Anita Kulcsár (2 October 1976 – 19 January 2005) was a Hungarian handball player. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year in 2004 by the International Handball Federation. Life She began her handball career with Nyíregyházi Kölcsey and later played for Győri Audi ETO KC, Cornexi-Alcoa and Dunaferr NK. She died in a car accident on 19 January 2005, at the age of 28; according to the police report, she was driving from Sukoró to Dunaújváros for team practice when her car slid off the road and hit a tree. Since her death, the city of Dunaújváros organizes the Anita Kulcsár Memorial Tournament in her honor every year. Achievements Nemzeti Bajnokság I: Winner: 2004 Silver Medalist: 1998, 2000 Bronze Medalist: 1999, 2001 Magyar Kupa: Winner: 2004 Silver Medalist: 2000 EHF Cup: Finalist: 1999 Olympic Games: Silver Medalist: 2000 European Championship: Winner: 2000 Bronze Medalist: 1998, 2004 World Championship: Silver Medalist: 2003 Awards and recognition IHF World Player of the Year: 2004 References External links Anita Kulcsár at WorldHandball.com Anita Kulcsár at Handball.hu 1976 births 2005 deaths Hungarian female handball players Olympic handball players of Hungary Olympic medalists in handball Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Handball players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Road incident deaths in Hungary Győri Audi ETO KC players Fehérvár KC players People from Szerencs Sportspeople from Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County