Cristina Vărzaru
Romanian handball player (born 1979)
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Cristina Georgiana Vărzaru (born 5 December 1979)[1] is a Romanian retired professional handball player who last played for CSM București. She was a member of the Romanian national team.
Corabia, Romania
| Cristina Vărzaru | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Vărzaru in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cristina Georgiana Vărzaru | ||
| Born |
5 December 1979 Corabia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1998–2002 | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
2002–2005 | CS Rapid București | ||
2005–2012 | Viborg HK | ||
2012–2017 | CSM București | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2017 | Romania | 179 | (493) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2011 | |||
She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[2]
Biography
Vărzaru participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics where Romania finished seventh.[3] She received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and a bronze one at the 2010 European World Championship.
She won the Champions League in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2016, first three with Viborg HK and the last with CSM București.[4]
She was top goalscorer of the 2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League edition, with a total of 101 goals .[5]
She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.[6]
Honours
Domestic
- Romanian Championship:
- Champion: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Romanian Cup:
- Winner: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2017
- Danish Championship:
- Champion: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
European
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016
- Bronze Medalist: 2017
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Winner: 2006
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Finalist: 2002, 2012
National team
- World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2005
- European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2010
Personal life
Both parents are teachers. She has a twin sister, Anca, who graduated the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and who used to work for Big 4 companies. The other sister, Gabriela, is a Mathematics teacher in Râmnicu Vâlcea same as the father of the girls. Her mother is teacher of French.[7]
