Athlete of the Week

athlete of the week Following her excellent run in Russia, Radio Romania International designated Valentina Ardean - Elisei Athlete of the Week on RRI

Romanian women's handball team SCM Craiova last week pulled off the greatest performance in the history of Craiova handball. SCM qualified for the EHF Cup semifinals, grabbing a 26-23 away win in the game against the strong Russian opponents Lada Togliatti. The fixture counted towards the second leg of the EHF Cup's quarterfinals. In the first leg, Lada won the game in Craiova, 25-23. In the semifinals SCM Craiova will go against Turkish contenders Kastamonu, a team that in the quarterfinals defeated another Romanian team, Handball Club Zalau. SCM Craiova's top scorer in their game against Lada Togliatti was Valentina Ardean - Elisei, who scored 9 goals for her team. Following her excellent run in Russia, Radio Romania International designated Valentina Ardean - Elisei the Athlete of the Week.


Top-flight handball player Valentina Ardean - Elisei was born on June 5, 1982 in Focsani. She first played as a pro with Universitatea REMIN Deva, a team with which she won the European Challenge Cup in 2002. Between 2004 and 2006 Valentina Ardean-Elisei played for the Serbian team Knjaz Miloš. She then had a stint with Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea, a team with which she won the Cup Winners Cup in 2007 and played the Champions League final in 2010. When Oltchim was dismantled, Valentina Ardean-Elisei played for Cetate Deva. In 2014 she joined HCM Baia Mare, a team with which she reached as far as the quarterfinals of the Champions League. However, HCM went through a very difficult financial crisis and could no longer pay its players, so Valentina Ardean Elisei was signed up by SCM Craiova.


Valentina made her debut with the national team in 1999. As a national team player, Valentina Ardean Elisei won silver at the 2005 World Championship in Russia. She also walked away with bronze from the 2010 edition of the European championships, jointly hosted by Denmark and Norway.




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