CS Minaur Baia Mare is a women's handball team based in

Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; la, Rivulus Dominarum) is a municipality along the Săsar River, in northwestern Romania; it is the capital of Maramureș County. The city lies in the region of Maramur ...

Maramureș or Marmaroshchyna ( ro, Maramureș ; uk, Мармарощина, Marmaroshchyna; hu, Máramaros) is a geographical, historical and cultural region in northern Romania and western Ukraine. It is situated in the northeastern Carpathians, alon ...

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

, that competes in the Liga Națională and the

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(formerly known as EHF Cup). Minaur refers to the

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of Baia Mare.

Kits

Record of Achievements

* Liga Naţională: **''Gold:''

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**''Silver:'' 1979, 2013, 2015, 2016 **''Bronze:'' 1980 *Cupa României: **''Winners:'' 2013, 2014, 2015 **''Finalists:'' 1978, 1980 **''Semifinalists:'' 2007, 2016 *Supercupa României: **''Winners:'' 2013, 2014, 2015

European

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men ...

: **''Quarterfinalists:'' 2015, 2016 *

EHF Challenge Cup The Men's EHF European Cup is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF). It is the third-tier competition of European club handball, after the EHF Champions League and the EHF European League ...

: **''Finalists:'' 2003 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe that won their national cup, and took place every year. From the 2012–13 season, the men's competition was merged with the EHF Cup. Winners ...

: **''Quarterfinalists:'' 1997

Other tournaments

Baia Mare Champions Trophy The Baia Mare Champions Trophy ( ro, Trofeul Campionilor Baia Mare) was a one-off pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held in Baia Mare Baia Mare ( , ; hu, Nagybánya; german: Frauenbach or Groß-Neustadt; ...

: **''Winners:''

Bucharest Trophy The Bucharest Trophy ( ro, Trofeul București) is a pre-season international women's team handball tournament for clubs, held each year in Bucharest, Romania. The competition is hosted by Liga Naţională club CSM Bucharest at the Sala Polivale ...

: **''Fifth Placed'': 2015

Players

Current squad

''Squad for the 2022–23 season.'' ;Goalkeepers * 1 Cristina Enache * 12 Ioana Ugran * 16

Amra Pandžić Amra Pandžić (born 20 September 1989) is a Slovenian handball player for CS Minaur Baia Mare and the Slovenian national team. She was selected to represent Slovenia at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship The 2017 IHF World Women's ...

;Wingers ;LW * 9

Ana Maria Tănasie Ana Maria Tănasie (born 6 April 1995) is a Romanian handballer who plays for Minaur Baia Mare. She was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("Honorary Citizen") of her hometown Hunedoara in 2015. Achievements * Liga Naţională: **''Wi ...

* 21 Éva Kerekes ;RW * 4

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* 6 Amalia Terciu * 55 Oana Borș ;Line players * 5

Itana Čavlović Itana Čavlović (born 27 August 1997) is a professional Montenegrin handball player who plays for the club CS Rapid București (handball) CS Rapid București is a Romanian professional handball club based in Giulești, in the northwestern pa ...

* 23

Andreea Țîrle Andreea Bianca Țîrle (born 2 April 2002) is a Romanian 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) ...

;Back players ;LB * 11

Sanja Vujović Sanja Vujović (née Damnjanović; born 25 May 1987) is a retired Serbian female handball player. Achievements *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2009 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2009 *Serbian Championship: **''Winner'': 2010, 2011 *Serbia ...

* 15

Talita Alves Carneiro Talita Alves Carneiro (born 17 October 1996) is a Brazilian handball player for CBF Málaga Costa del Sol and the Brazilian national team. She represented Brazil at the 2021 World Women's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Women's Handb ...

* 23 Raluca Tudor * 28

Magda Cazanga Magda Alfredo Cazanga (born 28 May 1991) is an Angolan handball player for Romanian handball club CS Minaur Baia Mare and the Angolan national team. She competed for the Angolan team at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and at the 2016 Summer ...

;CB * 7

Aleksandra Vukajlović Aleksandra Vukajlović ( sr-cyr, Александра Вукајловић; born 7 June 1997) is a Serbian handball player for Debreceni VSC Debreceni Vasutas Sport Club is a professional football club, based in Debrecen, Hungary, that compete ...

* 22 Luciana Popescu * 70 Andreea Popa ;RB * 18

Aleksandra Zych Aleksandra Zych (born 28 July 1993) is a Polish professional handballer who plays as a right back for Zagłębie Lubin and the Polish national team. International honours * Championnat de France : **''Winner'': 2019 * Polish Superliga: **''Win ...

* 99 Anca Polocoșer (c)

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2022–23 season'' ; Arriving *

(CB) (from

Érd HC Érd NK is a Hungarian women's handball club from Érd, that play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I (NBI) after gained promotion in 2010. In the 2011–12 season ÉRD finished fourth in the NBI after losing the third place playoff series 1–2 against ...

) *

(LB) (from CBF Málaga Costa del Sol) *

(LP) (from Știința București) *

(LB) (from Știința București) *

(RW) (from Bourg-de-Peage) * Ioana Ugran (GK) (from CSM Corona Brașov (women's handball)) * Luciana Popescu (CB) (from

CSM Slatina (women's handball) Clubul Sportiv Municipal Slatina, commonly known as CSM Slatina, is a team handball, women's handball club from Slatina, Romania, that plays in the Liga Națională (women's handball), Liga Națională.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 ...

(RW) (to

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea (), commonly known as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea or Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a Romanian football team from Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County. The club is currently playing in Liga IV, after spending 12 years in the Liga ...

