Ştefan Birtalan (25 September 1948 – 27 May 2024) was a Romanian handball player, coach and sports official.

[2] He spent most of his club career with Steaua București, winning with them 12 Romanian championships and the European Champions Cup in 1977.

He debuted in handball aged 16 with the team Rapid CFR Jibou.

After returning to Romania he worked with the national junior team, and in 1991–1994 was head coach at Steaua.

In 2002 he retired from coaching due to health problems, and became a sport administrator.