Cristian Valentin Zaharia (born 8 July 1967) is a Romanian former professional handball player and current coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[2]

Cristian Zaharia
Cristian Zaharia 1991
Personal information
Full name Cristian Valentin Zaharia
Born (1967-07-08) 8 July 1967 (age 56)
Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Left back
Senior clubs
Years Team
1984–1990
Romania Dinamo Bucharest
1990–1993
Sweden HK Drott
1993–1996
France Pontault-Combault
1996–1997
Germany HSG Düsseldorf
1997–1998
France Boulogne-Billancourt
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1995
Romania Romania 152 (620)
Teams managed
2001–2003
United States United States
2003–2009
United States Miami Sharks
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Romania
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Czechoslovakia Team
Head Coach of  United States
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Dominican Republic[1] Team

Honours edit

Team edit

Dinamo Bucharest
HK Drott
Pontault-Combault
  • French Second Division: 1994

References edit

  1. ^ Barry Wilner (12 August 2003). "U.S. Wins Bronze in Handball at Pan Am". The Associated Press. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Cristian Zaharia Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.