Mihaela Ciobanu

Mihaela Ciobanu
Personal information
Born (1973-01-30) 30 January 1973 (age 51)
Bucharest, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Spanish
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2006
CB Mar Alicante[1]
2006–2007
BM Bera Bera
2007–2009
La Unión Ribarroja
2009–2010
CB Elche Mustang
2011–2012
BM Alcobendas
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–2002
Romania 79 (0)
2008–2012[2]
Spain 80 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Women's handball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Brazil Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 2008 Macedonia Team

Mihaela Ciobanu (born 30 January 1973) is a retired Romanian-born Spanish handball goalkeeper, who played on the Spanish women's national team.

She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship,[3] where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating Germany in the semifinal.[4]

She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil,[5] where the Spanish team placed third.

She took also part at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Spanish team won the bronze medal, after defeating South Korea. In that game Ciobanu saved four seven-meter penalty shots.

On October 1, 2018, she signed a 2-year contract with CSM București for the position of goalkeeping coach.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Mihaela Ciobanu Firma Por Bera Bera". 26 May 2006.
  2. ^ "MIHAELA CIOBANU". rfebm.com. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Official squads, Women's EURO 2008. Spain team roster". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  4. ^ "La selección femenina de balonmano hace historia" (in Spanish). 13 December 2008. Retrieved 15 January 2009.
  5. ^ "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  6. ^ "Mihaela Ciobanu e antrenor cu portarii la CSM București". Click.ro. October 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2018.