Maria Kourdoulos Explained

Maria Kourdoulos
Nationality:Portuguese/British
Birth Date:18 April 1993
Birth Place:London, England
Position:Left Wing
Currentclub:Club Sports Da Madeira
Clubnumber:8
Youthyears1:2001–2010
Youthclubs1:Club Sports Da Madeira
Years1:2010–2011
Clubs1:Club Sports de Madeira
Years2:2011–2016
Clubs2:Thames Handball Club
Years3:2017
Clubs3:Club Sports de Madeira
Nationalyears1:2016-
Nationalteam1:Great Britain
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:2

Maria Manuela Abreu Kourdoulos (born 18 April 1993 in London) is a dual National British and Portuguese team handball player. She played for the club Thames Handball Club. Her status as dual national allowed her to trial for the handball team of Great Britain, where she missed the selection stage for the London Olympic Games 2012 only by a few months. Immediately after her signing in 2010,[1] she dominated on the left wing attack side.[2] During 2011/12, her second season at the London club, she was crowned Top goal scorer with 48 goals and her goal tally helped the club to win the London Cup 2011.[3] In the same year she won the Jack Petchey Award for her achievements.[4] She was mentioned as a key player in 2013, when the club played in London against a select team of Hungarian handball players and won.[5] She participated in the 2014/15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup Round 3 [6] where she was listed among the top 5 goal scorers of the round.[7] In March 2016, it was announced that she had been selected for the GB Women's handball squad for UK-based players.[8] She returned to Madeira, Portugal for the 2016/2017 season and played again at the EHF Challenge Cup.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thames handball players pipped.
  2. Web site: Great Dane Back to Winning Ways | England Handball . 2014-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222172615/http://www.englandhandball.com/great-dane-back-to-winning-ways-2/ . 2014-02-22 . dead .
  3. Web site: Thames Crowned London Cup Winners | England Handball . 2014-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222172939/http://www.englandhandball.com/thames-crowned-london-cup-winners-2/ . 2014-02-22 . dead .
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2014-02-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120813000532/http://www.thameshandball.com/pdf/Sponsors.pdf . 2012-08-13 .
  5. Web site: Lion fought The Avengers/. Handball.hu. 16 December 2007. Hungarian. 18 February 2014. http://handball.hu/2013/05/02/oroszlankent_harcoltak_az_angyalok//. 13 May 2013. live.
  6. Web site: EHF Challenge Cup Women . eurohandball.com. 2014-07-22 . 2014-08-14.
  7. Web site: EHF Challenge Cup Women Top 50 scorers. eurohandball.com. 2014-11-22 . 2014-11-25.
  8. Web site: GB Women's handball squad for UK-based players announced. SkySports.com. 2016-07-03 . 2016-06-16.
  9. Web site: Player Maria Kourdoulos. eurohandball.com. 2016-10-15. 2016-10-17.