Eduard Koksharov

Eduard Koksharov
Koksharov in 2008
Personal information
Born (1975-11-04) 4 November 1975
Krasnodar, Soviet Union
Nationality Russian
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club HC Meshkov Brest (head coach)
Senior clubs
Years Team
19??–1999
SKIF Krasnodar
1999–2011
RK Celje
2011–2013
Chekhovskiye Medvedi
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2012
Russia 226 (1110)
Teams managed
–2016
SKIF Krasnodar
2016
ŽRK Vardar
2017–2020
Russia
2019
RK Vardar
2022–2023
Rostov-Don
2023–
HC Meshkov Brest
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2000 Sydney Team
2004 Athens Team
World Championships
1997 Japan Team
1999 Egypt Team
European Championships
2000 Croatia Team

Eduard Aleksandrovich Koksharov (Russian: Эдуард Александрович Кокшаров, born 4 November 1975) is a Russian handball player and coach of the HC Meshkov Brest.[1][2]

He played as a left winger. He retired from his national team in 2012. He came to Celje from SKIF Krasnodar in the 1999–2000 season, at the age of 23. His biggest achievements include winning the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships and winning the handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, both with Russia. He was also the winner of the Champions League with Celje Pivovarna Laško in the 2003/04 season.

Honors

  • Olympic Games
    • 1 Gold medal (2000 Summer Olympics)
    • 1 Bronze medal (2004 Summer Olympics)
  • European Championships
  • World Championships
  • World Junior Championships
    • 1 Gold medal (1995 World Junior Championship)
  • All star team:
  • Slovenian champion: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
  • Slovenian Cup winner: 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007.

Personal life

His son Aleksandr Koksharov is a professional football player.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  2. ^ "Состав сборной России на чемпионат мира – 2019". rushandball.ru. 9 January 2019.
  3. ^ "Железный Эдик. Несгибаемый лидер сборной России по гандболу в быту добр и покладист" (in Russian). Soviet Sport. 4 February 2005. Retrieved 28 September 2022.