Edit Matei (née Török; born 16 October 1964), also spelled as Edith Matei, is a Romanian former handballer who played for the Romania national team. After the fall of communism in Romania, she chose to represent Austria.[1][2] Together with Cristina Vărzaru, Matei holds the record for the most Champions League wins of a Romanian player (4). As a national team player, she competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics, but also at several world championships.
| Edit Matei | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 October 1964 Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Romanian, Austrian | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| CSȘ Sfântu Gheorghe | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–1982 | Știința Bacău | ||
1982–1991 | Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
1991–1996 | Hypo Niederösterreich | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980-1990 | Romania | 176 | (398) |
| Austria | 104 | (399) | |
A severe knee injury effectively ended her career at the age of just 31.
In 2010, she was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Râmnicu Vâlcea (where she resides).
Trophies
edit- Liga Națională:
- Winner: 1989, 1990, 1991
- Cupa României:
- Winner: 1984, 1990
- WHA:
- Winner: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
- ÖHB-Cup:
- Winner: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995
- IHF Cup:
- Winner: 1984, 1989
- IHF Super Cup:
- Winner: 1984
Personal life
editShe is the younger sister of Maria Török-Duca.
References
edit- ^ GSP ţi-l prezintă pe omul din spatele succesului Oltchimului » Preşedintele
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edith Matei". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
External links
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