Athlete of the Week – Handballer Bianca Bazaliu

Florin Orban, 12.10.2021, 13:45

Bianca Bazaliu
was born July 30, 1997 in Slatina. She made her debut at a local sports club.
At 14 years of age she was drafted in Romania’s Under-21 team. At the 2014
Under-21 World Cup, she was part of the team that won the gold medals. She was
the tournament’s second top scorer, with 76 goals scored, and was voted on the
dream team. Also in 2014 she played for CSM Bucharest, helping win the Champions
League in 2016. In 2019 she left CSM, transferring to Corona Brașov. After a
brief spell here, she eventually returned to Bucharest. She is now enrolled at
Podravka Koprivnica, a team performing in Champions League this season. So far,
Bianca has scored two goals on average in each match played for Podravka in
Champions League. (VP)