Players on maternity leave / handball mamas

[Wbk]

I hope it's not such a horrible idea to open topic like that It belongs to the women's handball as well, and it's really nice from the view of life in the main.

Please add the other players you remember

[Wbk]

Some notable Russian players currently on maternity leave:

Olga AKOPYAN, former LEVINA (Dinamo): daughter Arina was born in May
Polina KUZNETSOVA (Zvezda)
Maiya PETROVA (Rostov-Don)

Some other less known:
Aleksandra ANTASHOVA, former KOLOKOLTSEVA (Lada)
Svetlana SMIRNOVA (Kuban)
Kseniya LESHCHENKO, former BELAYA (Kuban)
Irina ANTONOVA, former BARANOVSKAYA (Zvezda): returning to handball in the 2013/14 season

[mikh]

Mariana Târcă's daughter, Sorina (14 already) is considered to be one of the most promising players in Romania. Her mother said it on several occasions and it seems she even got some individual prize on the occasion of a national tournament in Romania. Mariana appreciates Sorina is more gifted and better trained than she was at her age and promises that in a few years, if she perseveres, she will be ready to play at senior level.

I remember Sorina since she was 4-5 and she was running in the Traian sports hall with this small handball and throwing at the goal, defended by Huțupan oj, time passes by fast...



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[mikh]

From last decade's Romanian NT:

- Simona Gogîrlă has a daughter, Alicia Maria (10)
- Aurelia Brădeanu has a son, David (4)
- Ana Maria Șomoi (nee Lazer) has a daughter, Maria Andreea (4)
- Luminița Huțupan-Dinu has a daughter, Ștefania (3)
- Ionela Stanca has a son, Yannick (1)
- Paula Ungureanu has a son, Paul Ioan (1.5)
- Valentina Ardean-Elisei has a son, Robert (6 months)

Please feel free to add to the list or correct any info.
A lot of boys being born by handball mothers in Romania. Interesting "trend" given by the last 3 mothers - they all have boys

[Wbk]

Thanks for the info, @mikh!

More players I noticed taking break due-to pregnancy in the last period:

Kari Mette Johansen (NOR)
Kari Aalvik Grimsbo (NOR)
Aneta Peraica (CRO)
Petra Popluharova (SVK)
...

But my memory is bad and short, so feel free to help me to add even more

[Bo$ko]

Claudine Mendy...

[Fan-Oltchim]

Valeria Beșe (Motogna) has a daughter (Alesia 8-9 ).

[Germanicus]

Katja Schülke.

[Wbk]

Maybe I can even add some active Russian and better known Slovak players who returned to handball after giving birth to their child:

Nadezhda Muravyeva (1980, Lada; two sons / y. 2006 and 2010 respectively)
Yana Uskova (1985, Zvezda; son / 2010)
Mariya Sidorova (1979, Zvezda; son / 2009)
Ekaterina Marennikova (1982, Zvezda; son / 2011)
Maiya Petrova (1982, Rostov-Don; son / 2008, currently on maternity leave again)
Elena Slivinskaya, former Sergeeva (1980, Rostov-Don; daughter / 2009)
...
Katarína Dubajová (1978, former leader of Slovak NT, successfully played in the Danish league; son / 2010)
Alžbeta Tóthová (1978, current leader of Slovak NT; son / 1994, daughter / 2008)

From non-active players we can highlight:
Irina Bliznova (1987, quit handball; daughter / 2010)

[iringo36]

Heidi Löke, 29 years-son Alexander-6 years
Kristine "Kikki" Lunde-Borgersen, 32 years- son, Matheo-3 years
Tine Rustad Kristiansen-33 years- son, Theo-1 month
Tine Stange-26 years- son, 6 months
Gro Hammerseng/Anja Edin-son, Mio- 17 months


Ágnes Hornyák-30 year- son, Áron-3 months
Katalin Pálinger- 32 years- pregnant in 9th month

[iringo36]

Olga Sanko-35 years- twins (I think boys)
Gabriela Rotis Nagy-32 years- has a child (I don't know more)

[iringo36]

Iva Fialova "ex" Zamorska (Czechia-Byasen)- she has a child, cc.2 years old

[iringo36]

Louise Svalastog Spellerberg-daughter-4 year old

[Fan-Oltchim]

Olga Sanko-35 years- twins (I think boys)
Gabriela Rotis Nagy-32 years- has a child (I don't know more)

Gabi has a daughter, Maria (3 months)

[Fabbr]

Francine Carraro, brazilian NT player, ex-Hypo, is also on maternity leave.

[Wbk]

Tatyana Erokhina, nee Konstantinova (Lada and Kazakhstan NT), has daughter Alena born in the beginning of this month

[Wbk]

Kristine "Kikki" Lunde-Borgersen, 32 years- son, Matheo-3 years

Second one on the way: http://www.tv2.no/sport/handball/kristi ... 97033.html

[Wbk]

Polina Kuznetsova (nee Vyakhireva) became mother today and it's son, named Yaroslav. Congratulations!

Before yesterday, it's great motivation for the newly became aunt Anna to bring some golden toy from Junior EURO in Denmark for her nephew

[Wbk]

Soon, probably in winter, Olga Akopyan (Levina) may return to handball after maternity leave.

[meteo]

Isabell Klein (Buxtehuder SV)

[lolle]

Kristina Bille is pregnant and won´t play for Larvik HK this season.

http://www.larvikhk.no/kristina-bille-er-gravid/

[barry.romania]

lol, Mikh, Neagu-Buceschi-Tîrcă. is she a back like her mother?

[mikh]

:o lol, Mikh, Neagu-Buceschi-Tîrcă. is she a back like her mother?

Yes as far as I know. Can't remember which is her favorite shooting arm (don't know if it's the one in the photo).
Well, she should be out there in a couple of years. The youngest group age for which we have a NT (what we call "cadete") is going to be formed by players born in 1997/8. But they don't have any Euro competition. She's born in 1999 so it's not completely impossible that we might see her 1 year before her age proper age group. Until then we can follow her in youth competitions in Romania.

[Wbk]

The youngest group age for which we have a NT (what we call "cadete") is going to be formed by players born in 1997/8.

It should be 98/99 imho, because international active younger age categories are 94/95 and 96/97 at the moment.

[Lada fan]

Today the player of HC "Lada" Aleksandra Antasheva became a mother. She gave birth to a son, who was given the name Ivan. Congratulations to the happy parents!!