Mireya González Álvarez (born July 18, 1991, in León) is a Spanish

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 ...

er who plays as a right back for the Romanian club

HC Dunărea Brăila HC Dunărea Brăila is a team handball, women's handball club from Brăila, Romania, that competes in the Liga Națională (women's handball), Liga Națională and the 2020–21 Women's EHF European League, European League (formerly known as EHF ...

and the Spanish national team. Among her most important achievements are winning the World Championship runner-up title in 2019 with the Spanish team and winning all three European competitions: The Women's EHF Champions League,

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. Previo ...

, and

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 ...

Club career

2008 - 2012: Player for Club Balonmano Alcobendas. 2012 - 2015: Played in France with the team Union Mios Biganos-Bègles, with which she was a finalist in the Coupe de la Ligue 2014-2015 and champion of the

2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

. 2015 - 2018: Moved to Hungary to first with Érd NK, with which she was a finalist in the

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

2015-2016 and finished 3rd in the Hungarian Championship in the 2015-2016 and 2016-2017 seasons. In 2018, she played with Győri Audi ETO KC, with which she was champion of the

, the Hungarian Championship, and the

EHF Champions League The 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 men's com ...

. 2018 - 2019: Played with the club

Siófok KC Siófok Kézilabda Club is a former Hungary, Hungarian professional women's handball team from Siófok, that currently play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság II (women's handball), Nemzeti Bajnokság II. They have competed in lower divisions until 2006, wh ...

and obtained again finished 3rd in the Hungarian Championship, while completing her European triple crown by winning the

. 2019 - 2022: Moved to Romania to play with the

SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea Sport Club Municipal Râmnicu Vâlcea (), commonly known as SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea or Râmnicu Vâlcea, is a Romanian association football, football team from Râmnicu Vâlcea, Vâlcea County. The club is currently playing in Liga III, after spendi ...

team, with which she won the

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

in 2020, was a finalist in 2019, won the

Cupa României The Cupa României () is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the Romania ...

in 2020, and finished 3rd in Liga Națională in 2021 and 2022. She participated in The Women's EHF Champions League during the 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 seasons, being nominated for Best Right Back in both seasons. 2022–Present: Plays for

, with which she has been a finalist in the

in 2024, 3rd in the Cupa României in 2023, and 3rd in the

. She also played in the final four of the

in 2024.

International honours

With the Spanish Handball Team, she has been capped 121 times and has scored 246 goals to date. Her greatest success has been the silver medal at the Kumamoto 2019 World Championship.

Notable Participations

* Mediterranean Games 2013: 8 goals. * European Championship 2014: 2 goals. * European Championship 2016: 9 goals. * World Championship 2017: 13 goals. * European Championship 2018: 35 goals. * World Championship 2019: 27 goals. * European Championship 2020: 12 goals. * Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games: 8 goals. * World Championship 2021: 3 goals. * European Championship 2022: 7 goals. * World Championship 2023: 20 goals.

Achievements

* Silver: World Championship Kumamoto 2019 * Gold: EHF Champions League 2018 * Gold: EHF Cup 2019 * Gold: EHF Challenge Cup 2015 * Gold: Magyar Kupa 2018 * Gold: Hungarian Championship 2018 * Gold: Supercupa României 2020 * Gold: Cupa României 2020 * Silver: Coupe de la Ligue 2015 * Silver: Magyar Kupa 2016 * Silver: Supercupa României 2019 * Silver: Cupa României 2024 * Bronze: Hungarian Championship 2016 * Bronze: Hungarian Championship 2017 * Bronze: Hungarian Championship 2019 * Bronze: Liga Națională 2021 * Bronze: Liga Națională 2022 * Bronze: Cupa României 2023 * Bronze: Supercupa României 2023

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Mireya Gonzalez
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gonzalez, Mireya 1991 births Living people Spanish female handball players Győri Audi ETO KC players Siófok KC players SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players Mediterranean Games competitors for Spain Handball players at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Olympic handball players for Spain Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Spanish expatriate handball players in France Spanish expatriate handball players in Hungary Spanish expatriate handball players in Romania Sportspeople from León, Spain 21st-century Spanish sportswomen