Mihai Popescu
Mihai Popescu | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Mihai Cătălin Popescu | ||
Born |
Găești, Romania | 15 March 1985||
Nationality | Romanian | ||
Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Saint-Raphaël VHB | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2003-2015 | HCM Constanța | ||
2015- | Saint-Raphaël VHB | ||
National team 1 | |||
Years | Team | Apps | |
2001-2021 | Romania | 250 games | |
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2021 |
Mihai Popescu (born 15 March 1985 in Găești)[1] is a Romanian handballer who plays for French team Saint-Raphaël Var Handball and the Romanian national team.
He was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown Găești in 2009.[2]
Achievements
- LNH Division 1:
- Runner-up: 2016
- Liga Națională:
- Winner: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Cupa României:
- Winner: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
- Supercupa României:
- Winners: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Semifinalist: 2006
- EHF Cup:
- EHF Challenge Cup:
- Semifinalist: 2004
Individual awards
- Romanian Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,,2021,2022
- LNH Division 1 Best Foreign Goalkeeper: 2015–16[3]
- Best Goalkeeper of the EHF Cup's Final 4: 2018
References
- ^ "Mihai Popescu Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
- ^ "Mihai Popescu, cetăţean de onoare al oraşului Găeşti" (in Romanian). Telegrafonline.ro. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
- ^ "Cel mai bun portar român al momentului speră să se impună și în Hexagon: "Vreau să fiu cel mai bun portar din Franța!"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
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