Mariana Tîrcă (born 9 October 1962)[1] is a retired Romanian handball player.[2] She is considered a living legend of the Romanian and international handball, being voted top 5 women handball players of the 20th century.[3]
| Mariana Tîrcă | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mariana Tîrcă | ||
| Born |
9 October 1962 Mândra, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1980–1984 |
 Rulmentul Brașov | ||
1984–1988 |
 Știința Bacău | ||
1988–1992 |
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
1992–1999 |
 Podravka Koprivnica | ||
1999–2000 |
 GAS Anagennisi Artas | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
|
Romania | 335 | (2043) | |
| Teams managed | |||
2000–2004 |
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
2004–2008 |
Rulmentul Brașov | ||
2010–2013 |
Corona Brașov | ||
2016–2017 |
Corona Brașov | ||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2011 | |||
She has played 335 games for the Romanian national team, and scored 2043 goals. Tîrcă played until the age of 41, and is currently the player with most goals for any handball national team in the world.[4][5]
International honours
edit- Player
- Champions League: Winner 1996 (with Podravka Koprivnica)
- Champions Trophy: Winner 1996 (with Podravka Koprivnica)
- Coach
- Romanian League: Winner 2006 (with Rulmentul Braşov)
- Challenge Cup: Winner 2006 (with Rulmentul Braşov)
- Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 2008 (with Rulmentul Braşov)
Personal life
editMariana Tîrcă is an honorary citizen of Croatia.[6]
She is married with Sorin Tîrcă and has one daughter, Sorina.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Mariana Tîrcă profile – EuroHandball". EuroHandball. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ "Mariana Tîrcă, Hagi al handbalului, despre complexul românesc". 30 July 2019.
- ^ "Tiuk! - Mariana TIRCA". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
- ^ Mariana Târcă a suferit o intervenţie chirurgicală Archived 2016-08-17 at the Wayback Machine. Jurnalul.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ ""Brasov este orasul pe care il iubesc si unde as vrea sa ma stabilesc definitiv", Mihail VAKULOVSKI in dialog cu Mariana TIRCA" (in Romanian). tiuk.reea.net. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ a b "Tiuk! - Mariana TIRCA". Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
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