Roland Gunnesch (sometimes spelled Gunesch or GuneÃÂ; born 25 March 1944) is a retired Romanian handball player of German ethnicity. During his career he earned 170 caps with the national team and scored 252 goals, winning the world title in 1970 and 1974 and Olympic medals in 1972 and 1976.
He was discovered as a handball talent by Hans Zultner, his physical education teacher at high school in SighiÃÂoara, and after graduating went to play for Politehnica Timià Âoara. After retiring from competitions he became a handball coach and manager. He was assistant coach for Politehnica Timià Âoara in 1983âÂÂ1991 and managed the Romanian University national team that won the World University Games in 1987. After that he immigrated to Germany.
Gunnesch is married and has a daughter.