The Hungary women's national handball team () is the national team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation () and takes part in international handball competitions. The team won the World Championship in 1965 and the European Championship in 2000.
Results
Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place
Olympic Games
Since their debut in 1976, Hungary has participated in seven Olympic Games. They received a silver medal in Sydney 2000.
World Championship
Hungary is regularly present at World Championships, having missed only 1990 and recently 2011. They won the tournament once in 1965 and have also received four silver and four bronze medals. In 2003, Hungary lost the final match against France 32âÂÂ29 after one overtime.
European Championship
As of 2026, the Hungarian team has participated in every European Championship that has taken place. They won the tournament in 2000, after beating Ukraine 32âÂÂ30 in the final.
Other tournaments
- Carpathian Trophy 1970 â Third place
- Carpathian Trophy 1971 â Second place
- Carpathian Trophy 1981 â Third place
- Carpathian Trophy 1984 â Second place
- Møbelringen Cup 2003 â Second place
- Carpathian Trophy 2011 â Third place
- Carpathian Trophy 2012 â Second place
- Carpathian Trophy 2016 â Winner
- Møbelringen Cup 2017 â Third place
- Møbelringen Cup 2018 â Fourth place
Team
Current squad
The squad for the 2025 World Women's Handball Championship.
Head coach: Vladimir Golovin
Caps and goals correct as of 10 December 2025
Extended squad / Recent call ups
Technical staff
- Head coach: Vladimir Golovin
- Assistant coach: Krisztina Pigniczki
- Goalkeeping coach: Norbert Duleba
- Doctor: Balázs Lohner
- Masseur: Csaba TÃÂmár
- Physiotherapist: Csaba Szikra-Mezey
- Fitness coach: Zoltán Holanek
Retired numbers
Notable players
IHF World Player of the Year
MVP
All-Star Team members
- Katalin Szilágyi (right wing), 1995 World Championship
- Erzsébet Kocsis (line player), 1996 Summer Olympics
- Dóra LÃ
Âwy (left wing), 1999 World Championship
- Bojana RaduloviÃÂ (right back), 2000 Summer Olympics, 2003 World Championship
- Beáta Siti (centre back), 2000 European Championship
- Beatrix Balogh (right wing), 2001 World Championship
- Anita Görbicz (centre back), 2003 World Championship, 2005 World Championship, 2007 World Championship, 2013 World Championship
- Ibolya Mehlmann (right back), 2006 European Championship
- Orsolya Vérten (left wing), 2008 Summer Olympics
- Noémi Háfra (left back), 2018 European Championship
- Katrin Klujber (right back), 2022 European Championship, 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 European Championship
- Viktória GyÃ
Âri-Lukács (right wing), 2024 EHF Excellence Award All-Star, 2024 European Championship
- Petra Simon (centre back), 2024 European Championship (best young player)
Top Scorers
- ÃÂgnes Farkas (left back), 2002 European Championship (58 goals)
- Bojana RaduloviÃÂ (right back), 2003 World Championship (97 goals), 2004 Summer Olympics (54 goals), 2004 European Championship (72 goals)
- Katrin Klujber (right back), 2024 European Championship (60 goals)
Other notable players
Captains
- Katalin Pálinger â 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 European Championship, 2010 European Championship
- Orsolya Vérten â 2009 World Championship
- Anita Görbicz â 2012 European Championship, 2013 World Championship, 2015 World Championship, 2016 European Championship, 2017 World Championship
- Zsuzsanna Tomori â 2014 European Championship
- Anikó Kovacsics â 2018 European Championship, 2019 World Championship, 2020 European Championship, 2020 Summer Olympics
- Blanka BÃÂró â 2021 World Championship, 2023 World Championship, 2024 Summer Olympics, 2024 European Championship
- Dóra Hornyák â 2022 European Championship
Past squads
1957 World Championship (Second placed)
ÃÂva Arany, Zsuzsa Béres, Borbála CselÃ
Âtei, ÃÂrpádné Csicsmányi, Katalin Gardó, Ferencné Geszti, Gyuláné Hanczmann, Magda Jóna, Magda Kiss, Aranka Rachel-Segal, LÃÂdia Simonek, ÃÂva Szendi, Mária Vályi, Erika Wéser.
