The most
\nimportant women’s handball team of recent years, CSM Bucharest, seems to have
\nreturned to the form that earned its past glory. Romania’s vice-champions this
\npast weekend have claimed the top position in Champions League Group B, now
\nhaving five points, and is the only undefeated team after the first three
\nfixtures. This follows Saturday’s win secured against the Polish side Perla
\nLublin, which CSM won 35-19. The topscorer for CSM that game was Crina Pintea,
\nwith six goals. For her remarkable performance we have designated her Athlete
\nof the Week on RRI.<\/p>\n
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Crina Pintea was
\nborn April 3, 1990 in Podu Turcului, Bacau County. She made her professional
\ndebut with HC Zalau, at the time coached by Gheorghe Tadici. In 2012 she
\nreached the EHF Cup final. A year later, Zalau, with Pintea in its first
\nlineup, played the semi-finals of the same competition. In 2015 Crina Pintea
\nstarted talks for a move to HCM Baia Mare, which made coach Tadici bench her.
\nShe was eventually signed by Germany’s Thuringer, with which she won Bundesliga
\nin 2016. In 2017 she moved to Issy Paris Hand, today known as Paris 92. In
\nthe 2017-2018 season she was designated best pivot in the French domestic championship.
\nFrom Paris 92 she moved to Gyor in Hungary, with which she won Champions League
\nthis season. Starting this autumn Crina Pintea is playing for CSM Bucharest. <\/p>\n
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Crina Pintea’s
\ndebut match for the national team was in 2012. Three years later she won bronze
\nwith Romania at the World Championships in Denmark. At the European
\nChampionship in December 2018, Romania ranked 4th, and Pintea was
\nincluded in the competition’s dream team. <\/p>\n
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