Oana Manea

Oana Manea
Manea in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Oana Andreea Manea
Born	(1985-04-18) 18 April 1985 (age 39) Bucharest, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Club information
Current club	Rapid București
Number	22
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2001–2013	CS Oltchim Vâlcea
2013–2014	RK Krim
2014–2019	CSM București
2021–2022	Rapid București
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Romania	193	(433)
Medal record European Youth Championship 2003 Russia Team World Championship 2015 Denmark European Championship 2010 Denmark & Norway

Oana Andreea Lefter (née: Manea; born 18 April 1985)^[1] is a former handball player. She retired from the Romania national team in 2016. Her father, Dumitru Manea was a football player.^[2]

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Bucharest in 2016.^[3]

International honours

• EHF Champions League:
  • Winner: 2016
  • Silver Medalist: 2010
  • Bronze Medalist: 2017, 2018
• EHF Champions Trophy:
  • Winner: 2007
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winner: 2007
  • Finalist: 2002
• IHF World Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2015
• European Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2010
• GF World Cup:
  • Gold Medalist: 2009, 2010
• World University Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2008
• European Youth Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2003

Individual awards

• Romanian Handballer of the Year: 2011
• Carpathian Trophy Most Valuable Player: 2012^[4]
• Prosport All-Star Line Player of the Romanian Liga Națională: 2017, 2018^[5][6]

References

1. "Oana Andreea Manea". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 November 2013.
2. "Dumitru Manea a murit în braţele fiicei, handbalista Oltchimului Oana Manea. Inimă sfîşiată" [Dumitru Manea died in the arms of his daughter, Oltchim's handball player Oana Manea. Heart broken] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
   "Oana Manea, în doliu! Tatăl sportivei de la Oltchim a încetat din viață" [Oana Manea, in mourning! The father of the sportswoman from Oltchim has ceased his life] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
   "Parastasul de 7 ani al lui Dumitru Manea, tatăl pivotului de la CSM București. "Șiman are să-i dea 7.000 de euro"" [Dumitru Manea's 7-year requiem, father of the pivot of CSM Bucharest. "Șiman has to give him 7,000 euros"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 14 May 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
   "Fostul internaţional Dumitru Manea, tatăl handbalistei Oana Manea, a murit" [Former international Dumitru Manea, father of handball player Oana Manea, has died] (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
   "Fostul fotbalist Dumitru Manea a murit" [Former footballer Dumitru Manea is dead] (in Romanian). Dcnews.ro. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
   "Dumitru Manea a fost doborât de stres. Antrenorul va fi înmormântat mâine" [Dumitru Manea was brought down by stress. The coach will be buried tomorrow] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
3. "Cetățeni de Onoare cu acte » Premiere în masă făcută de Gabriela Firea: cine sunt sportivii care au fost recompensați" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 10 November 2016.
4. ""Tricolorele" au triumfat la Trofeul Carpaţi" (in Romanian). Arena Vâlceană. 9 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013.
5. "S-a votat echipa campionatului, feminin şi masculin! Cristina Zamfir şi Marius Mocanu, jucătorii cu cele mai bune punctaje în Liga Naţională, după opţiunile exprimate de specialişti, jurnalişti şi fani dedicaţi handbalului PROSPORT 20" (in Romanian). Prosport. 2 July 2017.
6. "Cristina Neagu, cea mai bună handbalistă din Liga Naţională în sezonul 2017-2018. Cum arată echipa ideală a campionatului, după voturile exprimate de antrenori" (in Romanian). Prosport. 21 May 2018.