CS Minaur Baia Mare (women's handball)

CS Minaur Baia Mare is a women's handball team based in Baia Mare, Maramureș, Romania, that competes in the Liga Națională and the European League (formerly known as EHF Cup).

CS Minaur Baia Mare
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Minaur Baia Mare
Short name	Minaur
Founded	1960; 63 years ago (1960) as HCM Baia Mare 2015; 8 years ago (2015) as Minaur Baia Mare
Arena	Lascăr Pană
Capacity	2,048 seats
Head coach	Andrei Popescu
League	Liga Națională
2022–23	Liga Națională, 8th of 14
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Minaur refers to the gold mines of Baia Mare.

Kits

HOME
2016–17	2017–18	2019–20	2020-

AWAY
2015–16	2016–17	2017–18	2018–19	2019–20	2020-

THIRD
2015–16	2017–18	2019–20	2020-

Record of achievements

• Liga Naţională:
  • Gold: 2014
  • Silver: 1979, 2013, 2015, 2016
  • Bronze: 1980
• Cupa României:
  • Winners: 2013, 2014, 2015
  • Finalists: 1978, 1980
  • Semifinalists: 2007, 2016
• Supercupa României:
  • Winners: 2013, 2014, 2015

European

• EHF Champions League:
  • Quarterfinalists: 2015, 2016
• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Finalists: 2003
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Quarterfinalists: 1997

Other tournaments

• Baia Mare Champions Trophy:
  • Winners: 2014
• Bucharest Trophy:
  • Fifth Placed: 2015

Players

Current squad

Squad for the 2023–24 season.

Goalkeepers

• 01   Cristina Enache
• 16   Clara Preda
• 21   Amra Pandžić

Wingers

LW

• 09   Ana Maria Tănasie
• 10   Éva Kerekeș
• 15   Denisa Romaniuc

RW

• 04   Dijana Ujkic
• 30   Amalia Terciu
• 55   Oana Borș

Line players

• 23   Andreea Țîrle
• 93   Alba Spugnini

Back players

LB

• 11   Sanja Vujović
• 13   María Gomes Da Costa
• 99   Anca Mițicuș (c)

CB

• 07   Aleksandra Vukajlović
• 22   Luciana Popescu
• 33   Amelia Lundbäck

RB

• 12   Andreea Ianăşi
• 95   Katarina Pavlović

Transfers

Transfers for the 2023–24 season

  Arriving

•   Amelia Lundbäck (CB) (from   Skuru IK)
•   Alba Spugnini (LP) (from   Rocasa Gran Canaria)
•   María Gomes Da Costa (LB) (from   Rocasa Gran Canaria)
•   Amalia Coman (CB) (from   SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea)
•   Katarina Pavlović (RB) (from   CSM Târgu Jiu)

  Leaving

•   Andreea Popa (CB) (to   HC Dunărea Brăila)
•   Itana Čavlović (PV)
•   Aleksandra Zych (RB) (unknown destination)
•   Talita Alves Carneiro (LB) (unknown destination)

Staff members

•   Head Coach: Costică Buceschi
•   Assistant Coach: Magdalena Kovács
•   Goalkeeping Coach: Claudia Cetățeanu

Notable former players

•   Elisabeta Ionescu
•   Maria Bosi-Igorov
•   Hilda Hrivnak-Popescu
•   Niculina Sasu-Iordache
•   Mariana Iacob-Iluţ
•   Larisa Cazacu
•   Ildikó Kerekes
•   Cristina Mihai
•   Carmen Buceschi
•   Maria Pop
•   Nadina Dumitru
•   Victorina Stoenescu-Bora
•   Marinela Doiciu-Győrffy
•   Claudia Cetăţeanu
•   Magda Kengyel
•   Laura Crăciun
•   Ana-Maria Buican
•   Camelia Balint
•   Annamária Ilyés
•   Anca David
•   Florina Nicolescu
•   Eliza Buceschi
•   Bárbara Arenhart
•   Camilla Herrem
•   Ksenia Makeeva
•   Ekaterina Davydenko
•   Adriana Nechita
•   Allison Pineau
•   Melinda Geiger
•   Lois Abbingh
•   Paula Ungureanu
•   Gabriela Perianu
•   Katarina Ježić
•   Alexandra do Nascimento
•   Luciana Marin
•   Patricia Vizitiu
•   Ionica Munteanu
•   Valentina Ardean-Elisei
•   Sonia Seraficeanu
•   Jovana Kovačević
•   Linn Blohm

Notable former managers

•   Costică Buceschi
•   Constantin Popescu
•   Ioan Băban
•   Gheorghe Sbora
•   Gheorghe Covaciu
•   Ion Gerhard
•   Vasile Barbul

External links

• Official website
• CS Minaur Baia Mare on Facebook