Andreea Popa

Andreea Cristina Popa (born 3 June 2000) is a Romanian handballer for Minaur Baia Mare and the Romanian national team.[1]

Andreea Popa
Personal information
Full name	Andreea Cristina Popa
Born	3 June 2000 Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Minaur Baia Mare
Number	70
Youth career
Years	Team
0000–2016	CSȘ 2 București
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2016–2017	Dinamo București
2017–2019	Rapid București
2019–	Minaur Baia Mare
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Romania	8	(6)

She represented Romania at the 2020 European Women's Handball Championship.[2][3]

As a junior, she finished fifth in the 2019 Junior European Championship.

International honours

• Youth Mediterranean Games:
  • Gold Medalist: 2017
• Youth European Olympic Festival:
  • Silver Medalist: 2017

Individual awards

• All-Star Left Back of the Youth Mediterranean Games: 2017

Personal life

Popa's parents are both physical education teachers. She started playing handball under the coaching guidance of her mother Dorina Popa.[4]

References

1. "EHF profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
2. "CAMPIONATUL EUROPEAN DE HANDBAL FEMININ. S-a stabilit lotul pentru Euro 2020 " Care sunt cele patru jucătoare care rămân acasă". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 29 November 2020.
3. "2020 European Women's Handball Championship Roster" (PDF). livecache.sportresult.com. 3 December 2020. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
4. Andreea Popa. Profil de campion