Mihai Popescu (handballer)

This article is about the handball player. For the footballer, see Mihai Popescu (footballer).

Mihai Popescu (born 15 March 1985 in Găești)^[1] is a Romanian handballer who plays for Romanian team Potaissa Turda and the Romanian national team.

Mihai Popescu
Personal information
Full name	Mihai Cătălin Popescu
Born	(1985-03-15) 15 March 1985 (age 40) Găești, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Potaissa Turda
Number	16
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2003-2015	HCM Constanța
2015-2024	Saint-Raphaël VHB
2024-	Potaissa Turda
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps
2001-2021	Romania	250 games
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 20 June 2021

He was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of his hometown Găești in 2009.^[2]

Achievements

• LNH Division 1:
  • Runner-up: 2016
• Liga Națională:
  • Winner: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Cupa României:
  • Winner: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Supercupa României:
  • Winners: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Semifinalist: 2006
• EHF Cup:
  • Finalist: 2018
  • Semifinalist: 2017
  • Semifinalist: 2014
• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Semifinalist: 2004

Individual awards

• Romanian Handballer of the Year: 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019,,2021,2022
• LNH Division 1 Best Foreign Goalkeeper: 2015–16^[3]
• Best Goalkeeper of the EHF Cup's Final 4: 2018