CSM Constanta is a handball team from Constanța,

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 ...

, formed in July 2015 after the extinction of HCM Constanța (due to high debts that the club had accumulated). After one year in the second division, the team was promoted to the Liga Națională.

Kits

Honours

* Liga Națională **Runners-up (1):

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* Cupa României **Winners (2): 2018, 2023 * Supercupa României **Winners (2): 2017, 2021

Team

Current squad

:''Squad for the 2023–24 season'' ;Goalkeepers *1 Vladut Rusu * 12 Gabriel Darius Preda * 16 Dan Vasile ;Left Wingers *7 Alexandru Andrei * 33 Valentino Ravnić ;Right Wingers *5 Ionuț Nistor * 31 Strahinja Stankovic ;Line players * 22 Gastón Mouriño * 23 Zoran Nikolić * 43 Daniel Susanu ;Left Backs *8 Irakli Chikovani * 10 Gabriel Ilie * 27

Marin Vegar Marin Vegar (born 22 January 1990) is a Bosnian handball player who is currently player of CSM "Constanta" from Romania and the Bosnian national team. He represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship The ...

* 34 Vitaly Komogorov ;Central Backs * 9 Kadir Ayar Murtaza * 14 Călin Mihai Căbuț * 20 Andrei Dragan * 21 Liviu Caba ;Right Backs * 13 Mikalai Aliokhin * 17 Ionuț Stănescu

Transfers

:''Transfers for the 2023–24 season'' ;Joining * Călin Mihai Căbuț (CB) * Mikalai Aliokhin (RB) ''(from

HC Meshkov Brest HC Meshkov Brest (Myashkov Brest, officially A. P. Myashkow Brest Handball Club, ) is a handball club from Brest, Belarus. They currently compete in the Belarusian First League of Handball, in the SEHA League and competed in the EHF Champions ...

)'' * Gastón Mouriño (LP) ''(from HBC CSKA Moscow)'' ;Leaving * Micke Brasseleur (RB) * Leon Rašo (CB)

Coaching staff

:''Staff for the 2022–23 season''

HCM Constanța

HCM Constanța was founded in 2002 and extinguished in 2015.

Honours

* Liga Națională (9): **''Gold:'' 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011,

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*Cupa României (5): **''Winners:'' 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 *Supercupa României (4): **''Winners:'' 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014 *

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. Prev ...

: **''Fourth place:''

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 ...

: **''Semifinalists:'' 2006 **''Quarterfinalists:'' 2007, 2009 *

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 ...

: **''Semifinalists:'' 2004

Famous players

* Mihai Popescu *

Ionuț Stănescu Ionuț Stănescu (born 14 August 1979 in Brașov) is a retired Romanian handballer who last played for HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța. For his services to the team and the city, and his exemplary sportsmanship conduct, Stănescu was made Honorary ...

* Laurențiu Toma * Marius Sadoveac * Alexandru Csepreghi * George Buricea * Marius Stavrositu * Bogdan Criciotoiu * Javier Humet * Milutin Dragicevic * Dalibor Čutura * Nemanja Mladenović * Nikola Crnoglavac * Zoran Nikolić *

Dane Šijan Dane Šijan (; born 5 February 1977) is a Serbian former handball player. Club career Over the course of his career that spanned more than two decades, Šijan played for Metaloplastika, Proleter Zrenjanin, Rudar Kostolac, Partizan (2001–2003 ...

* Predrag Vujadinović *

Mladen Rakčević Mladen Rakčević (born 10 February 1982) is a Montenegrin former handball player. Career During his career, Rakčević played for RK Lovćen, Lovćen (2000–2005), RK Vardar, Vardar (2005–2009), RK Kolubara, Kolubara (2009–2010), RK Metalur ...

* Stevan Vujović * Aleksandar Adžić * Branislav Angelovski *

Nikola Mitrevski Nikola Mitrevski (Macedonian: Никола Митревски; born 3 October 1985) is a Macedonian handball player who plays for FC Porto and the National team of North Macedonia. Honours Vardar * Macedonian Super League: 2008–09 * Macedonia ...

* Velko Markoski * Viachaslau Saldatsenka * Janko Kević * Dejan Malinović * Timuzsin Schuch * Irakli Chikovani

References

External links

HC Dobrogea Sud Official website
* Handball clubs in Romania Sport in Constanța Handball clubs established in 2015 2015 establishments in Romania Liga Națională (men's handball) {{Handball-team-stub