Cristian Zaharia

{{short description|Romanian handball player (born 1967)}}

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{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Cristian Zaharia

| full_name = Cristian Valentin Zaharia

| image = Cristian Zaharia Hand-ball bulletin federal 1991-2-1.jpg

| caption = Cristian Zaharia 1991

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|8|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Bucharest, Romania

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| height = {{height|m=1.93|precision=0}}

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| position = Left back

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| years1 = 1984–1990

| clubs1 = {{Flagicon|ROU}} Dinamo Bucharest

| years2 = 1990–1993

| clubs2 = {{Flagicon|SWE}} HK Drott

| years3 = 1993–1996

| clubs3 = {{Flagicon|FRA}} Pontault-Combault

| years4 = 1996–1997

| clubs4 = {{Flagicon|DEU}} HSG Düsseldorf

| years5 = 1997–1998

| clubs5 = {{Flagicon|FRA}} Boulogne-Billancourt

| nationalyears1 = 1988–1995

| nationalteam1 = {{Flagicon|ROU}} Romania

| nationalcaps1 = 152

| nationalgoals1 = 620

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| manageryears1 = 2001–2003

| managerclubs1 = {{Flagicon|USA}} United States

| manageryears2 = 2003–2009

| managerclubs2 = {{Flagicon|USA}} Miami Sharks

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{{MedalSport | Men's handball}}

{{MedalCountry|{{hb|ROU}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalBronze| 1990 Czechoslovakia |Team}}

{{MedalSport|Head Coach of {{hb|USA}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2003 Dominican Republic{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/4afc7ecf9ce049eb802cbbb1e348773b|author=Barry Wilner

|title=U.S. Wins Bronze in Handball at Pan Am|work=The Associated Press|date=12 August 2003|access-date=15 March 2011}} |Team}}

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Cristian Valentin Zaharia (born 8 July 1967) is a Romanian former professional handball player and current coach. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/cristian-zaharia-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053704/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/za/cristian-zaharia-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Cristian Zaharia Olympic Results |access-date=22 March 2020}}