Maria Török-Duca (née Török; born 25 January 1959), formerly known as Maria Verigeanu, is a Romanian professional

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor 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 thr ...

manager and former player. She is regarded by some as the greatest Romanian playmaker of all time.GSP ţi-l prezintă pe omul din spatele succesului Oltchimului » Preşedintele
/ref> In 2010, she was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("

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") of the city of

Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea (formerly ''Râmnic'', ) is a city in Romania. Located in the south-central part of the country, in the historical province of Oltenia, it is the seat of Vâlcea County and its main urban settlement. According to the 2021 Romanian ...

(where she resides).

Trophies

* Liga Națională: **''Winner'': 1979, 1980, 1982, 1989, 1990, 1994 *Cupa României: **''Winner'': 1980, 1982, 1984, 1990, 1994 *División de Honor: **''Winner'': 1990, 1991 *Copa de la Reina: **''Winner'': 1990, 1991 * IHF Cup: **''Winner'': 1984, 1989 *IHF Super Cup: **''Winner'': 1984

References

1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Sfântu Gheorghe Romanian handball coaches Romanian female handball players SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian expatriate handball players in Spain 20th-century Romanian sportswomen {{Romania-handball-bio-stub