Gheorghe Gruia

Gheorghe Gruia
Gheorghe Gruia.jpg
Gruia pictured in the 1970s
Personal information
Full name Gheorghe Gruia Marinescu
Born (1940-10-02)October 2, 1940
Bucharest, National Legionary State
Died December 9, 2015(2015-12-09) (aged 75)
Mexico City, Mexico
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Right back
Number 10
Youth career
Years Team
1958–1961
CCA Bucharest
Senior clubs
Years Team
1961–1973
Steaua Bucharest
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1973
Romania 126 (636)
Teams managed
1978–1980
Mexico
1981–1985
Universitario Chiapas
1986–1989
Pumas UNAM
1988–1991
Mexico

Gheorghe Gruia Marinescu (October 2, 1940 – December 9, 2015) was a Romanian handball player, coach and sports official. Born in Bucharest, Gruia won the gold medal in the 1964 World Handball Championship and the 1970 World Championship. In the 1972 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal with the Romanian team and become the top scorer of the competition with 37 goals. He played as a right back and spent his entire professional career with Steaua Bucharest.

The International Handball Federation named him in 1992 "The Greatest Handball Player of All Times".

Gruia resided in Mexico City, Mexico since 1978, where he worked as a coach and an official in this sport and is credited with popularizing this sport in the country.

He died on December 9, 2015, in Mexico City following a heart attack. Gruia is considered the 'father of handball' in Mexico.

His daughter, Andreea, is a Mexican former telenovela actress who is known for playing in Spanish language telenovelas on Televisa.

Honours

Team

Steaua Bucharest
Gruia (left) lifting the 1970 World Cup trophy.

National team

Romania

Orders



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