) * Iaroslava Burlachenko (to

SCM Gloria Buzău SCM may refer to: Organizations * SCM Corporation, an American typewriter and calculator manufacturer * SCM Holdings, a holding company owned by Ukrainian tycoon Rinat Akhmetov * SCM Press, a UK-based academic publisher of theology * Securities Co ...

) *

Jelena Lavko Jelena Lavko ( sr-cyr, Јелена Лавко; née Živković; born 6 July 1991) is a Serbian handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Serbian national team. She was also capped several times for the Serbian national team and participate ...

(RB) (to

HC Dunărea Brăila HC Dunărea Brăila is a women's handball club from Brăila, Romania, that competes in the Liga Națională and the European League (formerly known as EHF Cup). Kits Team Current squad The squad for the 2022/23 season. ;Goalkeepe ...

) *

Karoline de Souza Karoline Helena de Souza (born 24 April 1990) is a Brazilian handball player for CS Minaur Baia Mare (women's handball) and for the Brazilian national team. Achievements * Women Handball Austria: **''Winner'': 2013 * ÖHB Cup: **''Winner'': 201 ...

(LB) (to

) * Alexandra Severin (LB) (to

) *

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 ...

(CB) (to Gloria Bistrița) * Angela Cioca (CB) (to CSM Târgu Jiu)

Staff members

* Head Coach: Costică Buceschi * Assistant Coach: Magdalena Kovács * Goalkeeping Coach: Claudia Cetățeanu

Notable former players

* Elisabeta Ionescu * Maria Bosi-Igorov * Hilda Hrivnak-Popescu * Niculina Sasu-Iordache * Mariana Iacob-Iluţ * Larisa Cazacu * Ildikó Kerekes * Cristina Mihai * Carmen Buceschi * Maria Pop * Nadina Dumitru * Victorina Stoenescu-Bora * Marinela Doiciu-Győrffy * Claudia Cetăţeanu * Magda Kengyel * Laura Crăciun * Ana-Maria Buican * Camelia Balint * Annamária Ilyés * Anca David * Florina Nicolescu * Eliza Buceschi *

Bárbara Arenhart Bárbara Elisabeth Arenhart (born 4 October 1986) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for RK Krim and the Brazilian national team. She is openly lesbian. Achievements *Austrian League: **''Winner'': 2012, 2013, 2014 *Austrian Cup: **''W ...

Camilla Herrem Camilla Herrem (born 8 October 1986) is a Norwegian handball player for Sola HK and the Norway women's national handball team, Norwegian national team. Her international achievements include one Olympic gold medal, three World Championship gold ...

Ksenia Makeeva Kseniya Vladimirovna Makeyeva ( rus, Ксения Владимировна Макеева, , ˈksʲenʲɪɪ̯ə mɐˈkʲe(ɪ̯)ɪvə; born 19 September 1990) is a Russian handball player for Rostov-Don and the Russia women's national handball tea ...

* Ekaterina Davydenko *

Adriana Nechita Adriana-Nicoleta Nechita (former Olteanu; born 14 November 1983) is a Romanian handballer who plays for HCM Baia Mare and the Romanian national team. International honours *EHF Champions League: **''Finalist'': 2010 **''Semifinalist'': 2009, ...

* Allison Pineau *

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 ...

Lois Abbingh Lois Abbingh (born 13 August 1992) is a Dutch female professional handballer who plays as a left back for Odense Håndbold and the Dutch national team. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Career In 2011, she was a key player of the Dutc ...

Paula Ungureanu Paula-Claudia Ungureanu (née Rădulescu; born 30 March 1980) is a Romanian handballer who plays for Rapid București. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016. Ungureanu successfully replaced Luminița Dinu after her retirement. Sh ...

* Gabriela Perianu *

Katarina Ježić Katarina Ježić (born 19 December 1992) is a Croatian handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Croatian national team. She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil. Achievements *Norwegian Cup The Norweg ...

Alexandra do Nascimento Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazilian national team. Career She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo wher ...

* Luciana Marin * Patricia Vizitiu *

Ionica Munteanu Ionica Munteanu (born 7 January 1979) is a Romanian female handballer. International honours *EHF Cup Winners' Cup: **''Finalist'': 2008 *EHF Cup: **''Semifinalist'': 2005, 2009 * EHF Challenge Cup: **''Winner'': 2006 Individual awards *Champio ...

Valentina Ardean-Elisei Valentina-Neli Ardean-Elisei (born 5 June 1982) is a Romanian handballer for Gloria Bistrița. Since 26 September 2019, she is retired from the Romanian national team. She received a silver medal in the 2005 World Championship and was named l ...

* Sonia Seraficeanu *

Jovana Kovačević Jovana Kovačević ( sr-cyr, Јована Ковачевић; born 9 April 1996) is a Serbian handball player for Minaur Baia Mare and the Serbian national team. She previously played for ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica, Békéscsabai Előre NKSE ...

Linn Blohm Linn Blohm (born 20 May 1992) is a Swedish professional handballer who plays as a pivot for Győri Audi ETO KC and the Swedish national team. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **''Silver medalist'': 2022 * EHF Cup / EHF European League: **' ...

Notable former managers

* Costică Buceschi * Constantin Popescu * Ioan Băban * Gheorghe Sbora *

Gheorghe Covaciu Gheorghe Covaciu (born 8 July 1957) is a Romanian former handball player who won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the club level he played for Dinamo Bucharest, HC Minaur Baia Mare, Benfica and Sporting CP as well as BM Ciudad R ...

* Ion Gerhard * Vasile Barbul

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Baia Mare Romanian handball clubs Handball clubs established in 2015 Liga Națională (women's handball) clubs Sport in Baia Mare 2015 establishments in Romania