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
CoachFlorentin Pera
Assistant coachBogdan Burcea
Most capsMariana Tîrcă (335)
Most goalsMariana Tîrcă (2043)
Colours
1st
2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances4 (First in 1976)
Best result4th (1976)
World Championship
Appearances26 (First in 1957)
Best result1st (1962)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best result3rd (2010)
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Romania women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
1962 Romania
1973 Yugoslavia
2005 Russia
2015 Denmark
European Championship
2010 Denmark/Norway

Since first entering World Championship, Romania are the only team to have appeared in all 25 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
CompetitionTotal
Olympic Games 0000
World Championship 1214
European Championship 0011
Total1225

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
2020did not qualify
2024
Total4/122411112

World Championship

Since their first appearance in 1957, Romania has participated in 25 World Championships. They were crowned world champions for the first time in 1962 after beating Denmark (8–5) in the final.

Year Position Pld W D L GS GA GD
19579th200229-7
19621st 54104117+24
19656th30211821-3
19714th521251510
19732nd 54016752+15
19754th740310283+19
19787th53027867+11
19828th7331159122+37
19865th7511151129+22
19907th511390100-10
19934th7403156129+27
19957th8602232175+57
199712th6303186161+25
19994th9504250196+54
200117th5104129135-6
200310th8413244206+38
20052nd 10901322249+73
20074th10703323284+39
20098th9513306231+75
201113th6213166183-17
201310th6402161127+34
20153rd 9504270225+45
201710th6402150140+10
201912th8305181227-46
202113th6303202146+56
202312th6402185164+21
2025TBD
2027
2029
2031
Total26/3017095126342223629+593

European Championship
Year Pos. Pld W D L GS GA GD
199410th6204112124-12
19965th6411155139+16
199811th6105148168-20
20004th7232168164+4
20027th7403169166+3
20047th7502206187+19
2006did not qualify
20085th7502209199+10
20103rd 8503205197+8
201210th6213136139-3
20149th6312136137-1
20165th7502173158+15
20184th8404213212+1
202012th6105135160-25
202212th6204170181-11
2024Qualified
2026Quaified as co-host
2028TBD
Total15/189345642 2335 2331 +4

GF World Cup

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

Head coach: Florentin Pera

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
2 LW Nicoleta Dincă (1988-07-02) 2 July 1988 1.73 m 49 63 Gloria Bistrița
4 LB Claudia Paşcan (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 1.76 m 2 3 SCM Craiova
7 CB Eliza Buceschi (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 1.77 m 103 244 Rapid București
8 LB Cristina Neagu (1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 1.80 m 221 972 CSM București
12 GK Diana Ciucă (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 1.80 m 18 1 Rapid București
13 CB Cristina Laslo (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 1.76 m 79 137 Gloria Bistrița
14 LB Bianca Bazaliu (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 1.83 m 23 29 Gloria Bistrița
18 RB Daria Bucur (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 1.81 m 14 9 SCM Gloria Buzău
20 GK Iulia Dumanska (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 1.78 m 69 0 Gloria Bistrița
21 LW Alexandra Dindiligan (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 1.70 m 19 14 CSM București
22 RW Alexandra Badea (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 1.75 m 14 12 Rapid București
27 P Lorena Ostase (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 1.79 m 35 51 Rapid București
28 LB Diana Lixăndroiu (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 1.79 m 9 3 CSM Slatina
30 RW Sonia Seraficeanu (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 1.74 m 39 63 Gloria Bistrița
33 P Nicoleta Balog (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 1.76 m 2 0 HC Dunărea Brăila
70 CB Andreea Popa (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 1.77 m 9 9 HC Dunărea Brăila
71 RB Alicia Gogîrlă (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 1.82 m 2 0 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
77 P Crina Pintea (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 1.92 m 112 183 CSM București
98 GK Daciana Hosu (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 1.82 m 23 0 SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea

Notable players
IHF World Player of the Year
EHF Player of the Year
MVP
All-Star Team members
Top scorers
  • Victoria Dumitrescu (left back), 1956 World Championship
  • Carmen Amariei (left back), 1999 World Championship
  • Simona Gogîrlă (left back), 2000 European Championship
  • Ramona Farcău (right wing), 2008 Summer Olympics
  • Cristina Vărzaru (right wing), 2009–2010 EHF Champions League
  • Cristina Neagu (left back), 2010 European Championship, 2015 World Championship, 2014–2015 EHF Champions League, 2017–2018 EHF Champions League, 2019-2020 EHF Champions League, 2020-2021 EHF Champions League, 2021-2022 EHF Champions League
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
2021–2022 Adrian Vasile
2022–present Florentin Pera[4]

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. "Florentin Pera, concluzii după Trofeul Carpați » Ce jucătoare a lăsat în afara lotului + Cristina Neagu este incertă pentru Campionatul Mondial". gsp.ro (in Romanian). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  3. "Team roster: Romania" (PDF). ihf.info. 29 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. "Florentin Pera este noul selecționer al naționalei feminine de handbal a României » Prima reacție a antrenorului: „Obiectivul este calificarea la Jocurile Olimpice de la Paris 2024"". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 9 August 2022.
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