Roland Gunnesch

Roland Gunnesch (sometimes spelled Gunesch or Guneș; born 25 March 1944) is a retired Romanian handball 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.[2]

Roland Gunnesch
Personal information
Born25 March 1944 (1944-03-25) (age 76)
Daia, Romania[1]
Height197 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight95 kg (209 lb)
Sport
SportHandball
ClubPolitehnica Timişoara[2]
Medal record
Representing  Romania
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team
1976 Montreal Team
World Championships
1967 SwedenTeam
1970 FranceTeam
1974 East GermanyTeam

He was discovered as a handball talent by Hans Zultner, his physical education teacher at high school in Sighișoara, 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.[3] After that he immigrated to Germany.[2]

Gunnesch is married and has a daughter.[4]

References
  1. Roland Guneš. sports-reference.com
  2. Roland Gunesch. Romanian Olympic Committee
  3. ""80 de ani de handbal in Romania"" (in Romanian). June 2002. Archived from the original on 4 April 2012. Retrieved 27 April 2014.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. „Der Zusammenhalt ist wichtig“. hermannstaedter.ro (31 July 2009)


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