CS Gloria Bistrița (handball)

This article is about the women's handball team. For the men's football team founded in 2018, see CS Gloria Bistrița (football). For the dissolved football club, see ACF Gloria Bistrița. For other uses, see Gloria Bistrița.

CS Gloria 2018
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Gloria Bistrița
Short name	Gloria
Founded	2009 (2009)
Arena	TeraPlast Arena
Capacity	3,007
President	Eugen Cosma
Head coach	Carlos Viver
League	Liga Națională
2024-25	Liga Națională, 3rd of 14
Club colours
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Website Official site

Clubul Sportiv Gloria Bistrița, commonly known as Gloria Bistrița and colloquially as Gloria, is a professional women's handball team based in Bistrița, Bistrița-Năsăud, Transylvania, Romania, that competes in the Liga Naţională and the EHF Champions League, and is part of the multi-sport club with the same name, which also includes a men’s football section.

Gloria were runners-up in the 2023–24 EHF European League.

Honours

Domestic competitions

Supercupa României (Super Cup of Romania)

• Finalists: 2024

Liga Națională (National League of Romania)

• Third place: 2018–19, 2022–23, 2023–24

Cupa României (National Cup of Romania)

• Third place: 2017, 2024

European competitions

EHF European League

• Finalists: 2023–24

Team

Current squad 2025/26

Goalkeepers

• 01 Ana Măzăreanu
• 79 Daria Uhrec
• 87 Renata Arruda

Wings

LW

• 17 Jennifer Gutiérrez Bermejo
• 25 Éva Kerekes
• 89 Corina Lupei

RW

• 27 Asuka Fujita
• 30 Sonia Seraficeanu
• 44 Matilda Forsberg

Line Players

• 03 Iaroslava Burlachenko
• 19 Kaba Gassama
• 37 Lorena Ostase

Back Line

LB

• 10 Danila So Delgado
• 14 Bianca Bazaliu
• 21 Aleksandra Zimny
• 24 Ștefania Stoica

CB

• 09 Larissa Nüsser
• 13 Cristina Laslo
• 23 Paula Arcos

RB

• 08 Monika Kobylińska
• 18 Daria Bucur
• 98 Sayna Mbengue

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2026-27

Joining

• Veronika Malá (LW) (from Storhamar HE)
• Helena Paulo (CB) (from CSM Târgu Jiu)
• Evelina Eriksson (GK) (from CSM București)
• Daciana Hosu (GK) (from CSM București)
• Johanna Reichert (LB) (from Thüringer HC)
• Nina Engel (RB) (from HSG Bensheim/Auerbach)
• Lara González Ortega (LB) (from HC Dunărea Brăila)

Leaving

• Monika Kobylińska (RB) (to Debreceni VSC)
• Ștefania Stoica (LB) (to SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea)
• Éva Kerekes (LW) (to CSM Corona Brașov)
• Renata Arruda (GK) (to CSM Corona Brașov)
• Cristina Laslo (CB) (to HC Dunărea Brăila)
• Bianca Bazaliu (LB) (to CSM Corona Brașov)
• Tamires Morena (PV) (to SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea)
• Sayna Mbengue (RB) (to CS Minaur Baia Mare)

Staff members

• Head Coach: Carlos Viver
• Assistant Coach: Quino Soler Teruel
• Goalkeeper coach: Levente Szabo
• Fitness Coach: Dario Mata Bejar

Notable former players

• Oana Țiplea
• Magdalena Paraschiv
• Valentina Ardean-Elisei
• Ana Maria Iuganu
• Laura Moisă
• Melinda Geiger
• Laura Pristăviță
• Iulia Dumanska
• Jovana Kovačević
• Željka Nikolić
• Jelena Trifunović
• Darly Zoqbi de Paula
• Alexandrina Barbosa
• Mariana Costa
• Nina Zulić
• Ida-Marie Dahl
• Nina Bulatović
• Déborah Kpodar

Statistics

Top scorers in the EHF Champions League

Last updated on 14 January 2025

Rank	Name	Seasons played	Goals
1	Danila So Delgado	2	117
2	Asuka Fujita	2	64
3	Sonia Seraficeanu	2	49
4	Sayna Mbengue	2	43
5	Tamires Morena	2	36
6	Bianca Bazaliu	2	33
7	Valeriia Kirdiasheva	1	32
8	Lorena Ostase	1	31
9	Dagmara Nocuń	1	31
10	Larissa Nüsser	1	30

External links

• Official website
• CS Gloria Bistrița on Facebook