CSM Constanța (men's handball) explained

Clubname:	CSM Constanța
Fullname:	Clubul Sportiv Municipal Constanța
Short Name:	Constanța
Ground:	Sala Sporturilor
Capacity:	1,500
Chairman:	Ionuț Stănescu
Manager:	George Buricea
League:	Liga Națională
Season:	2023–24
Position:	Liga Națională, 2nd of 14
Website:	https://www.csmconstanta.ro/echipe/handbal/
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CSM Constanța is a handball team from Constanța, Romania, that competes in the Romanian Liga Națională. Formed in July 2015 as HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța after the extinction of HCM Constanța (due to high debts that the club had accumulated),^[1] the team merged in 2022 with the newly formed multi-sports club CSM Constanța, as its men's handball section.^[2] After one year in the second division (the 2015-16 season), the team was promoted to the Liga Națională.

Crest, colours, supporters

Kits

Honours

• Liga Națională
  • Runners-up (1): 2019
• Cupa României
  • Winners (2): 2018, 2023
• Supercupa României
  • Winners (2): 2017, 2021

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2024–25 season

Goalkeepers

• 1 Vladut Rusu
• 16 Dan Vasile

Left Wingers

• 7 Alexandru Andrei
• 33 Valentino Ravnić

Right Wingers

• 5 Ionuț Nistor
• 31 Strahinja Stankovic

Line players

• 22 Gastón Mouriño
• 23 Zoran Nikolić
• 24 Andras Szasz

Left Backs

• 8 Irakli Chikovani
• 10 Gabriel Ilie
• 17 Andrei Buzle
• 34 Vitaly Komogorov

Central Backs

• 14 Călin Mihai Căbuț
• 20 Andrei Dragan

Right Backs

• 13 Mikalai Aliokhin
• 27 Nicolae Ungureanu

Transfers

Transfers for the 2024–25 season

Joining

• Andrei Buzle (LB)
• Andras Szasz (LP) (from CSM Bucuresti)
• Nicolae Ungureanu (RB) (from CSA Steaua București)

Leaving

• Daniel Susanu (LP) (on loan to HC Buzău)
• Liviu Caba (CB) (to CSM Bucuresti)
• Marin Vegar (LB)

Coaching staff

Staff for the 2023–24 season

valign=center	Pos.	Name
Head coach	George Buricea
Assistant coach	Ionut Puscasu
Goalkeeping coach	Mario Blazević
Fitness coach	Nicu Roman
Kinetotherapist
Team Leader	Silviu Bãiceanu

HCM Constanța (2002-2015)

Honours

• Liga Națională (9):
  • Winners: 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Cupa României (5):
  • Winners: 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014
• Supercupa României (4):
  • Winners: 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014
• EHF Cup

• • Fourth place: 2014
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup

• • Semifinalists: 2006
  • Quarterfinalists: 2007, 2009
• EHF Challenge Cup

• • Semifinalists: 2004

Notable players

• Mihai Popescu
  • • Ionuț Stănescu Laurențiu Toma Marius Sadoveac
• Alexandru Csepreghi
• George Buricea
• Marius Stavrositu
• Bogdan Criciotoiu
  • Javier Humet Milutin Dragicevic
  • Dalibor Čutura Nemanja Mladenović
• Nikola Crnoglavac
• Zoran Nikolić
• Dane Šijan
• Predrag Vujadinović
• Mladen Rakčević
• Stevan Vujović
• Aleksandar Adžić
• Branislav Angelovski
• Nikola Mitrevski
• Velko Markoski
  • Viachaslau Saldatsenka Janko Kević
• Dejan Malinović
• Timuzsin Schuch
• Irakli Chikovani

External links

• HC Dobrogea Sud Official website

Notes and References

1. Coman, Ionuț (2 August 2015). "Vis de Ligă! HCM Constanța a murit. S-a înființat în schimb HC Dobrogea Sud Constanța" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 2 August 2015
2. https://www.dobrogea.tv/stire/Actualitate/34343/a-avut-loc-festivitatea-de-infiintare-a-clubului-sportiv-municipal-constanta-ministrul-sportului-acest-oras-a-dat-romaniei-multi-campioni-si-acum-poate-continua-aceasta-traditie.html "A avut loc festivitatea de înființare a Clubului Sportiv Municipal Constanța. Ministrul Sportului: Acest oraș a dat României mulți campioni și acum poate continua această tradiție"