Mark Dragunski ( German: Mark Dragunski ; born December 22, 1970 , Recklinghausen ) is a German handball player, coach of the TUSEM team (Essen), silver medalist of the Athens Olympic Games and 2003 World Cup, 2004 European champion.
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| Amplois | linear | |
| Growth | 214 cm | |
| Citizenship |  Germany | |
| Date of Birth | December 22, 1970 (48 years old) | |
| Place of Birth | Recklinghausen , Germany | |
| Throwing hand | right | |
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Player Career
Club
During his career, Mark Dragunsky became famous thanks to his performances for the TUSEM team (Essen). He also played games for the Nettelshtedt-Lubbeke, Flensburg-Handewitt and Gummersbach clubs. As part of the Essen club, Dragunsky won the European Cup of cities in 1994, and in 2003 won the German Cup as part of the Flensburg-Handewitt team. He also became famous for the fact that his club TUSEM became the only team that moved from the Regional League to the Bundesliga in one step.
In the summer of 2008, Mark announced his retirement and intention to enter the coaching staff of the TUSEM club [1] , however, due to financial problems of the club on December 5, 2008 he returned to his main team and went to the match against Wetzlar [2] . For the second time, Dragunsky announced his retirement in July 2009 [3] . Soon on February 8, 2011 Dragunsky unexpectedly announced that he would hold the end of the 2010/2011 season as part of the Sundvig / Westwig club [4] . At the end of the season, for the third time, he had finally completed his career.
Team
Dragunsky has 117 games and 174 goals for the German national team. The debut took place on August 4, 1994 in a match against the team of Morocco . As part of the Bundestim, Mark won the 2004 European Championship in Slovenia, as well as the silver medals of the 2002 European Championship, the 2003 World Cup in Portugal and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. In Athens, with his height of 214 cm, Mark got the title of the tallest Olympian in the German national team and was even taller than most of the participants in the basketball tournament. At the 2002 European Championships, however, his growth did not have the best effect on the team’s game, and as a result, during the break of the final match against Sweden, he was replaced. Despite the Germans losing the final, Dragunsky was recognized as the best player of the match.
Trenrea Career
In the 2012/2013 season, Dragunsky entered the coaching staff of the TUSEM club from Essen, he initially coached the second team, but then became the club’s head coach [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Mark Dragunski wechselt ins Management (inaccessible link) (German)
- ↑ Essen verliert klar gegen Wetzlar (inaccessible link) . Christian Stein, handball-world.com. 5. Dezember 2008 (German)
- ↑ Das Ende einer "geilen Zeit" - Volker Michel und Mark Dragunski nehmen Abschied von der Handballbühne (German)
- ↑ Zwei Ex-Nationalspieler in der Landesliga (German)
- ↑ Prokop kehrt dem TUSEM den Rücken: Dragunski wird Nachfolger (German)
Links
- Mark Dragunsky - Olympic statistics at Sports-Reference.com