Paula Ungureanu

Paula-Claudia Ungureanu (née Rădulescu; born 30 March 1980[1]) is a Romanian handballer who plays for Rapid București. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016.

Paula Ungureanu
Ungureanu in 2017 with CSM
Personal information
Full name Paula-Claudia Ungureanu
Born (1980-03-30) 30 March 1980
Braşov, Romania
Nationality Romanian
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Rapid București
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2002
Rulmentul Brașov
2002–2004
Universitatea Remin Deva
2004–2006
Hypo Niederösterreich
2006–2008
Dunaferr NK
2008–2009
Podravka Koprivnica
2009–2013
Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
2013–2016
HCM Baia Mare
2016–2019
CSM București
2019–
Rapid București
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2016
Romania 163 (2)

Ungureanu successfully replaced Luminița Dinu after her retirement. Shortly after taking these positions she became known for a high percentage of saves in games and for managing difficult saves in key points of games. Paula Ungureanu ranked fourth on the Top Goalkeepers list of the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship with a 41% save rate.[2] In the 2014 European Championship, she ranked second after Silje Solberg on the Top Goalkeepers list with a 40% save rate.[3]

Honours

Clubs

National team

Individual awards

References

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