Szandra Szöllősi-Zácsik (born 22 April 1990) is a Hungarian

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 for

Esztergomi KC Esztergomi KC is a Hungarian professional women's handball club from Esztergom, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. The current name of the club is MOL Esztergomi KC due to sponsorship reasons. History The Esztergomi Vitézek RAFC (full ...

and the

Hungarian national team The Hungary national football team (, ) represents Hungary in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made nine appearances in the FIFA World Cup, and five in the ...

Career

Club

Born in

Komárno Komárno (, , ), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom'', ''Öregkomárom'', ''Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian, is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old ...

into an ethnic Hungarian family, Zácsik made her senior debut for

Váci NKSE Váci NKSE are a Hungarian women's handball club from Vác, that play in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Founded in 1949, the team have won promotion to the top-level championship first in 1998. Since then, they have been improved year by year and a ...

at the age of 14. Her talent was spotted early and was traced by both

Győri ETO KC Győri ETO KC (, lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department of Győr Handball Club) is a Hungary, Hungarian professional women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC. On dome ...

and

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

. Finally, in 2006, Ferencváros secured her services. During her spell at the club she won all color of medals in the Hungarian championship and added a

Hungarian cup 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 ...

silver to her success list as well. In 2009, she moved to Slovenian

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 ...

outfit

RK Krim Rokometni klub Krim (), commonly referred to as RK Krim or simply Krim, currently named Krim Mercator due to sponsorship reasons, is a professional women's handball club from Ljubljana, Slovenia. Krim was founded in 1984 and has won the Slovenia ...

, but her recurrent shoulder injury hampered her to settle in the area, and on 27 April 2010 it was reported that she is leaving Krim and going to re-join Ferencváros in summer 2011. However, the transfer move was realized earlier than expected, as Zácsik have been released by Krim on 22 December 2010, making her able to join her former team immediately. Ferencváros called a press conference on 27 December 2010, where it was announced that they have agreed with Zácsik and have signed a contract which will keep the left back by the club until 30 June 2013. Zácsik immediately found herself in the starting lineup and played a pivotal role in the club's

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triumph in 2011. She first found herself in the limelight against past year EHF Champions League winners

Viborg HK Viborg HK (Viborg Håndbold Klub) is a Danish professional handball club from Viborg, Denmark, Viborg. The club has many teams for both women and men, but especially the professional women's team is one of the most successful in Danish and Euro ...

: with only a few seconds left and trailing by one on aggregate goals, she hit a penalty shot, giving a dramatic and unexpected victory over their highly rated rivals on away goals. In the following round she helped her team with sixteen goals to knock out Toulon St-Cyr Var Handball, that was eliminated during the Group phase of the EHF Champions League and continued their European adventure in the EHF Cup Winners' Cup. After beating

Metz Handball Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

in a close encounter, Ferencváros played the finals against CB Mar Alicante. This time Zácsik did not contribute to the success with number of goals, but with a clever team play. She got a tight man marking, making her unable to get into shooting position. However, by dividing the attention of the defenders, she created space for her teammates to score goals easier. Ferencváros eventually went to win the trophy and Zácsik ended the competition with 49 goals on eight matches.

International

Zácsik have won the silver medal on the Junior European Championship on home soil, and also debuted in the senior team on 22 September 2009 against Germany.

Personal

Her cousin, Mónika Kovacsicz, is a retired professional handball player, having represented the

on a number of international tournaments. She is married to handball player

Szabolcs Szöllősi Szabolcs Szöllősi (; born 28 January 1989) is a Hungarian handballer for Dabas KK and the Hungarian national team. Early years Szöllősi initially went to a sports school where he practiced football. Later he switched to water polo and ev ...

. They have two children. Their daughter, Hanna was born in March 2015, and their son, Borisz was born in April 2019.

Achievements

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

: **''Winner'': 2007 *

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 ...

: **''Winner'': 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 **''Silver Medalist'': 2007 *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2010 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2010 *

: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 **''Semifinalist'': 2007 *

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: **''Fourth Placed'': 2006 * Junior European Championship: **''Silver Medalist'': 2009

Individual awards

* All-Star Left Back of the Junior European Championship: 2009

References

External links

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Szandra Zácsik player profile on Ferencvárosi TC Official WebsiteSzandra Zácsik career statistics on Worldhandball.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Szollosi-Zacsik, Szandra 1990 births Living people Hungarian female handball players Sportspeople from Komárno Ferencvárosi TC players (women's handball) Hungarian expatriate handball players Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Hungary Expatriate handball players in Slovenia Hungarians in Slovakia 21st-century Hungarian sportswomen