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Luminița Dinu

Luminița Dinu (née Huțupan; born 6 November 1971) is a Romanian handball player. She is considered a handball legend in Romania.[1] She received a silver medal at the 2005 World Championship and was named goalkeeper of the All-Star Team.

She was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.[2]

In January 2011, Dinu was chosen the best female goalkeeper ever in a fans' poll carried out by the International Handball Federation by collecting more than 7000 votes (nearly 94%).[3]

For her services to the team and the city, and her exemplary sportsmanship conduct, Dinu was made Honorary Citizen of Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2010.[4] She was also given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of Neamț County in 2009.[5]

Biography

Dinu-Huțupan, who began playing handball in 1985, has a high school diploma, is married, and speaks Romanian and Slovene.[6] She has also played for HC Kometal Gjorče Petrov and Krim Ljubljana.

Achievements

Source:[7]

Club

  • 3 times winner of Ch. League Cup (2001, 2002, 2003)
  • 2 times winner of European Super Cup (2004, 2007)
  • 5 times winner of Romanian First League of Women's Handball
  • 6 times winner of Slovenian Championship
  • 4 times winner of Romanian Cup
  • 6 times winner of Slovenian Cup
  • Winner of Romanian SuperCup - 1st Edition
  • Winner of Cup Winners'Cup (2007)
  • Winner of Champions Trophy - 1st Edition

National Team

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Luminita Dinu". 2008.nbcolympics.com. NBC. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ "New legends of the game inducted into EHF Hall of Fame". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Fans vote for Luminita Dinu as best female goalkeeper ever". archive.ihf.info. International Handball Federation.
  4. ^ "Râmnicu Vâlcea: Luminiţa Huţupan Dinu, cetăţean de onoare al oraşului" [Râmnicu Vâlcea: Luminița Huțupan Dinu, honorary citizen of the city]. Adevarul.ro (in Romanian). 30 November 2010. Retrieved 30 November 2010.
  5. ^ "Luminita Hutupan, primul cetătean de onoare al Neamtului" [Luminita Hutupan, the first honorary citizen of Neamt]. mont.ro (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Countries Participants of the XVII Women's World Handball Championship (Russia, Saint-Petersburg 2005): Romania - Best Players - Luminita Dinu", mirdesign.ru, archived from the original on 19 February 2012, retrieved 15 May 2012
  7. ^ "Dinu Luminita". csoltchim.com. Clubul Sportiv "OLTCHIM" Ramnicu Valcea. Archived from the original on 21 April 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2008.