Radu Voina (born 29 July 1950) is a Romanian former

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

player and current head coach.

Playing career

He competed in the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

, in the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

, and the

1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXII Olympiad () and officially branded as Moscow 1980 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 19 July to 3 August 1980 in Moscow, Soviet Union, in present-day Russ ...

. In 1972, he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team. He played four matches. Four years later, he won the silver medal as part of the Romanian team. He played all five matches and scored five goals. In 1980, he was a member of the Romania men's national handball team which won the bronze medal. He played four matches and scored four goals. In the 1974 World Men's Handball Championship edition, Radu Voina became world champion with

Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern and Southeast Europe. It borders Ukraine to the north and east, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Bulgaria to the south, Moldova to ...

. In 1977, he won the

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

with Steaua Bucharest. He won the gold medal at the World University games in 1973 (Sweden), 1975 (Romania), 1977 (Poland).

Coaching career

Voina began his coaching career with Steaua, he led them to nine national championships and one

final. He then led Romania to a bronze medal at the

1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and commonly known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the ...

in Los Angeles. He has coached among others French sides ASL Robertsau, Sélestat Alsace, RC

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, and the Romanian national men's handball team (twice), and the Romanian national women's handball team. Between February 2009 and May 2010 he was also the head coach of CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. In the 2009–2010 season, he managed to qualify his team CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea in the Women's EHF Champions League Final for the first time in the history of the club. Unfortunately his side lost to

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is a Danish professional handball club from Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and Euro ...

. Voina coached the Romanian national team to a third-place finish in the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship. At the end of the season, Radu Voina decided to take a break so he didn't renew his expired contract with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, but he remained the coach of

. In March 2011, he replaced Anja Andersen on the bench of the

n team CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea. His contracts with both

and Oltchim expired in June 2012 and Voina decided not to renew them.

Distinctions

*In 1973, he was named a ''Master of Sports'' ("Maestru al sportului") *In 1974, he was named an ''Honored Master of Sports'' ("Maestru emerit al sportului") *In 1980, he was selected twice as one of the World Team members. *In 1992, he was named an ''Honored Coach'' ("Antrenor emerit") *A multi-purpose sports hall in Sighişoara is named after him. *In 2009, he was decorated by Romanian president Traian Băsescu with the order "Meritul Sportiv" Second Class.

Footnotes

External links

Olympics profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Voina, Radu 1950 births Living people Romanian male handball players CSA Steaua București (handball) players Romanian handball coaches Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1980 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Sportspeople from Sighișoara Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball coaches of international teams 20th-century Romanian sportsmen