Alexander Fölker

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Alexander Fölker

Alexander Fölker , also Alexandru Fölker , (born January 28, 1956 in Orșova ) is a former Romanian handball player from the German-speaking minority of the Banat Swabians .

He played in the position of the left backcourt player and occasionally as a left winger. From 1974 to 1987 Fölker was at Politehnica Timișoara and was Romanian runner-up with the club in 1979 and 1987 and Romanian cup winner in 1986. In 1987 he moved to France to the Lille Université Club and in 1989 to Germany to MT Melsungen . With Melsungen he was promoted to the 2nd handball league and in 1996 made it to the Final Four of the DHB Cup . Later he was a player coach and coach in Niedervellmar and at Eintracht Baunatal . In 2000 Fölker became sporting director at MT Melsungen.

For the Romanian national team , Fölker played 239 international matches, in which he scored 557 goals. At the 1976 Olympic Games in Montreal, he won the silver medal with Romania, where he was used only in a preliminary round game. Both at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow and at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Fölker won the bronze medal with Romania. He also took part in the 1978 World Cup , the 1982 World Cup and the 1986 World Cup and was seventh, fifth and ninth with the Romanian team.

Fölker has lived in Melsungen with his family since 1989 . In 2007 he was made an honorary citizen of Timișoara .

literature

  • Johann Steiner: Handball story (s): Transylvanian Saxons and Banat Swabians pave the way for Romania to win seven world championship titles. ADZ, Bucharest 2003, ISBN 973-8384-12-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexandru Folker, invitat de onoare al Universității Politehnica: "Constantin Jude mi-a spus că există o viață și după sport"
  2. ↑ The Boo Man
  3. ↑ ISTORIA HANDBALULUI ROMÂNESC Volumul II SINTEZĂ RETROSPECTIVĂ ANEXA 6 PALMARESUL INDIVIDUAL ŞI AL ECHIPELOR NAŢIONALE ÎN JOCURILE INTERŢĂRI 1936-2012
  4. ↑ ISTORIA HANDBALULUI ROMÂNESC Volumul II SINTEZĂ RETROSPECTIVĂ ANEXA 3 COMPETIŢII MASCULIN RETROSPECTIVA ACTIVITĂŢII INTERNAL ŞI INTERNAŢIONALE STATISTICĂ CLASAMENTE - ANTRENORI - SPORTIVI 1936 - 2014
  5. ↑ Hotararea Consiliului Local 234 / July 31, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Fölker, Alexander
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Peoples, Alexandru
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian handball player
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Orșova