Coach: Bódog Török
1962 World Championship (Fifth placed)
ÃÂva Arany, Elemérné Bakó, Márta Balogh, Lajosné Cserháti, Béláné Fodor, ÃÂgnes Hanus, Klára Höbenreich, Magda Jóna, Erzsébet Pásztor, Anna Rothermel, ÃÂva Szendi, Judit SzÃ
±cs, Mária Tóth, Ilona Urbán, Zsuzsa Varga, ÃÂgnes Végh.
Coach: Bódog Török
1965 World Championship (Winner)
ÃÂgnes Babos, Márta Balogh, Erzsébet Bognár, Márta Giba, ÃÂgnes Hanus, Mária Holub, Ilona Ignácz, Magda Jóna, Erzsébet Lengyel, Erzsébet Pásztor, Anna Rothermel, Mária Tóth, Zsuzsanna Varga, ÃÂgnes Végh.
Coach: Bódog Török
1971 World Championship (Third placed)
ÃÂgnes Babos, Erzsébet Bognár, ÃÂgota Bujdosó, Erzsébet Drozdik, Márta Giba, Klára Horváth, ÃÂva Kovács, Erzsébet Nyári, Mária Polszter, Anna Rothermel, Amália Sterbinszky, Ilona Szabó, Rozália Tomann, Borbála Tóth Harsányi, Katalin Tóth Harsányi.
Coach: Bódog Török
1973 World Championship (Fourth placed)
Mária Berzsenyi, ÃÂgota Bujdosó, Márta Giba, Klára Horváth, Piroska Németh, Erzsébet Nyári, Márta Pacsai, Anna Rothermel, Amália Sterbinszky, Katalin Tavaszi, Rozália Tomann, Borbála Tóth Harsányi, Katalin Tóth Harsányi, Mária Vanya.
Coach: Bódog Török
1975 World Championship (Third placed)
ÃÂva Angyal, Mária Berzsenyi, ÃÂgota Bujdosó, Klára Horváth, Ilona Nagy, Marianna Nagy, Erzsébet Németh, Márta Pacsai, Zsuzsanna PethÃ
Â, Ilona Samus, Amália Sterbinszky, Katalin Tavaszi, Rozália Tomann, Katalin Tóth Harsányi, Mária Vanya, Krisztina Wohner.
Coach: Bódog Török
1976 Summer Olympics (Third placed)
ÃÂva Angyal, Mária Berzsenyi, ÃÂgota Bujdosó, Klára Horváth, Ilona Nagy, Marianna Nagy, Erzsébet Németh, Márta Pacsai, Zsuzsanna PethÃ
Â, Amália Sterbinszky, Rozália Tomann, Borbála Tóth Harsányi, Katalin Tóth Harsányi, Mária Vanya.
Coach: Bódog Török
1978 World Championship (Third placed)
ÃÂva Angyal, Mária Berzsenyi, ÃÂva Bozó, Klára ÃÂliás, Györgyi GyÃ
Ârvári, Mária Hajós, Erika Magyar, Ilona Nagy, Marianna Nagy, Erzsébet Németh, Ilona Samus, Amália Sterbinszky, Anikó Szabadfi, Rozália Tomann, Mária Vanya, Krisztina Wohner.
Coach: Bódog Török
1980 Summer Olympics (Fourth placed)
ÃÂva Angyal, Mária Berzsenyi, Klára Bonyhádi, ÃÂva Bozó, Piroska Budai, Györgyi GyÃ
Ârvári, Klára Horváth, Marianna Nagy, Erzsébet Németh, Erzsébet Nyári, Ilona Samus, Amália Sterbinszky, Rozália Tomann, Mária Vanya.
