Mihaela Ciobanu

Mihaela Ciobanu
Personal information
Born	(1973-01-30) 30 January 1973 Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian Spanish
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–2006	CB Mar Alicante
2006–2007	BM Bera Bera
2007–2009	La Unión Ribarroja
2009–2010	CB Elche Mustang
2011–2012	BM Alcobendas
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1989–2002	Romania	79	(0)
2008–2012	Spain	80	(0)
Medal record Representing Spain Women's handball Olympic Games 2012 London Team World Championship 2011 Brazil Team European Championship 2008 Macedonia Team

Mihaela Ciobanu (born 30 January 1973) is a retired Romanian-born Spanish handball goalkeeper, who played on the Spanish women's national team.

She was part of the Spanish team at the 2008 European Women's Handball Championship, where the Spanish team reached the final, after defeating Germany in the semifinal.

She competed at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, where the Spanish team placed third.

She took also part at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where Spanish team won the bronze medal, after defeating South Korea. In that game Ciobanu saved four seven-meter penalty shots.

On October 1, 2018, she signed a 2-year contract with CSM București for the position of goalkeeping coach.

External links

• Mihaela Ciobanu at the European Handball Federation
• Mihaela Ciobanu at Olympedia