Quick Facts
Biography
Cristina Georgiana Vărzaru (born 5 December 1979) is a Romanian retired professional handball player who last played for CSM București. She was a member of the Romanian national team.
Biography
Vărzaru participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics where Romania finished seventh. She received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and a bronze one at the 2010 European World Championship.
She won the Champions League in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2016, first three with Viborg HK and the last with CSM București.
She was top goalscorer of the 2009–10 EHF Women's Champions League edition, with a total of 101 goals .
She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.
Honours
Domestic
- Romanian Championship:
- Gold: 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Romanian Cup:
- Winner: 1999, 2002, 2004, 2016, 2017
- Danish Championship:
- Gold: 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010
- Danish Cup:
- Winner: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
European
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016
- Bronze Medalist: 2017
- EHF Champions Trophy:
- Winner: 2006
- EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
- Finalist: 2002, 2012
National team
- World Championship:
- Silver Medallist: 2005
- European Championship:
- Bronze Medallist: 2010
Personal life
Both parents are teachers. She has a twin sister, Anca, who graduated the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies. The other sister, Gabriela, is a Mathematics teacher in Râmnicu Vâlcea same as the father of the girls. Her mother is teacher of French.
