CSM Corona Brașov (women's handball)

This article is about the handball section. For other uses, see CSM Corona Brașov.

CSM Corona Brașov, formerly known as Rulmentul Brașov, is a professional women's handball club in Brașov, Romania, that plays in the Liga Florilor.

CSM Corona Brașov
Full name	Club Sportiv Municipal Corona Brașov
Short name	Corona
Founded	1960 (1960) as Asociaţia Sportivă Rulmentul
Arena	Sala Sporturilor "Dumitru Popescu Colibași", Brașov
Capacity	1,700
Head coach	Bent Dahl
League	Liga Florilor
2025-26	3rd
Club colours
Home Away
Website Official site

Brașov

Location of CSM Corona Brașov

Kits

HOME
2016–17	2017–18

AWAY
2016–17

Sports Hall information

Home hall: Sala Sporturilor "Dumitru Popescu Colibași"

• Name: – Sala Sporturilor "Dumitru Popescu Colibași"
• City: – Brașov
• Capacity: – 1700
• Address: – Bulevardul Gării nr. 21, Brașov, Romania

Honours

• Challenge Cup:
  • Winners (1): 2006
• Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Runners-Up: 2008
• EHF Champions League:
  • Third place: 1982
• EHF Cup:
  • Third place: 2009, 2016
• Liga Naţională:
  • Winners (2): 1981, 2006
  • Runners-Up: 1984, 1986, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2025
  • Third place: 1983, 1987, 2015, 2016
• Cupa Romaniei (Women's handball):
  • Winners (2): 1981, 2006
  • Runners-Up: 1984, 1995, 2007, 2013
  • Third place: 2014

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2026-27 season

Goalkeepers

• 00 Renata Arruda
• 00 Kinga Janurik
• 30 Ana Totoescu

Wingers

Left Wings

• 00 Éva Kerekes
• 19 Gabriela Dumitrașcu
• 20 Cristina Iordachi

Right Wings

• 00 Magda Balsam
• 14 Marilena Neagu

Line players

• 00 Kseniya Makeeva
• 00 Emőke Varga
• 17 Bianca Voica

Left Backs

• 00 Bianca Bazaliu
• 08 Anamaria Serban
• 99 Sorina Grozav

Centre Backs

• 00 Andreea Popa
• 00 Karolina Kochaniak

Right Backs

• 00 Ana Maria Berbece
• 00 Sára Afentáler

Transfers

Transfers for the season 2026-27

Joining

• Bent Dahl (Head Coach)
• Bo Rudgaard (Assistant Coach)
• Paula Ungureanu (Goalkeeping Coach)
• Kinga Janurik (GK) (from Ferencvárosi TC)
• Emőke Varga (LP) (from Váci NKSE)
• Sára Afentáler (RB) (from Váci NKSE)
• Magda Balsam (RW) (from CSM Slatina)
• Renata Arruda (GK) (from Gloria Bistrița)
• Éva Kerekes (LW) (from Gloria Bistrița)
• Bianca Bazaliu (LB) (from Gloria Bistrița)
• Andreea Popa (CB) (from Dunărea Brăila)
• Ana Maria Berbece (RB)
• Karolina Kochaniak (CB) (from Zagłębie Lubin (women's handball))
• Kseniya Makeeva (PV) (from Rostov-Don)

Leaving

• Bogdan Burcea (Head Coach) (to Dunărea Brăila)
• Alisia Boiciuc (CB) (to Dunărea Brăila)
• Bianca Curmenț (GK) (to Dunărea Brăila)
• Dijana Mugoša (LW) (to SCM Craiova)
• Anica Gudelj (GK) (to RK Podravka Koprivnica)
• Laura Lasm (LB) (to Saint-Amand Handball)
• Tamara Haggerty (PV) (to SCM Craiova)
• Raluca Rădoi (GK) (to SCM Craiova)
• Katarina Krpež (RW)
• Jelena Živković (RB)
• Larissa Araújo (LW)
• Ruth João (PV)
• Ana Maria Vacariu (LB)
• Cristina Zamfir (LB) (retires)
• Harma van Kreij (CB) (retires)

Notable coaches

• Dumitru Popescu-Colibași
• Mariana Tîrcă
• Herbert Müller
• Bogdan Burcea
• Ion Craciun

Notable players

• Irene Oancea
• Mariana Tîrcă
• Paula Ungureanu
• Andreea Pricopi
• Patricia Vizitiu
• Cristina Neagu
• Simona Gogîrlă
• Aurelia Brădeanu
• Denisa Dedu
• Laura Chiper
• Camelia Hotea
• Cristina Zamfir
• Ionica Munteanu
• Adriana Țăcălie
• Sorina Tîrcă
• Eliza Buceschi
• Daria Bucur
• Ionela Stanca
• Carmen Amariei
• Gabriela Rotiș
• Simona Spiridon
• Woo Sun-hee
• Chung Eun-hee
• Alexandrina Barbosa
• Gabriella Juhász
• Lidija Horvat
• Natalia Spirova
• Miriam Simaková
• Wuta Dombaxe

External links

• Official website
• CSM Corona Brașov on Facebook