Melinda Geiger
Melinda Geiger (2015) |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Melinda Anamaria Geiger |
| birthday | March 28, 1987 |
| place of birth | Baia Mare , Romania |
| citizenship |
 Romanian
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| height | 1.74 m |
| Playing position | Back right |
| Throwing hand | Left |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2003-2010 |
HCM Baia Mare
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| 2010-2013 |
CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
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| 2012–2012 |
 → Thuringian HC (loan)
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| 2012-2013 |
→ HCM Baia Mare (loan)
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| 2013-2016 |
HCM Baia Mare
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| 2016-2017 |
 Brest Brittany handball
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| 2017-2019 |
 Siófok KC
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| National team | |
| Games (goals) | |
|
Romania
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113 (over 117) |
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As of February 12, 2019 |
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Melinda Anamaria Geiger (born March 28, 1987 in Baia Mare ) is a former Romanian handball player .
Career
Melinda Geiger played for the Romanian club HCM Baia Mare from 2003 . In the summer of 2010, the back court player joined the CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea . With Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea she won both the Romanian championship and the Romanian cup in her first season. After Geiger received only a few parts of the game in the following season, she was loaned to the German Bundesliga club Thuringian HC in February 2012 for the remainder of the 2011/12 season. With the THC she won the German championship. In the 2012/13 season she was loaned to HCM Baia Mare. With Baia Mare she won the Romanian Cup in 2013. Geiger then had a permanent contract with HCM Baia Mare, with whom she won the championship in 2014 and the Romanian Cup in 2014 and 2015. In the summer of 2016, she joined the French first division club Brest Bretagne Handball . At the end of December 2017, she moved to the Hungarian club Siófok KC . In February 2019, she ended her career due to knee problems.
Geiger was a member of the Romanian national team . With Romania she won the bronze medal at the European Championships in 2010 and the bronze medal at the World Championships in 2015 . She was a member of the Romanian contingent for the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro .
Web links
- Melinda Geiger in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Melinda Geiger in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ ziare.com: O handbalista cunoscuta din Romania sa retras din activitate , accessed on February 12, 2019
- ↑ ihf.info: Team Roster of Romania (WM 2017) , accessed on November 17, 2017
- ↑ handzone.net: Melinda Geiger à Brest? , accessed July 23, 2016
- ↑ derwesten.de: German master THC strengthens itself with Geiger , accessed on May 1, 2019
- ↑ infomm.ro: HANDBAL: Melinda Geiger vine imprumut un an, Renata Ghionea vine pentru doi ani la HCM ( Memento from July 23, 2016 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on July 23, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.com: First title for Baia Mare , accessed on July 23, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.com: Baia Mare brings four players out of Valcea's bankruptcy estate , accessed on July 23, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.com: Newcomers Pineau and Geiger presented in Brest , accessed on July 23, 2016
- ↑ siofokkc.hu: Geiger Melinda joins SKC , accessed January 1, 2018
- ↑ gsp.ro: Stop joc! Handbalista Melinda Geiger se retrage la 31 de ani , accessed on February 12, 2019
- ↑ handball-world.com: THC confirms Geiger commitment , accessed on July 23, 2016
- ↑ ihf.info: XXII Women's World Championships 2015 - Cumulative Statistics , accessed on July 23, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.com: Crina Pintea does not make the leap to Rio , accessed on July 23, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Violinist, Melinda |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Violinist, Melinda Anamaria (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Romanian handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 28, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Baia Mare |