Coach: Mihály Lele
1982 World Championship (Second placed)
Valéria Agocs, ÃÂva Angyal, Ildikó Barna, Klára Bonyhádi, Katalin Gombai, Anna György, Györgyi GyÃ
Ârvári, Klára Horváth, Gabriella Jakab, Marianna Nagy, Erzsébet Németh, Erzsébet Nyári, Zsuzsa Nyári, Mariann Rácz, Amália Sterbinszky, Mária Vanya.
Coach: János CsÃÂk
1986 World Championship (Eighth placed)
Mária ÃÂcsbog, Ildikó Barna, Erika Csapó, Csilla Elekes, ÃÂva ErdÃ
Âs, Marianna Nagy, Erzsébet Németh, Anna György, ÃÂva Kiss, ÃÂva Kovács, Katalin Major, Zsuzsa Nyári, Csilla Orbán, Mariann Rácz, Katalin Szilágyi, ÃÂgota Utasi, Márta Varga.
Coach: Zsolt Barabás
1993 World Championship (Seventh placed)
Erika Csapó, Edit Csendes, ÃÂva ErdÃ
Âs, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Beáta Hoffmann, Erzsébet Kocsis, Beatrix Kökény, Eszter Mátéfi, Anikó Meksz, Helga Németh, Erika Oravecz, Melinda Szabó, Katalin Szilágyi, Brigitta Szopóczy, ÃÂgota Utasi, Márta Varga.
Coach: László Laurencz
1994 European Championship (Fourth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Edit Csendes, Rita Deli, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Rita Hochrajter, Beáta Hoffmann, Erzsébet Kocsis, Beatrix Kökény, Anikó Meksz, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Anna Szántó, Brigitta Szopóczy, Beatrix Tóth, ÃÂgota Utasi.
Coach: László Laurencz
1995 World Championship (Second placed)
ÃÂva ErdÃ
Âs, Andrea Farkas, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Beáta Hoffmann, Anikó Kántor, Erzsébet Kocsis, Beatrix Kökény, Eszter Mátéfi, Anikó Meksz, Anikó Nagy, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Beáta Siti, Anna Szántó, Katalin Szilágyi, Beatrix Tóth.
Coach: László Laurencz
1996 Summer Olympics (Third placed)
ÃÂva ErdÃ
Âs, Andrea Farkas, Beáta Hoffmann, Anikó Kántor, Erzsébet Kocsis, Beatrix Kökény, Eszter Mátéfi, Auguszta Mátyás, Anikó Meksz, Anikó Nagy, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Beáta Siti, Anna Szántó, Katalin Szilágyi, Beatrix Tóth.
Coach: László Laurencz
1996 European Championship (Tenth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Borók, ÃÂva ErdÃ
Âs, Andrea Farkas, Beáta Hoffmann, Klára Kertész, Erzsébet Kocsis, Anita Kulcsár, Eszter Mátéfi, Anikó Meksz, Anikó Nagy, Beáta Siti, ÃÂva Szarka, Gabriella Takács, Beatrix Tóth, Anasztázia Virincsik.
Coach: László Laurencz
1997 World Championship (Ninth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Borók, Rita Deli, ÃÂva ErdÃ
Âs, Andrea Farkas, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Anikó Kántor, Fanni Kenyeres, Anita Kulcsár, Anikó Meksz, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Katalin Pálinger, Zsófia Pásztor, Melinda Szabó, Gabriella Takács.
