Mariana Tîrcă (born 9 October 1962) is a retired Romanian handball player. She is considered a living legend of the Romanian and international handball, being voted top 5 women handball players of the 20th century.
She has played 335 games for the Romanian national team, and scored 2043 goals. Tîrcă played until the age of 41, and is currently the player with most goals for any handball national team in the world regardless of gender.Mariana Târcă a suferit o intervenţie chirurgicală . Jurnalul.ro
International honours Player Champions League: Winner 1996 (with Podravka Koprivnica) Champions Trophy: Winner 1996 (with Podravka Koprivnica)
Coach Romanian League: Winner 2006 (with Rulmentul Braşov) Challenge Cup: Winner 2006 (with Rulmentul Braşov) Cup Winners' Cup: Runner-up 2008 (with Rulmentul Braşov)
Personal life Mariana Tîrcă is an honorary citizen of Croatia.
She is married with Sorin Tîrcă and has one daughter, Sorina.
See also List of women's handballers with 1000 or more international goals
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