Anita Kulcsár

Anita Kulcsár (October 2, 1976 in Szerencs[1] – January 19, 2005 in between Pusztaszabolcs and Velence[2]) was a Hungarian handball player. She had been a member of Hungary women's national handball team since 1996.

Anita Kulcsár
Personal information
Full name Anita Kulcsár
Born (1976-10-02)2 October 1976
Szerencs, Hungary
Died 19 January 2005(2005-01-19) (aged 28)
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Line Player
Club information
Current club
Senior clubs
Years Team
0000–1995
Kölcsey DSE
1995–2001
Győri ETO KC
2001–2004
Alcoa FKC
2004–2005
Dunaferr
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2005
Hungary 165 (402)

Life

She began her handball career with Nyíregyházi Kölcsey then she played for Győri Audi ETO KC, Cornexi-Alcoa and Dunaferr NK.

She died in a car accident on January 19, 2005 at the age of 28;[3] according to the police report, she was driving from Sukoró to Dunaújváros for team practice when her car slid off the road and hit a tree.[2] Since her death, the city of Dunaújváros organize every year the Anita Kulcsár Memorial Tournament in her honor.

Achievements

  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
    • Winner: 2004
    • Silver Medalist: 1998, 2000
    • Bronze Medalist: 1999, 2001
  • Magyar Kupa:
    • Winner: 2004
    • Silver Medalist: 2000
  • EHF Cup:
    • Finalist: 1999
  • Olympic Games:
    • Silver Medalist: 2000
  • European Championship:
    • Winner: 2000
    • Bronze Medalist: 1998, 2004
  • World Championship:
    • Silver Medalist: 2003

Awards and recognition

References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anita Kulcsár". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  2. "Autóbalesetben elhunyt Kulcsár Anita". origo.hu (in Hungarian). 19 January 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
  3. "Kulcsár Anitára emlékeztek". index.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2016-08-04.
Awards
Preceded by
Bojana Radulovics
IHF World Player of the Year – Women
2004
Succeeded by
Anita Görbicz


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