Dumitru Popescu-Colibași, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dumitru Popescu-Colibași

Date of Birth: 16-Mar-1912

Place of Birth: Afumați, Ilfov County, Romania

Date of Death: 02-Mar-1993

Profession: handball coach, rugby union player

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Olimpiu-Dumitru Popescu-Coliba?i (16 March 1912 – 2 March 1993), nicknamed Tata Pik, was a Romanian handball manager, rugby union player and author of books on sports.
He had pioneered handball in the city of Bra?ov.
Popescu-Coliba?i graduated from the A.N.E.F.
in 1937.
He helped develop many leading handball players during decades: including Anna Stark, Maria Scheip, Mara Windt, Gerlinde Reip, Edeltraut Franz-Sauer, Iuliana Nako, and Rodica Floroianu.As a rugby player, he won the national championship with TCR.
In 1934, Popescu-Coliba?i and the Romania national rugby team appeared against Italy.
He was a starter.Other honours followed his death: he is the namesake of the multi-purpose, 1,700-seat Dumitru Popescu Coliba?i Sports Hall in Bra?ov.