Eduard Koksharov

Eduard Koksharov
Koksharov in 2008
Personal information
Born	(1975-11-04) 4 November 1975 (age 49) Krasnodar, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Club information
Current club	HC Meshkov Brest (head coach)
Senior clubs
Years	Team
19??–1999	SKIF Krasnodar
1999–2011	RK Celje
2011–2013	Chekhovskiye Medvedi
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2012	Russia	226	(1110)
Teams managed
0000–2016	SKIF Krasnodar
2016	ŽRK Vardar
2017–2020	Russia
2019	RK Vardar
2022–2023	Rostov-Don
2023–	HC Meshkov Brest
Medal record Men's handball Representing  Russia Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Team 2004 Athens Team World Championships 1997 Japan Team 1999 Egypt Team European Championships 2000 Croatia Team

Eduard Aleksandrovich Koksharov (Russian: Эдуард Александрович Кокшаров, born 4 November 1975) is a Russian handball player and coach of the HC Meshkov Brest.^[1][2]

He played as a left winger. He retired from his national team in 2012. He came to Celje from SKIF Krasnodar in the 1999–2000 season, at the age of 23. His biggest achievements include winning the gold medal at the 1997 World Championships and winning the handball tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, both with Russia. He was also the winner of the Champions League with Celje Pivovarna Laško in the 2003/04 season.

• Olympic Games
  • 1 Gold medal (2000 Summer Olympics)
  • 1 Bronze medal (2004 Summer Olympics)
• European Championships
  • 1 Silver medal (2000 European Championship)
• World Championships
  • 1 Gold medal (1997 World Championship)
  • 1 Silver medal (1999 World Championship)
• World Junior Championships
  • 1 Gold medal (1995 World Junior Championship)
• All star team:
  • World Championships: 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007
  • European Championships: 2004, 2006
• Slovenian champion: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
• Slovenian Cup winner: 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2007.

His son Aleksandr Koksharov is a professional football player.^[3]

• List of handballers with 1000 or more international goals

• Eduard Koksharov at the European Handball Federation
• Eduard Koksharov at Olympedia