Hans Moser is a former Romanian-born German handball player and coach.
Education
In 2000, the official bulletin of the International Handball Federation, World Handball Magazine, chose Moser as a member of the "Team of the Century", together with team mates Cornel Penu and Gheorghe Gruia. Moser studied at a vocational high school between 1952 and 1956. After studying agronomy for three years in his hometown, he studied physical education at the Sports Institute in Bucharest (1960-1965).
Career
During his active player career, Moser, who is 1.92m tall, played as a center fielder. Before beginning to play handball competitionally, he used to play water polo and volleyball (in the latter, he was even called up for the Romanian national team"s training camp). In Timișoara he played for Constructorul and Știința Timișoara (winning the field handball national championship in 1956).
In Bucharest he played for Dinamo Bucharest.
He participated in four Men"s World Championships: 1958, 1961, 1964, 1967. In the same year he was named "Best Handball Player in the World”.
In 1970, during the World Championship held in France, the French National Postal Service issued a stamp featuring Moser. He played 224 games for the national team of Romania.
In 1968 he was allowed by the Romanian authorities to go to West Germany for six months as a playing coach for television Milbertshofen.
After the contract expired, he decided to defect. After he retired as an active player, he managed teams in Germany and Switzerland. In 1996 he set up a series of businesses in Romania.
In 2004 he was investigated for forgery, use of forgery, and fraud.
In 2008 he was sentenced by a court of law in Sighetu Marmației to one year and six months imprisonment, suspended for three and a half years. He has at least three children.
1961 Honored Master of Sports ("Maestru emerit al sportului").