2. About me Results &Awards Coaching

5. Date and Place of birth: 18 December 1980, Bucharest Weight: 55 kg Height: 1,68 m Year of starting table tennis: 1988 Clubs: IMGB Bucharest (1988 – 1992) Unirea Tricolor Vest Sa (1992 – 1994) Iuventus Bucharest (1994 – 1995) BNR Bucharest (1995 – 1998) University of Bucharest (2002- 2006) Tennis Mall (2006-Present) Play With: Right hand Style: Offensive Favorite Stroke: Backhand Loop and Service Receive Favorite Bat: Butterfly, Primorac Carbon OFF+ Sriver FX rubbers Favorite Player: Kalinikos Kreanga

8. Best Results & Awards 1989: Gold Medal, Romanian Team Championships 1992: Gold Medal: “Cupa Sperantelor” Selected at “Top 12 Romanian” 1993: Gold Medal “Bucharest Trophy” 1996, 1997, 1998: Champion of Bucharest at Juniors 1996: Selected at” Bucharest Trophy”, International Cup 1998: Selected at “Top 12 Romanian” at Juniors 2002, 2003, 2004: University of Bucharest Champion 2003: All University of Bucharest Champion 2004: First Place in “AMTM” Classification, The Bucharest League 2004 Gold Medal, Unifest (Festival of All University from Romania) Other Awards

11. Coaching 2003-2004 Playing Coach, “Speranta General Turbo Club” 2005-Present, Playing Coach, “Sport Club Galion Bucharest”

12. ” I am currently working with Chief Coach Mr.Vasile Dumitrescu. We coach children aged 8 to 16 at a professional table tennis club. Chief Coach Mr. Vasile Dumitrescu is one of the most experienced Table Tennis coach from Romania.He was Romanian national teams Chief Coach and over the years he has prepared 14 coaches, who are now scattered in all the World. As coach Mr. Vasile Dumitrescu had fabulous results: - 16 European Titles, - 70 National Titles. World Ranking girl players Otilia Badescu and Andriana Nastase are exemples of his achievement. Working with him gave me the possibility to learn more about How to coach table tennis players especially children and beginners. Club Photos HERE

13. In 2003 at the reguest of my first coach, I started to become playing coach at the club where he was active, helping him with youngsters. This period was my first coaching experience and also helping me to learn more things about “How to work with children at various ages” 2003-2004 Playing Coach, “Speranta General Turbo Club”