Piroska Szamoránsky Explained

Piroska Szamoránsky
Nationality:Hungarian
Birth Date:9 July 1986
Birth Place:Győr, Hungary
Height:1.71m (05.61feet)
Position:Pivot
Years1:–2005
Clubs1:Győri ETO KC
Years2:2005–2009
Clubs2:Ferencvárosi TC
Years3:2009–2010
Clubs3:Budućnost Podgorica
Years4:2010–2016
Clubs4:Ferencvárosi TC
Years5:2017–2019
Clubs5:Váci NKSE
Nationalyears1:2006–2016
Nationalteam1:Hungary
Nationalcaps1:145
Nationalgoals1:282

Piroska Szamoránsky (born 9 July 1986)[1] is a former Hungarian handball player.

Career

Club

As a child she practiced aerobic, jazz ballet and rope skipping. She caught the fancy of handball around 1995, by watching matches in TV, and that time she determined to pursue a professional handball career.

She started to play in the Balázs Béla ÁMK under Zoltán Basák. When she started high school, she signed a contract with Győri ETO KC. Szamoránsky came through the ranks quickly, having won the national championship both on youth and junior level and later with the first team as well. However, in 2005, after Győr player policy favoured the older and more experienced players against youngsters, the pivot decided to leave the club.

Éva Szarka, the coach of Ferencvárosi TC, immediately signed the talented line player who became an important member of the team that won the league title in 2007. After a short spell in Montenegro, she rejoined the club in June 2010.

International

Szamoránsky debuted in the national team on 4 April 2006 against Norway.[2] In the same year, she participated in the European Championship, finishing in fifth place. She represented Hungary in two more European Championships (2008, 2010) and in a World Championship (2007). She was also member of the Hungarian team that finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Personal

She has a twin sister, Anikó, also a professional handballer, who just like Piroska, plays as a line player.

Achievements

Individual awards

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Piroska Szamoránsky Biography and Olympics Results. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418101940/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sz/piroska-szamoransky-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. Sports-reference.com. 1 February 2011.
  2. Web site: Piroska Szamoránsky Factsheet. Handball.hu. 1 February 2011. Hungarian. https://web.archive.org/web/20130923050207/http://handball.hu/player/1488_szamoransky_piroska/. 23 September 2013. dead.
  3. Web site: "Baia Mare Champions Trophy", the final day. baiamarechampionstrophy.ro. 17 August 2014. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113514/http://www.baiamarechampionstrophy.ro/news/details/url/baia-mare-champions-trophy-the-final-day. 26 August 2014. dmy-all.