Maria Kourdoulos
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
18 April 1993 London, England | ||
| Nationality | Portuguese/British | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left Wing | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Thames Handball Club | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| 2001–2010 | Club Sports Da Madeira | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| 2010–2011 | Club Sports Da Madeira | ||
Maria Manuela Abreu Kourdoulos (born 18 April 1993 in London) is a Portuguese team handball player. She plays for the club Thames Handball Club. Her status as dual national allowed her to trial for the handball team of Great Britain, where she missed the selection stage for the London Olympic Games 2012 only by a few months. Immediately after her signing in 2010,[1] she dominated on the left wing attack side.[2] During 2011/12, her second season at the London club, she was crowned Top goal scorer with 48 goals and her goal tally helped the club to win the London Cup 2011.[3] In the same year she won the Jack Petchey Award for her achievements.[4] She was mentioned as a key player in 2013, when the club played in London against a select team of Hungarian handball players and won. [5] She participated in the 2014/15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup Round 3 [6] where she was listed among the top 5 goal scorers of the round. [7]
References
- ↑ http://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/sport/other_sport/headlines/8682239.print
- ↑ http://www.englandhandball.com/great-dane-back-to-winning-ways-2/
- ↑ http://www.englandhandball.com/thames-crowned-london-cup-winners-2/
- ↑ http://www.thameshandball.com/pdf/Sponsors.pdf
- ↑ "Lion fought The Avengers/". Handball.hu (in Hungarian). 16 December 2007. Archived from the original on 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ "EHF Challenge Cup Women". eurohandball.com. 2014-07-22. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ↑ "EHF Challenge Cup Women Top 50 scorers". eurohandball.com. 2014-11-22. Retrieved 2014-11-25.