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Chapters: Andrei Folbert, Gheorghe Mureşan, Constantin Popa, Horia Demian, Laura Codruţa Kövesi, Cornel Călugăreanu, Dan Niculescu, Grigore Costescu, Vasile Popescu, Mihai Nedef, Liviu Naghi, Gheorghe Constantinide, Emanoil Răducanu, Adrian Petroşanu, Ladislau Mokos, Cezar Niculescu. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 46. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Andrei Folbert (January 6, 1931 September 9, 2003), nicknamed "The Hope" by his fans and officially "The Magician under the boards", was a professional basketball player and captain of the Romanian basketball team for 25 years. As a player and coach he served the basketball magic for over 38 years. Folbert was known throughout his career for being a strong clutch performer. He decided numerous games with his plays. His competitiveness was visible in his prolific talk and well-known work ethic. Being the complete player, characterized by speed, long range shooting skills, astonishing dribbling and perfect ball handling, surprisingly assists and steals, he put his trademark delivering a spectacular game and creating a unique, unforgettable show remembered even after 50 years by the attendance. He is unanimously recognized, as the All Time Best Romanian Basketball Player. Andrei Folbert made his sporting debut, playing football for "FC Suter" (Colentina) in 1941. He started to play basketball in 1944 joining the "CAST" team ("Echipa de Baschet a Centrului de Asistenta Sociala Tei"). His official debut as a professional basketbal player was in 1945, when he played in the second Bucharest league. During the years 1946-1950, he played for the "Telecom Team" ("P.T.T." or "Telefoane") in the first league of the National championship, winning in 1950 his first National Championship Title under the guidance of coach Constantin Herold. Betwee...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11717441 ... Read more