CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud, commonly known as Gloria Bistrița, is a professional women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club in

Bistrița (; german: link=no, Bistritz, archaic , Transylvanian Saxon: , hu, Beszterce) is the capital city of Bistrița-Năsăud County, in northern Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistrița River. The city has a population of approxima ...

, Bistrița-Năsăud,

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

, that competes in the Liga Naţională. Gloria Bistrița reached the quarterfinals of the

EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global Social impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, social and Economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, COVID- ...

when they were eventually knocked out by

Ikast Håndbold Ikast Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991. History The club was founded as ''Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling'' on 20 June 1970 as a mer ...

Kits

Honours

Domestic competitions

Liga Națională (''National League of Romania'') * Bronze medal with cup

''Third place:'' 2018–19, 2022-23 Cupa României (''National Cup of Romania'') * Bronze medal with cup

''Third place:'' 2016–17. ''Fourth place:'' 2022-23

In European competition

*Participations in

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

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Team

Current squad 2023/24

;Goalkeepers * 20 Iulia Dumanska * 21 Alexandra Perianu * 87 Renata Arruda ;Wings ;LW * 2 Nicoleta Dincă ( c) * 3

Paula Posavec Paula Posavec (born 26 August 1996) is a Croatian handball player for RK Krim and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship. She is Stela Posavec's twin sister. International honours *EHF ...

;RW * 27

Asuka Fujita is a Japanese professional handballer who plays as a right wing for Liga Națională (women's handball), Liga Națională club CS Minaur Baia Mare (women's handball), Minaur Baia Mare and the Japan women's national handball team, Japan national t ...

(pregnant) * 30 Sonia Seraficeanu * 37 Nina Bulatović ;Pivots * 10 Florina Chintoan * 31 Ida-Marie Dahl * 77

Tamires Morena Lima Tamires Morena Lima de Araújo (born 16 May 1994) is a Brazilian handballer for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud and the Brazilian national team. Born into a sporting family, her sister Monique is a Brazilian national champion in weightliftin ...

;Backs ;LB * 8 Maria Ţanc * 14 Bianca Bazaliu * 23 Déborah Kpodar Injury icon 2

* 95 Cristina Marcu ;CB * 4 Laura Pristăviță * 13

Cristina Laslo Cristina Laslo (born 10 April 1996) is a Romanian professional handballer who plays as a centre back for Gloria Bistrița and the Romanian national team. International honours * IHF Youth World Championship: **''Gold Medalist'': 2014 * IHF Ju ...

* 29

Gnonsiane Niombla Gnonsiane Niombla (born 9 July 1990) is a French female handball player for Paris 92 and the French national team. On 1 December 2016, Niombla was awarded the rank of Chevalier (knight) of the French National Order of Merit. Honours *Olympic G ...

;RB * 39

Natalia Nosek Natalia Nosek (born 20 April 1998) is a Polish handball player for ESBF Besançon and the Poland women's national handball team, Polish national team. She participated at the 2016 European Women's Handball Championship. References

1998 ...

* 98 Seynabou Mbengue Rodríguez

Staff members

* Head Coach:

Horațiu Pașca Horațiu Pașca (born 6 May 1981) is a Romanian former handball player and current coach. Achievements Manager ;Gloria Bistrița * Liga Națională: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2019 ;U Jolidon Cluj *Supercupa României: **''Finalist'': 2013 Re ...

* Assistant Coach: Marius Novac * Goalkeeper Coach:

Alexandru Buligan Alexandru Buligan (born 22 April 1960) is a retired Romanian handball goalkeeper who played a record of 280 international games for Romania. He won bronze medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1990 World Championships. At the club level h ...

* Fitness Coach: Ștefan Ciuntu * Physiotherapist: Cătălin Rațiu * Masseur: Alexandru Chiuzan

Transfers

''Transfers for the 2023-24 season.'' ; Joining * Nina Bulatović (RW) (from

ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica ŽRK Budućnost is a women's handball team from Podgorica, Montenegro (previously, the club also appeared under the names ZRK Buducnost MONET, Buducnost Brillant and Buducnost Titograd). Among the numerous titles, Budućnost is two-times winner o ...

) * Ida-Marie Dahl (LP) (from

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is the name of a Danish handball club from Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and European handball sin ...

) *

1998 ...

(RB) (from

ESBF Besançon ESBF Besançon is a French women's handball club based in Besançon. They play in the French Women's First League. Honours * French Women's First League: **''Gold:'' 1988, 1998, 2001, 2003 **''Bronze:'' 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 20 ...

) *

(LB/CB) (from

Paris 92 Paris 92 is a French handball club from Paris. The professional women's handball team is the most successful French handball. This team currently competes in the French Women's Handball First League from 2010. The club was previously named Issy ...

) * Seynabou Mbengue Rodríguez (RB) (from

BM Remudas Balonmano Remudas, a.k.a. Rocasa Gran Canaria ACE for sponsorship reasons, is a Spanish professional women's handball club from Telde in the island of Gran Canaria, Canary Islands. Founded in 1978, ten years later it was promoted to the Divisió ...

) ; Leaving *

Željka Nikolić Željka Nikolić ( sr-cyr, Жељка Николић; born 12 July 1991) is a Serbian female handball player for CSM București and the Serbian national team. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Honorary Citizen") of the city ...

* Nina Zulić (CB) (to

RK Krim Rokometni klub Krim ( en, Krim Handball Club), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons, is a women's handball club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Krim was founded in 1984 and has won the ...

) * Jelena Trifunović (LB) (to ''unknown destination'') *

Melinda Geiger Melinda Anamaria Geiger (born 28 March 1987) is a Romanian handball player who is playing for CS Gloria 2018 Bistrița-Năsăud and the Romanian national team. Geiger announced her retirement in February 2019 at the age of 31 citing recurring ...

(RB) (retires)

Notable former players

* Oana Țiplea *

Mariana Costa Mariana Costa (born 14 October 1992) is a Brazilian handballer for Debreceni VSC (women's handball), Debreceni VSC and the Brazil women's national handball team, Brazilian national team. Achievements *Liga Naţională (Handbal Feminin), Romania ...

* Darly Zoqbi de Paula

References

External links

* * Handball clubs in Romania Sport in Bistrița Handball clubs established in 2009 2009 establishments in Romania {{handball-team-stub