Piroska Szamoránsky
| Piroska Szamoránsky | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Szamoránsky in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
9 July 1986 Győr, Hungary | ||
| Nationality | Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2005 | Győri ETO KC | ||
2005–2009 | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
2009–2010 | Budućnost Podgorica | ||
2010–2016 | Ferencvárosi TC | ||
2017–2019 | Váci NKSE | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2016 | Hungary | 145 | (282) |
Medal record | |||
Piroska Szamoránsky (born 9 July 1986)[1] is a former Hungarian handball player.
Career[edit]
Club[edit]
As a child she practiced aerobic, jazz ballet and rope skipping. She caught the fancy of handball around 1995, by watching matches in TV, and that time she determined to pursue a professional handball career.
She started to play in the Balázs Béla ÁMK under Zoltán Basák. When she started high school, she signed a contract with Győri ETO KC. Szamoránsky came through the ranks quickly, having won the national championship both on youth and junior level and later with the first team as well. However, in 2005, after Győr player policy favoured the older and more experienced players against youngsters, the pivot decided to leave the club.
Éva Szarka, the coach of Ferencvárosi TC, immediately signed the talented line player who became an important member of the team that won the league title in 2007. After a short spell in Montenegro, she rejoined the club in June 2010.
International[edit]
Szamoránsky debuted in the national team on 4 April 2006 against Norway.[2] In the same year, she participated in the European Championship, finishing in fifth place. She represented Hungary in two more European Championships (2008, 2010) and in a World Championship (2007). She was also member of the Hungarian team that finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Personal[edit]
She has a twin sister, Anikó, also a professional handballer, who just like Piroska, plays as a line player.
Achievements[edit]
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I:
- Winner: 2005, 2007
- Silver Medalist: 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012
- Bronze Medalist: 2008, 2011
- Magyar Kupa:
- Silver Medllist: 2007
- Montenegrin Championship:
- Winner: 2010
- Montenegrin Cup:
- Winner: 2010
- EHF Cup:
- Winner: 2006
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Winner: 2010, 2011, 2012
- Semifinalist: 2007
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Fourth Placed: 2006
- European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2012
Individual awards[edit]
- Team of the Tournament Pivot of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014[3]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Piroska Szamoránsky Biography and Olympics Results". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ "Piroska Szamoránsky Factsheet" (in Hungarian). Handball.hu. Archived from the original on 23 September 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
- ^ ""Baia Mare Champions Trophy", the final day". baiamarechampionstrophy.ro. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.
External links[edit]
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Hungarian female handball players
- Sportspeople from Győr
- Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Hungary
- Hungarian expatriate handball players
- Hungarian expatriates in Montenegro
- Győri Audi ETO KC players
- Hungarian people of Ukrainian descent
- Ferencvárosi TC players (women's handball)