Roland Gunnesch (sometimes spelled Gunesch or Guneș; born 25 March 1944) is a retired Romanian

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 of German ethnicity. During his career he earned 170 caps with the national team and scored 252 goals, winning the world title in 1970 and 1974 and Olympic medals in 1972 and 1976. He was discovered as a handball talent by Hans Zultner, his physical education teacher at high school in

Sighișoara Sighișoara (; ; ; Transylvanian Saxon dialect, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Schäsbrich'', ''Šesburχ'', or ''Scheeßprich''; ; or ) is a Municipiu, city on the Târnava Mare, Târnava Mare River in Mureș County, central Romania. Located in the ...

, and after graduating went to play for Politehnica Timişoara. After retiring from competitions he became a handball coach and manager. He was assistant coach for Politehnica Timişoara in 1983–1991 and managed the Romanian University national team that won the World University Games in 1987. After that he immigrated to Germany. Gunnesch is married and has a daughter.„Der Zusammenhalt ist wichtig“
hermannstaedter.ro (31 July 2009)

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1944 births Living people CSA Steaua București (handball) players Romanian handball coaches Handball players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Romania Romanian male handball players Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic bronze medalists for Romania Transylvanian Saxon people Sportspeople from Mureș County Olympic medalists in handball Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1972 Summer Olympics 20th-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-Olympic-medalist-stub