Romania
Information
AssociationRomanian Handball Federation
CoachFlorentin Pera
Assistant coachBogdan Burcea
Most capsMariana Tîrcă (335)
Most goalsMariana Tîrcă (2043)
Colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
1st
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
Team colours
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)
Last updated on Unknown.
Romania women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1962 Romania
Silver medal – second place1973 Yugoslavia
Silver medal – second place2005 Russia
Bronze medal – third place2015 Denmark
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2010 Denmark/Norway
The team in 2015, under Tomas Ryde
The team in 2017, under Ambros Martín

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.

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

Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
Olympic Games 0000
World Championship 1214
European Championship 0011
Total1225

Olympic Games

Year Pos. Pld W D L
Canada 19764th5203
Soviet Union 1980did not qualify
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 20007th6213
Greece 2004did not qualify
China 20087th8503
United Kingdom 2012did not qualify
Brazil 20169th5203
Japan 2020did not qualify
France 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
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19579th200229-7
Romania 19621st 54104117+24
West Germany 19656th30211821-3
Netherlands 19714th521251510
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19732nd 54016752+15
Soviet Union 19754th740310283+19
Czechoslovakia 19787th53027867+11
Hungary 19828th7331159122+37
Netherlands 19865th7511151129+22
South Korea 19907th511390100-10
Norway 19934th7403156129+27
Austria Hungary 19957th8602232175+57
Germany 199712th6303186161+25
Denmark Norway 19994th9504250196+54
Italy 200117th5104129135-6
Croatia 200310th8413244206+38
Russia 20052nd 10901322249+73
France 20074th10703323284+39
China 20098th9513306231+75
Brazil 201113th6213166183-17
Serbia 201310th6402161127+34
Denmark 20153rd 9504270225+45
Germany 201710th6402150140+10
Japan 201912th8305181227-46
Spain 202113th6303202146+56
Denmark Norway Sweden 202312th6402185164+21
Germany Netherlands 2025TBD
Hungary 2027
Total26/2817095126342223629+593

European Championship

Year Pos. Pld W D L GS GA GD
Germany 199410th6204112124-12
Denmark 19965th6411155139+16
Netherlands 199811th6105148168-20
Romania 20004th7232168164+4
Denmark 20027th7403169166+3
Hungary 20047th7502206187+19
Sweden 2006did not qualify
North Macedonia 20085th7502209199+10
Denmark Norway 20103rd Bronze8503205197+8
Serbia 201210th6213136139-3
Croatia Hungary 20149th6312136137-1
Sweden 20165th7502173158+15
France 20184th8404213212+1
DenmarkNorway 202012th6105135160-25
SloveniaNorth MacedoniaMontenegro 202212th6204170181-11
AustriaHungarySwitzerland 2024TBD
Russia 2026
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2028
Total14/189345642 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 Romania Gloria Bistrița
4 LB Claudia Paşcan (1994-06-18) 18 June 1994 1.76 m 2 3 Romania SCM Craiova
7 CB Eliza Buceschi (1993-08-01) 1 August 1993 1.77 m 103 244 Romania Rapid București
8 LB Cristina Neagu (1988-08-26) 26 August 1988 1.80 m 221 972 Romania CSM București
12 GK Diana Ciucă (2000-06-01) 1 June 2000 1.80 m 18 1 Romania Rapid București
13 CB Cristina Laslo (1996-04-10) 10 April 1996 1.76 m 79 137 Romania Gloria Bistrița
14 LB Bianca Bazaliu (1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 1.83 m 23 29 Romania Gloria Bistrița
18 RB Daria Bucur (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 1.81 m 14 9 Romania SCM Gloria Buzău
20 GK Iulia Dumanska (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 1.78 m 69 0 Romania Gloria Bistrița
21 LW Alexandra Dindiligan (1997-02-16) 16 February 1997 1.70 m 19 14 Romania CSM București
22 RW Alexandra Badea (1998-05-22) 22 May 1998 1.75 m 14 12 Romania Rapid București
27 P Lorena Ostase (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 1.79 m 35 51 Romania Rapid București
28 LB Diana Lixăndroiu (2005-08-14) 14 August 2005 1.79 m 9 3 Romania CSM Slatina
30 RW Sonia Seraficeanu (1997-07-25) 25 July 1997 1.74 m 39 63 Romania Gloria Bistrița
33 P Nicoleta Balog (1994-11-17) 17 November 1994 1.76 m 2 0 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila
70 CB Andreea Popa (2000-06-03) 3 June 2000 1.77 m 9 9 Romania HC Dunărea Brăila
71 RB Alicia Gogîrlă (2003-01-17) 17 January 2003 1.82 m 2 0 Romania SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea
77 P Crina Pintea (1990-04-03) 3 April 1990 1.92 m 112 183 Romania CSM București
98 GK Daciana Hosu (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 1.82 m 23 0 Romania 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
1953–1965Romania Constantin Popescu
1965–1969Romania Francisc Spier
1969Romania Valeriu Gogâltan
1969–1970Romania Pompiliu Simion
1971–1973Romania Gabriel Zugrăvescu
1973–1976Romania Constantin Popescu
1976–1978Romania Francisc Spier
1978–1982Romania Constantin Lache
1982–1986Romania Eugen Bartha
1986–1993Romania Bogdan Macovei
1993–1994Romania Gheorghe Sbora
1994–1995Romania Gheorghe Tadici
1995–1996Romania Gheorghe Ionescu
1996–1999Romania Cornel Bădulescu
1999–2000Romania Bogdan Macovei
2000–2002Romania Dumitru Muși
2002–2005Romania Cornel Oțelea
2005–2008Romania Gheorghe Tadici
2008–2012Romania Radu Voina
2012–2015Romania Gheorghe Tadici
2015–2016Sweden Tomas Ryde
2016–2019Spain Ambros Martín
2019–2020Sweden Tomas Ryde
2020–2021Romania Bogdan Burcea
2021–2022Romania Adrian Vasile
2022–presentRomania Florentin Pera[4]

Individual all-time records

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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