Edit Matei
Appearance
Edit Matei | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Sfântu Gheorghe, Romania | 16 October 1964||
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) |
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.
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
- 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
She is the younger sister of Maria Török-Duca.
References
- ^ 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
Categories:
- 1964 births
- Living people
- People from Sfântu Gheorghe
- Romanian female handball players
- Austrian female handball players
- Olympic handball players for Austria
- Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players
- Expatriate handball players
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria
- Naturalised citizens of Austria
- Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent
- Sportspeople from Covasna County
- Romanian handball biography stubs
- Austrian handball biography stubs