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Valentina Ardean-Elisei
Ardean-Elisei in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Valentina-Neli Ardean-Elisei
Born	(1982-06-05) 5 June 1982 (age 42) Focşani, Romania
Nationality	Romanian
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position	Left wing
Club information
Current club	Gloria Bistrița
Number	15
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2001–2004	Universitatea Remin Deva
2004–2006	ŽRK Knjaz Miloš
2006–2012	CS Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea
2013–2014	CSM Cetate Devatrans
2014–2016	HCM Baia Mare
2016–2018	SCM Craiova
2018–	Gloria Bistrița
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2019	Romania	255	(912)
Medal record World Championship 2005 Russia 2015 Denmark European Championship 2010 Denmark/Norway Junior European Championship 2000 France

Valentina-Neli Ardean-Elisei (born 5 June 1982) is a Romanian handballer for Gloria Bistrița. Since 26 September 2019, she is retired from the Romanian national team.

She received a silver medal in the 2005 World Championship and was named left wing of the All-Star Team. She was again given this award in the 2008 European Championship and in the 2015 World Championship.

She was given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of the city of Craiova in 2018.

International honours

• EHF Champions League:
  • Silver Medalist: 2010
  • Bronze Medalist: 2009, 2012
• EHF Champions Trophy:
  • Winner: 2007
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winner: 2007
• EHF Cup:
  • Winner: 2018
• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Winner: 2002
• World Championship:
  • Silver Medalist: 2005
  • Bronze Medalist: 2015
• Junior European Championship:
  • Winner: 2000

Individual awards

• All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2005
• All-Star Left Wing of the European Championship: 2008
• All-Star Left Wing of the World Championship: 2015
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup Top Scorer: 2007

References

1. "Valentina Neli Ardean Elisei". European Handball Federation.
2. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
3. "Handbalistele campioane şi antrenorii lor sunt 'cetăţeni de onoare' ai Craiovei". Lupa Mea. 8 June 2018. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2018.

External links

• Valentina Ardean-Elisei at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

Romania squads

v t e Romania squad – Women's handball – 2005 World Championship – 2nd place  Luminiţa Huţupan-Dinu  Paula Rădulescu  Tereza Tamaș-Pîslaru  Steluța Luca  Cristina Vărzaru  Ionela Gâlcă  Simona Gogîrlă  Valentina Elisei-Ardean  Narcisa Lecușanu  Ramona Farcău-Maier  Roxana Gatzel  Aurelia Stoica-Brădeanu  Ana-Maria Lazer  Mihaela Tivadar  Raluca Ivan  Oana Chirilă-Șoit Head coach: Gheorghe Tadici v t e Romania squad – Women's handball – 2008 European Championship – 5th place  Paula Rădulescu-Ungureanu  Aurelia Stoica-Brădeanu  Adina Meiroşu-Fiera  Ionela Gâlcă-Stanca  Roxana Gatzel-Han  Mihaela Urcan-Tivadar  Valentina Elisei-Ardean  Florina Bârsan-Chintoan  Talida Tolnai  Cristina Neagu  Oana Manea  Melinda Geiger  Adriana Nechita  Mihaela Smedescu  Ada Moldovan  Magdalena Paraschiv Head coach: Radu Voina v t e Romania squad – Women's handball – 2010 European Championship – 3rd place 1 Mihaela Smedescu 3 Magdalena Paraschiv 4 Florina Bârsan-Chintoan 6 Roxana Gatzel-Han 7 Adriana Nechita 8 Cristina Neagu 9 Aurelia Stoica-Brădeanu 10 Ionela Gâlcă-Stanca 11 Oana Manea 12 Cristina Vărzaru 14 Ada Moldovan 15 Valentina Elisei-Ardean 17 Oana Chirilă-Șoit 18 Adina Meiroşu-Fiera 20 Mihaela Urcan-Tivadar 21 Talida Tolnai 30 Paula Rădulescu-Ungureanu 55 Melinda Geiger Head coach: Radu Voina v t e Romania squad – Women's handball – 2011 World Championship – 13th place 2 Farcău 4 Bârsan-Chintoan 5 Amariei 7 Nechita-Olteanu 9 Brădeanu 11 Manea 12 Pîslaru 13 Vărzaru 15 Ardean-Elisei 16 Dedu 17 Șoit 18 Fiera 19 Pușcașu 20 Tivadar 21 Tolnai 23 Băbeanu 85 Cartaș Coach: Voina v t e Romania squad – Women's handball – 2013 World Championship – 10th place 2 Pîrvuț 4 Dincă 6 Pintea 7 Nechita 8 Neagu 9 Brădeanu 10 Ţăcălie 11 Perianu 13 Marin 15 Ardean-Elisei 16 Dedu 17 Ciuciulete 21 Tolnai 30 Ungureanu 77 Manea 89 Chiper 93 Buceschi Coach: Tadici v t e Romania squad – Women's handball – 2014 European Championship – 9th place 2 Pîrvuț 4 Bondar 6 Pintea 7 Nechita 8 Neagu 9 Brădeanu 10 Țăcălie 11 Perianu 12 Munteanu 15 Ardean-Elisei 16 Dedu 17 Ciuciulete 19 Zamfir 23 Băbeanu 27 Hotea 30 Ungureanu 85 Chintoan 89 Chiper Coach: Tadici v t e Romania squad – Women's handball – 2015 World Championship – Bronze medal 3 Szűcs 6 Pintea 7 Nechita 8 Neagu 9 Brădeanu 11 Perianu 12 Munteanu 13 Marin 15 Ardean-Elisei 22 Manea 30 Ungureanu 36 Tănasie 55 Geiger 77 Buceschi 88 Vizitiu 89 Chiper Coach: Ryde v t e Romania squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – 9th place 3 Szűcs 5 Geiger 7 Buceschi 8 Neagu 9 Brădeanu 11 Perianu 12 Munteanu 15 Ardean-Elisei 22 Manea 25 Hotea 30 Ungureanu 85 Chintoan 88 Vizitiu 89 Chiper Coach: Ryde v t e Romania squad – 2017 World Championship – 10th place 2 Udriștioiu 3 Szűcs 5 Geiger 7 Buceschi 8 Neagu 13 Laslo 14 Popa 15 Ardean-Elisei 16 Dedu 19 Florianu 20 Dumanska 21 Pintea 23 Berbece 25 Tomescu 31 Zamfirescu 33 Tătar 90 Savu Coach: Martín v t e Romania squad – 2018 European Championship – 4th place 2 Udriștioiu 5 Geiger 7 Buceschi 8 Neagu 11 Perianu 13 Laslo 15 Ardean-Elisei 16 Dedu 20 Dumanska 21 Pintea 22 Florica 24 Rațiu 26 Polocoșer 27 Băcăoanu 31 Zamfirescu 89 Chiper 90 Savu 97 Bazaliu Coach: Martín

• 1982 births
• Living people
• Sportspeople from Focșani
• Romanian female handball players
• Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
• Olympic handball players for Romania
• Romanian expatriate handball players
• Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Serbia and Montenegro
• SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players
• CS Minaur Baia Mare (women's handball) players
• Expatriate handball players in Serbia
• 21st-century Romanian sportswomen