Gheorghe "Ghiţă" Licu (1 December 1945 – 8 April 2014) was a Romanianhandball pivot player. Between 1966 and 1976 he capped 197 times for the national team and scored 328 goals, winning world titles in 1970 and 1974 and Olympic medals in 1972 and 1976. Domestically he played his entire career from 1964 to 1980 for Dinamo Bucuresti, winning the national titles in 1965, 1966 and 1978 and the Romanian Cup in 1979. After retiring from competitions Licu became a handball coach. In 1980–1993 he worked with Dinamo Bucuresti in Romania, and in 1995–2006 with SC Magdeburg in Germany, first with the junior and then with the senior team, leading them to the German national title in 2001 and the EHF Champions League victory in 2002. His son Robert also became an Olympic handball player and coach.[1][3]
ghiță, licu, gheorghe, ghiţă, licu, december, 1945, april, 2014, romanian, handball, pivot, player, between, 1966, 1976, capped, times, national, team, scored, goals, winning, world, titles, 1970, 1974, olympic, medals, 1972, 1976, domestically, played, entire. Gheorghe Ghiţă Licu 1 December 1945 8 April 2014 was a Romanian handball pivot player Between 1966 and 1976 he capped 197 times for the national team and scored 328 goals winning world titles in 1970 and 1974 and Olympic medals in 1972 and 1976 Domestically he played his entire career from 1964 to 1980 for Dinamo Bucuresti winning the national titles in 1965 1966 and 1978 and the Romanian Cup in 1979 After retiring from competitions Licu became a handball coach In 1980 1993 he worked with Dinamo Bucuresti in Romania and in 1995 2006 with SC Magdeburg in Germany first with the junior and then with the senior team leading them to the German national title in 2001 and the EHF Champions League victory in 2002 His son Robert also became an Olympic handball player and coach 1 3 Ghiță LicuPersonal informationBorn1 December 1945Fierbinţi Romania 1 Died8 April 2014 2 Height186 cm 6 ft 1 in Weight92 kg 203 lb SportSportHandballClubDinamo Bucharest 1964 1980 3 Medal record Representing Romania Olympic Games 1972 Munich Team 1976 Montreal Team World Championship 1967 Sweden Team 1970 France Team 1974 East Germany TeamReferences edit a b Ghiță Licu Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine sports reference com Ghiţă Licu s a stins din viaţă după o grea suferinţă la 68 de ani in Romanian Gazeta Sporturilor 9 April 2014 Retrieved 10 April 2014 a b Ghiță Licu Romanian Olympic Committee nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Romanian team handball is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This article about a Romanian Olympic medalist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ghiță Licu amp oldid 1189521986, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
