Mihai Popescu

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Mihai Popescu
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Personal information
Full name Mihai Cătălin Popescu
Born (1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 36)
Găești, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 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
 Romania
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 20 June 2012

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:
  • 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
  • LNH Division 1 Best Foreign Goalkeeper: 2015–16[3]
  • Best Goalkeeper of the EHF Cup's Final 4: 2018

References[]

  1. ^ "Mihai Popescu Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Mihai Popescu, cetăţean de onoare al oraşului Găeşti" (in Romanian). Telegrafonline.ro. Retrieved 20 July 2009.
  3. ^ "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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