Valentin Samungi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Valentin Samungi

handball player

Date of Birth: 27-Jan-1942

Place of Birth: Bucharest

Profession: handball player

Nationality: Romania

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Valentin Samungi

  • Valentin Samungi (born 27 January 1942) is a retired Romanian handball player.
  • He won the world title in 1970 and an Olympic bronze medal in 1972.Samungi started playing handball in 1958, as a goalkeeper for CSS Bucharest.
  • Between 1966 and 1977 he competed as a defender for Dinamo Bucharest.
  • He was a member of the national team in 1961–1973 and played 113 matches scoring 134 goals.
  • In 1977 he retired from competition to coach the national junior (1977–1985) and senior teams (1989–1991).
  • In 1991 he became advisor for the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and in 1995–1996 served as chairman of the Romanian Handball Federation (RHF).
  • In 1996 he was appointed vice president of Dinamo Bucharest, and between 1999 and 2000 acted as secretary general of the RHF.

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