Anita Kulcsár
Hungarian handball player
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| Full name | Anita Kulcsár | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1976-10-02)2 October 1976 Szerencs, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 January 2005(2005-01-19) (aged 28) between Pusztaszabolcs and Velence, Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Line Player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
0000–1995 | Kölcsey DSE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2001 | Győri ETO KC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001–2004 | Alcoa FKC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–2005 | Dunaferr NK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996–2005 | Hungary | 165 | (402) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Anita Kulcsár (2 October 1976 – 19 January 2005)[1][2] was a Hungarian handball player. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2004 by the International Handball Federation.
Life
She began her handball career with Nyíregyházi Kölcsey and later played for Győri Graboplast ETO, Cornexi-Alcoa and Dunaferr NK.
She died in a car accident on 19 January 2005, at the age of 28;[3] according to the police report, she was driving from Sukoró to Dunaújváros for team practice when her car slid off the road and hit a tree.[1] Since her death, the city of Dunaújváros organizes the Anita Kulcsár Memorial Tournament in her honor every year.
Achievements
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 2004
- Silver Medalist: 1998, 2000
- Bronze Medalist: 1999, 2001
- Magyar Kupa:
- Winner: 2004
- Silver Medalist: 2000
- EHF Cup:
- Finalist: 1999
- Olympic Games:
- Silver Medalist: 2000
- European Championship:
- Winner: 2000
- Bronze Medalist: 1998, 2004
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2003
Awards and recognition
References
- ^ a b "Autóbalesetben elhunyt Kulcsár Anita". origo.hu (in Hungarian). 19 January 2005. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anita Kulcsár". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
- ^ "Kulcsár Anitára emlékeztek". index.hu (in Hungarian). 20 January 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
External links
- Anita Kulcsár at WorldHandball.com
- Anita Kulcsár at Handball.hu (in Hungarian)
- Anita Kaldine Kulcsar at the European Handball Federation
- Anita Kulcsar at Olympics.com
- Anita Kulcsar at Olympic.org (archived)
- Anita Kulcsár at Olympedia
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| Preceded by | IHF World Player of the Year – Women 2004 | Succeeded by |
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