Cristina Neagu
Cristina Georgiana Neagu (Romanian pronunciation: [krisˈtina ˈne̯aɡu]; born 26 August 1988) is a Romanian professional handballer who plays as a left back for CSM București and the Romanian national team.
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Neagu in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Cristina Georgiana Neagu | ||
| Born |
26 August 1988 Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Nationality | Romanian | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CSM București | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| CSŞ 5 București | |||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
–2006 | HC Activ Ploiești | ||
2006–2009 | CS Rulmentul Brașov | ||
2009–2013 | CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea | ||
2013–2017 | ŽRK Budućnost | ||
2017– | CSM București | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2023 | Romania | 213 | (936) |
Medal record | |||
Often considered the best player in the world and rated by many in the sport as the greatest of all time, Neagu is the only female handball player in history to win four IHF World Player of the Year awards (in 2010, 2015, 2016 and 2018). She also won the EHF Player of the Year award in 2017 and 2018 (a record). She has been selected to the All-EHF Champions League All-Star Team seven times (2015–18 and 2020–22).
A prolific goalscorer, Neagu is the European Championship's all-time leader in goals scored (303). She was the 2015 World Championship top-scorer and was named MVP of the tournament. She also finished as the top scorer of the EHF Champions League in the 2014–15, 2017–18 and 2021–22 seasons.
Neagu was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2017.