Melinda Pastrovics (born 28 May 1981, in

Kiskunhalas Kiskunhalas (; german: Hallasch) is a city in the county of Bács-Kiskun, Hungary. Railroad The city is an important railway junction. It crosses the Budapest-Subotica-Belgrade railway line. The Kiskunfélegyháza railway ends in Kiskunhalas. ...

) is a former Hungarian

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 ...

goalkeeper and current coach. A former

Hungarian international The Hungarian International in badminton is an international open held in Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to th ...

, Pastrovics retired after a series of injuries in the second part of 2017. Currently she is the goalkeeping coach of

Siófok KC Siófok Kézilabda Club is a Hungarian women's team handball team from Siófok, that currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. They have competed in lower divisions until 2006, when they have won the third-tier championship and gained promotion ...

. She made her full international debut on 8 April 2006 against

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. Her first major tournament was the European Championship in 2008 and she also participated on the

World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

one year later.

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, "National Championship"), also known as NB I, is the top level of the Hungarian football league system. The league is officially named OTP Bank Liga after its title sponsor OTP Bank. UEFA currently ranks the league 28th ...

: **''Winner'': 2002, 2007 **''Silver Medalist'': 2006, 2012 **''Bronze Medalist'': 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011 *

Hungarian Cup The Hungarian Cup ( hu, Magyar Kupa) is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association, the ''Magyar Labdarúgó Szövetség,'' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of the Hungarian ...

: **''Silver Medalist'': 2007, 2009, 2010 *

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 me ...

: **''Finalist'': 2002 *

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2006 **''Semifinalist'': 2005 *

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 **''Semifinalist'': 2007 * EHF Champions Trophy: **''Third Placed'': 2002 **''Fourth Placed'': 2006 * Junior World Championship: **''Silver Medalist'': 2001

References

External links

Melinda Pastrovics player profile Ferencvárosi TC Official Website

Melinda Pastrovics career statistics at Worldhandball
1981 births Living people Hungarian female handball players People from Kiskunhalas Fehérvár KC players Siófok KC players Sportspeople from Bács-Kiskun County {{Hungary-handball-bio-stub