Laurenţiu Toma (born 29 April 1984 in

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) is a Romanian retired

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who played for

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and the Romanian national team. He ranked third in the

2009–10 EHF Champions League The 2009–10 EHF Champions League was the 50th edition of Europe's premier club handball tournament and the seventeenth edition under the current EHF Champions League format. It was also the first edition under the new qualifying format. Ciudad R ...

's top goalscorers list. For his services to the team and the city, and his exemplary sportsmanship conduct, Toma was made

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in 2010.

Achievements

* Liga Națională: **''Winner'': 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 *Cupa României: **''Winner'': 2006, 2011, 2012 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: **''Semifinalist'': 2006 **''Quarterfinalist'': 2007, 2009 *

EHF Challenge Cup The 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. Foun ...

: **''Semifinalist'': 2004

Individual awards

* Romanian Handballer of the Year: 2009

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Toma, Laurentiu 1981 births Living people Sportspeople from Ploiești HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța players Romanian male handball players 21st-century Romanian sportsmen