Piroska Szamoránsky (born 9 July 1986) is a Hungarian handball player.

Career

Club

As a child she practiced aerobic, jazz ballet and rope skipping. She caught the fancy of handball around 1995, by watching matches in TV, and that time she determined to pursue a professional handball career. She started to play in the ''Balázs Béla ÁMK'' under Zoltán Basák, and when she began her highschool studies, she has already signed a contract with Győri ETO KC. Szamoránsky came through the ranks quickly, having won the national championship both on youth and junior level and later with the first team as well. However, in 2005, after Győr player policy slightly favoured the older and more experienced players against youngsters, the pivot decided to leave the club. Éva Szarka, the coach of

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, or simply FTC, is a professional football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, Hungary, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hungarian football. Ferencváros ...

, immediately swooped down on the talented line player, who became an integral part of the team that copped the league title in 2007. After a short spell in Montenegro, she re-signed to the club in June 2010.

International

Szamoránsky debuted in the national team on 4 April 2006 against Norway. Yet in that year she participated in the European Championship, finishing in fifth place. She represented Hungary in two more European Championships (2008, 2010) and in a World Championship (2007). She was also member of the Hungarian team that finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Personal

She has a twin sister, Anikó, also a professional handballer, who just like Piroska, plays as a line player .

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

Magyar Kupa 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 Medllist'': 2007 *Montenegrin Championship: **''Winner'': 2010 *Montenegrin Cup: **''Winner'': 2010 *

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2006 *

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'': 2010, 2011, 2012 **''Semifinalist'': 2007 * EHF Champions Trophy: **''Fourth Placed'': 2006 * European Championship: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2012

Individual awards

* Team of the Tournament Pivot of the

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; ...

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References

External links

Profile on Ferencvárosi TC Official WebsiteCareer statistics at Worldhandball
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szamoransky, Piroska 1986 births Living people Hungarian female handball players Sportspeople from Győr Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players of Hungary Expatriate handball players Hungarian expatriates in Montenegro Győri Audi ETO KC players Hungarian people of Ukrainian descent Ferencvárosi TC players (women's handball)