Erzsébet Kocsis

Erzsébet Kocsis (born 11 March 1965 in Győr)[1] is a Hungarian former handball player and the current technical director of Dunaújvárosi NKS. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1995[2] by the International Handball Federation.

The native form of this personal name is Kocsis Erzsébet. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Erzsébet Kocsis
Kocsis in 1996
Personal information
Full name Erzsébet Sáriné Kocsis
Born (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965
Győr, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Club information
Current club —
Senior clubs
Years Team
1982–1989
 Győri Richards
1989–1999
 Dunaújváros
1999–2000
 Kiskőrösi KC
2009
 Dunaújváros
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1996
 Hungary 125 (328)
Medal record
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta Team
World Championship
1995 Austria Hungary Team

She has won 125 caps for the Hungarian national team,[3] with them she received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1995 World Championship.

At club level, she has won all three major continental titles with Dunaújváros. First in 1995 the EHF Cup Winners' Cup,[4] four years later the EHF Cup, and in 1999 the EHF Champions League. She gave up professional handball in 2000, however, following her former team have lost most of their players due to financial problems, she returned into action in 2009, helping Dunaújváros to avoid the relegation.[5]

She is married to Árpád Sári, a former handballer. Their daughter, Barbara Sári is a professional handball player as well.

Achievements

Club
  • Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
    • Winner: 1998, 1999
  • Magyar Kupa:
    • Winner: 1998, 1999
  • EHF Champions League:
    • Winner: 1999
  • EHF Cup:
    • Winner: 1998
  • EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
    • Winner: 1995
  • EHF Champions Trophy:
    • Winners: 1999
    • Third Placed: 1998
    • Fourth Placed: 1995

International
  • Olympic Games:
    • Bronze Medalist: 1996
  • World Championship:
    • Silver Medalist: 1995

Awards and recognition

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erzsébet Kocsis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  2. Previous World Handball Players Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on December 14, 2007)
  3. "Erzsébet Kocsis Biography" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sportszövetség. Archived from the original on 16 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  4. "Dunaferr Women's Handball Team". Dunaferr NK. Archived from the original on 2007-12-24. Retrieved 2009-02-11.
  5. "Kocsis Böbe győzelemmel tért vissza a Dunaferrbe". Dunaújvárosi Hírlap Online. 13 March 2009. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
Awards
Preceded by
Mia Hermansson		 IHF World Player of the Year – Women
1995		 Succeeded by
Lim O-Kyeong


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