Paula Ungureanu

Paula Ungureanu
Paula Ungureanu
	Ungureanu in 2017 with CSM
Personal information
Full name	Paula-Claudia Ungureanu
Born	30 March 1980 (age 44); Braşov, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	CSM București
Number	30
Medal record
World Championship
European Championship

Paula-Claudia Ungureanu (née Rădulescu; born 30 March 1980^[1]) is a Romanian handballer who plays for CSM București. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016.

Ungureanu successfully replaced Luminița Dinu after her retirement. Shortly after taking these positions she became known for a high percentage of saves in games and for managing difficult saves in key points of games. Paula Ungureanu ranked fourth on the Top Goalkeepers list of the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship with a 41% save rate.^[2] In the 2014 European Championship, she ranked second after Silje Solberg on the Top Goalkeepers list with a 40% save rate.^[3]

International honours

EHF Champions League:
- Silver Medalist: 2010
- Bronze Medalist: 2017
World Championship:
- Silver Medalist: 2005
- Bronze Medalist: 2015
European Championship:
- Bronze Medalist: 2010

Individual awards

Carpathian Trophy Best Goalkeeper: 2010, 2012^[4]
Romanian Handballer of the Year: 2012, 2014
Memoriálu Tomáša Jakubču Best Goalkeeper: 2013^[5]
Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Trofeul Maramureș: 2013
Baia Mare Champions Trophy Best Goalkeeper: 2014^[6]
Team of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014^[6]
Handball-Planet.com Best Goalkeeper: 2015^[7]
Romanian Liga Națională Best Romanian Player: 2015, 2016
Prosport All-Star Goalkeeper of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017^[8]

References

^ "Paula Claudia Ungureanu". Euro Handball. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
^ "Goalkeeper Statistics XIX Women's World Championship 2009" (PDF).
^ 11th WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP EHF EURO 2014
^ ""Tricolorele" au triumfat la Trofeul Carpaţi" (in Romanian). Arena Vâlceană. 9 October 2012.
^ "Hypo Niederösterreich je trinástym víťazom MTJ" (in Slovak). iuventa-zhk.chemkostavarena.sk. 11 August 2013.
^ ^a ^b ""Baia Mare Champions Trophy", the final day". baiamarechampionstrophy.ro. 17 August 2014.
^ "MIZUNO FEMALE WORLD HANDBALL TEAM 2015 – BEST 8". Handball-Planet. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
^ "S-a votat echipa campionatului, feminin şi masculin! Cristina Zamfir şi Marius Mocanu, jucătorii cu cele mai bune punctaje în Liga Naţională, după opţiunile exprimate de specialişti, jurnalişti şi fani dedicaţi handbalului PROSPORT 20" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2 July 2017.

[1] "Paula Claudia Ungureanu". Euro Handball. Retrieved 25 November 2013.

[2] "Goalkeeper Statistics XIX Women's World Championship 2009" (PDF).

[3] 11th WOMEN'S EUROPEAN HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP EHF EURO 2014

[4] ""Tricolorele" au triumfat la Trofeul Carpaţi" (in Romanian). Arena Vâlceană. 9 October 2012.

[5] "Hypo Niederösterreich je trinástym víťazom MTJ" (in Slovak). iuventa-zhk.chemkostavarena.sk. 11 August 2013.

[baiamare-6] ""Baia Mare Champions Trophy", the final day". baiamarechampionstrophy.ro. 17 August 2014.

[7] "MIZUNO FEMALE WORLD HANDBALL TEAM 2015 – BEST 8". Handball-Planet. Retrieved 11 January 2017.

[8] "S-a votat echipa campionatului, feminin şi masculin! Cristina Zamfir şi Marius Mocanu, jucătorii cu cele mai bune punctaje în Liga Naţională, după opţiunile exprimate de specialişti, jurnalişti şi fani dedicaţi handbalului PROSPORT 20" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2 July 2017.

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