Erzsébet Kocsis is a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...

 former handball

Team handball

Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...

 player and the current technical director of Dunaújvárosi NKKSE

Dunaújvárosi NKKSE

Dunaújvárosi Női Kézilabda Sport, formerly known as Dunaferr, is a Hungarian women's handball club from Dunaújváros, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I....

. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 1995

IHF World Player of the Year

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 by the International Handball Federation

International Handball Federation

The International Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym IHF, is the administrative and controlling body for International team handball.- Championships :*World Men's Handball Championship*World Women's Handball Championship...

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She has won 125 caps for the Hungarian national team

Hungary women's national handball team

The Hungary women's national handball team is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation and takes part in international handball competitions...

, with them she received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics

1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....

 and a silver medal at the 1995 World Championship

1995 World Women's Handball Championship

The 1995 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Austria and Hungary from 1995.-Final standings:Source:...

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At club level, she has won all three major continental titles with Dunaújváros. First in 1995 the EHF Cup Winners' Cup, four years later the EHF Cup

Women's EHF Cup

The Women's EHF Cup is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It takes place every year, from September to May. It was first organized by the European Handball Federation in 1993...

, and in 1999 the EHF Champions League. She gave up professional handball in 2000, however, following her former team have lost most of their players due to financial problems, she returned into action in 2009, helping Dunaújváros to avoid the relegation.

She is married to Árpád Sári, a former handballer. Their daughter, Barbara Sári

Barbara Sári

Barbara Sári is a Hungarian handballer who plays for Dunaújvárosi NKS as a line player. She is the daughter of former Hungarian international handballer and 1995 IHF World Player of the Year award winner Erzsébet Kocsis....

 is a professional handball player as well.

Club

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I
  Nemzeti Bajnokság I (Women's handball)
  The Nemzeti Bajnokság I is the top professional league for Hungarian women's team handball clubs. It is administered by the Hungarian Handball Federation.- History :...
  
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  • Winner: 1998, 1999

• Magyar Kupa
  Magyar Kupa (Women's handball)
  Magyar Kupa is the main domestic cup for Hungarian women's team handball clubs, which is organized and supervised by the Hungarian Handball Federation. The competition is held annually, starting in September and concluding in April. The teams play in a one-leg knockout system with a final four...
  
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  • Winner: 1998, 1999

• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 1999

• EHF Cup
  Women's EHF Cup
  The Women's EHF Cup is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe. It takes place every year, from September to May. It was first organized by the European Handball Federation in 1993...
  
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  • Winner: 1998

• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winner: 1995

• EHF Champions Trophy:
  • Winners: 1999
  • Third Placed: 1998
  • Fourth Placed: 1995

International

• Olympic Games
  Olympic Games
  The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
  
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  • Bronze Medalist: 1996

• World Championship
  World Women's Handball Championship
  The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...
  
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  • Silver Medalist: 1995

Awards and recognition

• Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 1993
• Hungarian Handballer of the Year
  Hungarian Handballer of the Year
  The Hungarian Handballer of the Year award is an annual prize, which is given to the Hungarian handballer who is considered to have performed the best over the previous calendar year....
  
  : 1992, 1994
• IHF World Player of the Year
  IHF World Player of the Year
  -Men:-Women:-External links:* *...
  
  : 1995