Gabriella Szűcs
 Szűcs in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gabriella Ibolya Szűcs | ||
| Born |
31 August 1984 Oradea, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Romanian/Hungarian | ||
| Height | 1.84 metres (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | HC Dunărea Brăila | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| –1999 | Debreceni VSC | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 1999–2008 2008–2011 2011 2011–2013 2013–2016 2016– |
Debreceni VSC CS Oltchim Rm. Vâlcea Debreceni VSC HC Zalău HCM Baia Mare HC Dunărea Brăila | ||
| National team | |||
| 2004–2011 2015– |
Hungary Romania |
18 (10) | |
Medal record
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Gabriella Ibolya Szűcs (born 31 August 1984)[1] is a Romanian female handballer playing for HC Dunărea Brăila and the Romanian national team.
Career
Born in Oradea in 1984, her family moved to Hungary before the revolution and settled in Debrecen. Her father was a professional footballer, whilst her mother was a handball player, which could have a great influence on that Gabriella started to practice various sports since a very young age. First she tried rhythmic gymnastics later switched to folk dance. In the school she was talented in many sports including basketball and football, but finally she has chosen handball.[2]
She started to play handball at the age of eleven, and whilst in school she already had seven trainings a week. At the age of fourteen she was signed by DVSC, where she spent the next ten seasons. During this time she developed to a quality left back both on domestic and international level. With the Hungarian national team she won bronze medal on the European Championship in 2004, and a year later on the World Championship as well. She was also member of the team which finished fourth on the Olympic Games in Beijing. In 2009 she moved to Romanian top club CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, where she spent two season before re-joined her old club DVSC.[2]
Her second spell at the club, however, was cut short after DVSC faced heavy financial problems and let many of their key players to go to axe their wage budget. Szűcs remained by the club until December 2011, when she moved to the Romanian Championship again, this time to HC Zalău, where she joined her former coach Gheorghe Tadici.[3]
Personal life
She has a younger sister, Nikolett, who is also a professional handball player.[2]
Achievements
- Hungarian Cup:
- Bronze Medalist: 2001, 2008
- Romanian Championship:
- Winner: 2009, 2010, 2014
- Silver Medalist: 2013, 2015
- Romanian Cup:
- Winner: 2013, 2014, 2015
- Romanian Supercup:
- Winner: 2013, 2014, 2015
- EHF Champions League:
- Finalist: 2010
- Semifinalist: 2009
- EHF Cup:
- Finalist: 2012
- Semifinalist: 2006, 2013
- Youth European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2001
- Junior World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2003
- Junior European Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2002
- World Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2005
- European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2004
References
- ↑ "Gabriella Szűcs Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 10 July 2011.
- 1 2 3 "Életrajz" [Biography] (in Hungarian). Gabriella Szűcs official website. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
- ↑ "Gabi Zilahon folytatja" (in Hungarian). Gabriell Szűcs official website. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
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