Erzsébet Kocsis

Erzsébet Kocsis (born 11 March 1965)^[1] is a Hungarian former handball player and the current technical director of Dunaújvárosi NKS. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 1995 by the International Handball Federation.^[2]

Full name Erzsébet Sáriné Kocsis

Born (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 61)
Győr, Hungary

Nationality Hungarian

Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

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Erzsébet Kocsis
Kocsis in 1996
Personal information
Full name	Erzsébet Sáriné Kocsis
Born	(1965-03-11) 11 March 1965 (age 61) Győr, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	line player
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1982–1989	Győri Richards
1989–1999	Dunaújváros
1999–2000	Kiskőrösi KC
2009	Dunaújváros
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1996	Hungary	125	(328)
Medal record Olympic Games 1996 Atlanta Team World Championship 1995 Austria Hungary Team

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She won 125 caps for the Hungarian national team between 1986 and 1996,^[3] and received a bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 1995 World Championship.

At club level, she won all three major continental titles with Dunaújváros. First in 1995 the EHF Cup Winners' Cup,^[4] four years later the EHF Cup, and in 1999 the EHF Champions League. She gave up professional handball in 2000, however, following her former team lost most of their players due to financial problems, she returned into action in 2009, helping Dunaújváros to avoid relegation.^[5]

She is married to Árpád Sári, a former handballer. Their daughter, Barbara Sári is also a professional handball player.