Mariana Tîrcă

Mariana Tîrcă (born 9 October 1962)[1] is a retired Romanian handball player.[2] She is considered a living legend of the Romanian and international handball, being voted top 5 women handball players of the 20th century.[3]

Mariana Tîrcă
Personal information
Full name Mariana Tîrcă
Born (1962-10-09) 9 October 1962
Mândra, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Playing position Right back
Club information
Current club Retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
Rulmentul Braşov
CS Ştiinţa Bacău
Oltchim Vâlcea
Podravka Koprivnica
1999-2000
GAS Anagennisi Artas
2000-2004
Oltchim Vâlcea
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
 Romania 335 (2043)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 23 June 2011

She has played 335 games for the Romanian national team, and scored 2043 goals. Tîrcă played until the age of 41, and is currently the player with most goals for any handball national team in the world.[4][5]

International honours

Player
Coach
  • Romanian Women's Handball League: Winner 2006 (with Rulmentul Braşov)
  • Women's EHF Challenge Cup: Winner 2007 (with Rulmentul Braşov)
  • Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 2008 (with Rulmentul Braşov)

Personal life

Mariana Tîrcă is an honorary citizen of Croatia.[6]

She is married with Sorin Tîrcă and has one daughter, Sorina.[7]

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