Mariana Tîrcă
| Mariana Tîrcă | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Mariana Tîrcă | ||
| Born |
9 October 1962 Mândra, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1980–1984 | Rulmentul Brașov | ||
1984–1988 | Știința Bacău | ||
1988–1992 | Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
1992–1999 | Podravka Koprivnica | ||
1999–2000 | GAS Anagennisi Artas | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Romania | 335 | (2043) | |
| Teams managed | |||
2000–2004 | Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
2004–2008 | Rulmentul Brașov | ||
2010–2013 | Corona Brașov | ||
2016–2017 | Corona Brașov | ||
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 23 June 2011 | |||
Mariana Tîrcă (born 9 October 1962) is a retired Romanian handball player. She is considered a living legend of the Romanian and international handball, being voted top 5 women handball players of the 20th century.
She has played 335 games for the Romanian national team, and scored 2043 goals. Tîrcă played until the age of 41, and is currently the player with most goals for any handball national team in the world.