Simona Spiridon
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| Simona Spiridon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 February 1980 Roman, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Austrian | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Line Player | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| Number | 80 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1998–2001 | A.S. Silcotub Zalau | ||
2001–2006 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
2006–2007 | CS Rulmentul Braşov | ||
2007–2011 | Győri ETO KC | ||
2011–2012 | Zvezda Zvenigorod | ||
2013-2014 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-2004 | Romania | ||
2004– | Austria | 98 | (368) |
Simona Spiridon (née Popa; born 1 February 1980 in Roman, Romania) is a Romanian-Austrian handballer who plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich. She is also member of the Austrian national team.[1]
Career[]
Romanian born Spiridon moved to Austria in 2001 when she signed for Hypo Niederösterreich. Having gained Austrian citizenship, her first outing with her new national team came in 2004, at a tournament in the Ukraine where they defeated Belarus. Averaging 3 goals per match, Spiridon has scored over 368 goals in 98 international appearances.[2]
Her club successes are well documented. With Romania, she has picked up two gold medals in younger age category World and European Championships in addition to the 4 Hungarian Cup and 5 Austrian Cup titles. Spiridon has also made it to the EHF Champions League Final 2009 against Viborg and semi-final on four occasions.[2]
Since autumn 2012 Spiridon worked at Hypo Niederösterreich as a youth coach, at the beginning of the season 2013/14 she was reactivated in Hypo's squad. In the begin of 2014 she ended her active career. In summer 2014 she will start working as a coach at the ÖHB.
References[]
- ^ "EHF Champions League 2009/10 profile". EHF. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ a b "2008 European Championship Guide" (PDF). EHF. Retrieved 8 December 2009.[dead link]
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