of The Year: 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 * HUN Cross of Merit of the Hungarian Rep (civil) Silver BAR

Silver Cross of the Cross of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (2012) *Best defender of

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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 {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub