Romania women's national handball team

The Romanian women's national team represents Romania in senior women's international handball and is controlled by the Romanian Handball Federation, the governing body for handball in Romania. It competes in the three major international tournaments; the Olympic Games, the IHF World Championship and the EHF European Championship.

Romania
Information
AssociationRomanian Handball Federation
CoachAdrian Vasile
CaptainCristina Neagu
Most capsMariana Tîrcă (335)
Most goalsMariana Tîrcă (2043)
Colours
Home
Away
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1976)
Best result4th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances24 (First in 1957)
Best result1st (1962)
European Championship
Appearances13 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (2010)
Last updated on Unknown.
Romania women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
1956 West Germany
1960 Netherlands
1962 Romania
1973 Yugoslavia
2005 Russia
2015 Denmark
European Championship
2010 Denmark/Norway
The team in 2015, under Tomas Ryde.
The team in 2017, under Ambros Martín.

Since first entering World Championship, Romania are the only team to have appeared in all 24 tournaments to date.[1]

They were crowned winners in the IHF World Championship three times: 1956, 1960 and 1962, and finished as runners-up in 1973 and 2005 and also finished third in 2015. Since first entering in 1994, Romania have never won the EHF European Championship, with their best performances being a third-place finish in 2010.

Honors

IHF World Championship

EHF European Championship

  • Bronze medalists: 2010

Other awards

GF World Cup

  • Gold medalists: 2009, 2010
  • Silver medalists: 2006

Competitions

Olympic Games
Year Pos. Pld W D L
19764th5203
1980Did not qualify
1984
1988
1992
1996
20007th6213
2004Did not qualify
20087th8503
2012Did not qualify
20169th5203
2020TBD
Total4/122411112

World Championship

European Championship
Year Pos. Pld W D L
199410th7205
19965th6411
199811th6105
20004th7232
20027th7403
20047th7502
2006Did not qualify
20085th7502
20103rd 8503
201210th6213
20149th6312
20165th7502
20184th8404
202012th6105
2022TBD
2024
Total13/168843639

GF World Cup

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Bogdan Burcea

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Ana Maria Măzăreanu (1993-02-04) 4 February 1993 1.80 m 13 0 Gloria Bistrița
2 LW Nicoleta Dincă (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 1.73 m 33 37 Gloria Bistrița
6 P Alexandra Subțirică (1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 1.70 m 6 2 Gloria Buzău
7 CB Eliza Buceschi (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 1.77 m 81 240 Rapid București
8 LB Cristina Neagu (1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 1.80 m 204 857 CSM București
11 CB Ana Maria Țicu (1992-02-23) 23 February 1992 1.70 m 12 9 SCM Craiova
13 CB Cristina Laslo (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 1.77 m 41 50 Minaur Baia Mare
16 GK Denisa Dedu (1994-09-27) 27 September 1994 1.82 m 64 4 CSM București
17 CB Andreea Popa (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 1.77 m 8 6 Minaur Baia Mare
19 RB Laura Popa (1994-06-29) 29 June 1994 1.81 m 42 26 Rapid București
20 GK Iulia Dumanska (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 1.78 m 51 0 Podravka Koprivnica
26 LB Anca Polocoșer (1997-05-01) 1 May 1997 1.80 m 25 20 Minaur Baia Mare
27 P Lorena Ostase (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 1.79 m 15 38 CSM Slatina
30 RW Sonia Seraficeanu (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 1.74 m 19 23 Minaur Baia Mare
77 LW Ana Maria Iuganu (1990-02-25) 25 February 1990 1.75 m 38 41 Gloria Buzău
90 RB Ana Maria Savu (1990-02-24) 24 February 1990 1.86 m 38 40 SCM Craiova
97 LW Alexandra Dindiligan (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 1.74 m 5 1 HC Zalău

Notable players
IHF World Player of the Year
EHF Player of the Year
MVP
All-Star Team members
Top scorers
Other notable players
Medal leaders
World Championship
Player Gold
Irina Klimovschi
Ana Starck-Stănișel
Iozefina Ștefănescu
Victoria Dumitrescu
Maria Constantinescu
Aurelia Szőke-Tudor

Coaching history
Period Head Coach
1953–1965 Constantin Popescu
1965–1969 Francisc Spier
1969 Valeriu Gogâltan
1969–1970 Pompiliu Simion
1971–1973 Gabriel Zugrăvescu
1973–1976 Constantin Popescu
1976–1978 Francisc Spier
1978–1982 Constantin Lache
1982–1986 Eugen Bartha
1986–1993 Bogdan Macovei
1993–1994 Gheorghe Sbora
1994–1995 Gheorghe Tadici
1995–1996 Gheorghe Ionescu
1996–1999 Cornel Bădulescu
1999–2000 Bogdan Macovei
2000–2002 Dumitru Muși
2002–2005 Cornel Oțelea
2005–2008 Gheorghe Tadici
2008–2012 Radu Voina
2012–2015 Gheorghe Tadici
2015–2016 Tomas Ryde
2016–2019 Ambros Martín
2019–2020 Tomas Ryde
2020–2021 Bogdan Burcea
2021- Adrian Vasile

Most matches played

Total number of matches played in official competitions only.

# Player Matches
1 Mariana Tîrcă 335
2 Valentina Cozma 322
3 Aurelia Brădeanu 273
4 Valentina Ardean-Elisei 256
5 Marilena Doiciu 237
6 Maria Török-Duca 226
7 Steluța Luca 223
8 Ramona Farcău 214
9 Simona Arghir-Sandu 206
Lidia Drăgănescu 206

Last updated: 29 September 2019

Most goals scored

Total number of goals scored in official matches only.

# Player Goals Matches Average
1 Mariana Tîrcă 2043 335 6.09
2 Steluța Luca 1013 223 4.54
3 Valentina Cozma 980 322 3.04
4 Valentina Ardean-Elisei 915 256 3.57
5 Carmen Amariei 855 182 4.69
6 Cristina Neagu 830 198 4.12
7 Ramona Farcău 689 214 3.21
8 Aurelia Brădeanu 685 273 2.50
9 Lidia Drăgănescu 658 206 3.19
10 Maria Török-Duca 626 226 2.76

Last updated: 29 September 2019

See also

References
  1. "Echipa României de handbal feminin, singura echipă din lume calificată la toate edițiile Campionatelor Mondiale" (in Romanian). Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  2. "CAMPIONATUL EUROPEAN DE HANDBAL FEMININ. S-a stabilit lotul pentru Euro 2020 " Care sunt cele patru jucătoare care rămân acasă". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 November 2020.
  3. "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
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