Mihai Popescu
| Mihai Popescu | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mihai Cătălin Popescu | ||
| Born |
15 March 1985 Găești, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Potaissa Turda | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2003-2015 | HCM Constanța | ||
2015-2024 | Saint-Raphaël VHB | ||
2024- | Potaissa Turda | ||
| 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 Romanian team Potaissa Turda and the Romanian national team.
He was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown Găești in 2009.[2]
Achievements
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "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.