Maria Ciulei

Maria Ciulei is a dedicated Romanian handball coach, who initiated and coached world renowned handball players and who along the years led her teams to 9 National Titles and 2 European Titles. In 1989 she was ranked by the International Handball Federation among top 10 handball coaches in Europe. She resides in Râmnicu Valcea, Romania.

Coaching Results

• 2011: National Champion with AS 181 SSP Bucuresti, Romania (Girls, 16-17 Years of Age), National Vice Champion with AS 181 SSP Bucuresti, Romania (Girls, 14-15 Years of Age)
• 2009: National Vice Champion with HC Oltenia, Romania (Girls, 12-13 Years of Age)
• 2002: National Vice Champion with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania (Girls, 16-17 Years of Age)
• 2000: National Champion with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania (Girls, 14-15 Years of Age)
• 1998: National Champion with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania (Girls, 18-19 Years of Age)
• 1997: National Vice Champion with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania (Girls, 16-17 Years of Age)
• 1996: 3rd Place National Championship with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania (Girls, 14-15 Years of Age)
• 1995: National Champion with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania (Girls, 18-19 Years of Age)
• 1989: National Champion with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania (Girls, 18-19 Years of Age)
• 1984: Winners EHF Cup with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea (together with Professor Popescu Constantin) (1st League Women)
• 1984: EHF Women's Champions Trophy with CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, Chimistul Râmnicu Vâlcea (together with Professor Ion Gerhard) (1st League Women)
• 1982: National Champion with CSS Făgăraș, Romania (Girls, 16-17 Years of Age)

Initiated and coached

• Zamfirescu Madalina, Rosca Isabela, Ilie Alina, Andrei Iulia, Buca Oana si Rotaru Andreea:
  • RumanianYouth National Team (present)
• Cristina Dogaru, Monica Iacob, Carcadia Florentina:
  • Rumanian Youth and Women National Team
• Carmen Nitescu:
  • Rumanian Youth and Women National Team
  • Youth World Champion (1995)
  • EHF Vice Champion with Gyor, Hungary (2004)
• Liliana Topea:
  • European Champion with Lutzenlinden, Germany (1990)
  • 3 times European Campion with Hypobank Vienna (1991–1994) o represented Austria at the 1994 Olympic Games

Coached

• Cristina Vărzaru, Oana Manea, Roxana Gatzel-Han, Adina Meirosu, Aurelia Stoica, Steluţa Luca

External links

• Official Website

References

• "History of Romanian Handball (1984 ~ 1990)". FRH. http://www.frh.ro/loturi/fluctuatii2.htm. 
• "History of Romanian Handball". FRH. http://www.frh.ro/anexe/activitate%20competitionala%20feminin.htm. 
• "Junioarele IV de la HC Oltenia sunt vicecampioane naţionale". Arena Valceana. 23 June 2009. http://arenavalceana.ro/2009/06/23/OLD14380/. 
• "CS Oltchim Rm Valcea". Wikipedia. 17 September 2011. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CS_Oltchim_R%C3%A2mnicu_V%C3%A2lcea. 
• "Cristina Varzaru". 17 September 2011. http://besthandball.com/players/cristina-varzaru/. 
• "Toata lumea stie, Ciulei e meserie!". Valcea1. http://www.valcea1.ro/toata-lumea-stie-ciulei-e-meserie/.