Bogdan George Burcea (born 8 May 1972) is a current Romanian handball coach for SCM Craiova and the Romanian national team, and sports lecturer. He has been a member of the Consiliul Științei Sportului din România since 2012.
| Bogdan Burcea | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Bogdan George Burcea | ||
| Born |
8 May 1972 Craiova, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club |
CS Daewoo Craiova Romania (manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1995–1999 | GS Elpides Dramas | ||
1999–2000 | Panathlitikos Dramas | ||
2000–2002 | CS Daewoo Craiova | ||
2002–2003 | Intercollege Panellinios | ||
2003–2007 | STIF Stranda Itrottarfelag | ||
2007–2011 | Hondbóltsfelagið Tjaldur | ||
2011–2013 | SCM Craiova | ||
2012–2015 | Romania (assistant coach) | ||
2013–2016 | Corona Brașov | ||
2016– | SCM Craiova | ||
2020 | Romania | ||
2022- | Romania (assistant coach) | ||
International honours edit
Individual awards edit
- Prosport Coach Of The Year in the Romanian Liga Națională: 2018[1]
Personal life edit
He comes from a family of handballers. His father, George Burcea, was coach of the female and male teams of the Greek club Filippos Veria. Bogdan's sister is Patricia Burcea-Apostolidou and his former wife is Adela Burcea, both handball players. He trained his ex-wife for several times in her handball career, in different countries.[2]
Burcea holds doctorates and a Master of Performance degree in Physical Education and Sport, and a Master of International Business all from University of Craiova.[3]
He was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Craiova in 2018.[4]
On 31 May 2019, he married his club player Cristina Zamfir.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Cristina Neagu, cea mai bună handbalistă din Liga Naţională în sezonul 2017-2018. Cum arată echipa ideală a campionatului, după voturile exprimate de antrenori" (in Romanian). Prosport. 21 May 2018.
- ^ "O familie de handbal: Burcea" (in Romanian). gds.ro. 17 September 2006.
- ^ "Bogdan Burcea's Curriculum vitae" (PDF) (in Romanian). ucv.ro. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Handbalistele campioane şi antrenorii lor sunt 'cetăţeni de onoare' ai Craiovei" (in Romanian). Lupa Mea. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- ^ "FOTO Antrenorul de la SCM Craiova se căsătorește cu una din jucătoarele sale în Grecia!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 13 June 2019.