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
Personal information
Full name Bogdan George Burcea
Born (1972-05-08) 8 May 1972 (age 52)
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

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Individual awards

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Personal life

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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

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  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "O familie de handbal: Burcea" (in Romanian). gds.ro. 17 September 2006.
  3. ^ "Bogdan Burcea's Curriculum vitae" (PDF) (in Romanian). ucv.ro. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "FOTO Antrenorul de la SCM Craiova se căsătorește cu una din jucătoarele sale în Grecia!" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 13 June 2019.
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