Piroska Szamoránsky (born 9 July 1986) is a former Hungarian handball player.
Career
Club As a child she practiced aerobic, jazz ballet and rope skipping. She caught the fancy of handball around 1995, by watching matches in TV, and that time she determined to pursue a professional handball career.
She started to play in the Balázs Béla ÁMK under Zoltán Basák. When she started high school, she signed a contract with Győri ETO KC. Szamoránsky came through the ranks quickly, having won the national championship both on youth and junior level and later with the first team as well. However, in 2005, after Győr player policy favoured the older and more experienced players against youngsters, the pivot decided to leave the club.
Éva Szarka, the coach of Ferencvárosi TC, immediately signed the talented line player who became an important member of the team that won the league title in 2007. After a short spell in Montenegro, she rejoined the club in June 2010.
International Szamoránsky debuted in the national team on 4 April 2006 against Norway. In the same year, she participated in the European Championship, finishing in fifth place. She represented Hungary in two more European Championships (2008, 2010) and in a World Championship (2007). She was also member of the Hungarian team that finished fourth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Personal She has a twin sister, Anikó, also a professional handballer, who just like Piroska, plays as a line player.
Achievements Nemzeti Bajnokság I: Winner: 2005, 2007 Silver Medalist: 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012 Bronze Medalist: 2008, 2011 Magyar Kupa: Silver Medllist: 2007 Montenegrin Championship: Winner: 2010 Montenegrin Cup: Winner: 2010 EHF Cup: Winner: 2006 EHF Cup Winners' Cup: Winner: 2010, 2011, 2012 Semifinalist: 2007 EHF Champions Trophy: Fourth Placed: 2006 European Championship: Bronze Medalist: 2012
Individual awards Team of the Tournament Pivot of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014
References
External links
Profile on Ferencvárosi TC Official Website Career statistics at Worldhandball