Coach: János CsÃÂk
1998 European Championship (Third placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Deli, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Andrea Farkas, Anikó Kántor, Beatrix Kökény, Anita Kulcsár, Anikó Meksz, Anikó Nagy, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Judit Simics, Beáta Siti, Gabriella Takács.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
1999 World Championship (Fifth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Nikolett Brigovácz, Rita Deli, Andrea Farkas, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Anikó Kántor, Beatrix Kökény, Anita Kulcsár, Dóra LÃ
Âwy, Anikó Nagy, Ildikó Pádár, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Judit Simics, Beáta Siti, Gabriella Takács.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
2000 Summer Olympics (Second placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Deli, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Andrea Farkas, Anikó Kántor, Beatrix Kökény, Anita Kulcsár, Dóra LÃ
Âwy, Anikó Nagy, Ildikó Pádár, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Bojana Radulovics, Judit Simics, Beáta Siti.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
2000 European Championship (Winner)
Nikolett Brigovácz, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Anikó Kántor, Gabriella Kindl, Erika Kirsner, Beatrix Kökény, Anita Kulcsár, Krisztina Nagy, Ildikó Pádár, Katalin Pálinger, Zsuzsanna Pálffy, Krisztina Pigniczki, Judit Simics, Beáta Siti, Eszter Siti, TÃÂmea Sugár.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
2001 World Championship (Sixth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Borók, Rita Deli, Andrea Farkas, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Gabriella Kindl, Erika Kirsner, Anita Kulcsár, Ildikó Pádár, Zsuzsanna Pálffy, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Bojana Radulovics, Beáta Siti, Eszter Siti, TÃÂmea Sugár.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
2002 European Championship (Fifth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Anita Görbicz, Erika Kirsner, Anita Kulcsár, Zsuzsanna Lovász, Ibolya Mehlmann, Helga Németh, Ildikó Pádár, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Eszter Siti, TÃÂmea Sugár, Hortenzia Szrnka, TÃÂmea Tóth, Orsolya Vérten.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
2003 World Championship (Second placed)
Beáta Bohus, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Bernadett Ferling, Anita Görbicz, Erika Kirsner, Anita Kulcsár, Zsuzsanna Lovász, Ibolya Mehlmann, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Bojana Radulovics, Eszter Siti, Irina Sirina, TÃÂmea Sugár, Hortenzia Szrnka, TÃÂmea Tóth.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
2004 Summer Olympics (Fifth placed)
Beáta Bohus, ÃÂgnes Farkas, Bernadett Ferling, Anita Görbicz, Erika Kirsner, Anita Kulcsár, Zsuzsanna Lovász, Ibolya Mehlmann, Katalin Pálinger, Zsuzsanna Pálffy, Krisztina Pigniczki, Bojana Radulovics, Irina Sirina, Eszter Siti, TÃÂmea Tóth.
Coach: Lajos Mocsai
2004 European Championship (Third placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Beáta Bohus, Bernadett Ferling, Anita Görbicz, Gabriella Kindl, Anita Kulcsár, Zsuzsanna Lovász, Ibolya Mehlmann, Ivett Nagy, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Bojana Radulovics, Irina Sirina, Eszter Siti, Gabriella SzÃ
±cs, TÃÂmea Tóth.
Coach: Szilárd Kiss
2005 World Championship (Third placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Borbás, Bernadett Ferling, Anita Görbicz, ÃÂgnes Hornyák, Fanni Kenyeres, Gabriella Kindl, Mónika Kovacsicz, Ibolya Mehlmann, CecÃÂlia Ã
Âri, Katalin Pálinger, Eszter Siti, TÃÂmea Sugár, Gabriella SzÃ
±cs, TÃÂmea Tóth, Orsolya Vérten.
Coach: András Németh
2006 European Championship (Fifth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Borbás, Zsanett Borbély, Bernadett Ferling, Anita Görbicz, Orsolya Herr, ÃÂgnes Hornyák, Erika Kirsner, Mónika Kovacsicz, Ibolya Mehlmann, Katalin Pálinger, Eszter Siti, Piroska Szamoránsky, Gabriella SzÃ
±cs, TÃÂmea Tóth, Orsolya Vérten.
Coach: András Németh
2007 World Championship (Eighth placed)
Beatrix Balogh, Rita Borbás, Bernadett Ferling, Anita Görbicz, Orsolya Herr, ÃÂgnes Hornyák, Erika Kirsner, Mónika Kovacsicz, Ibolya Mehlmann, Katalin Pálinger, Piroska Szamoránsky, Gabriella SzÃ
±cs, Zita Szucsánszki, Zsuzsanna Tomori, TÃÂmea Tóth, Orsolya Vérten.
Coach: András Németh
2008 Summer Olympics (Fourth placed)
Bernadett Bódi, Rita Borbás, Bernadett Ferling, Anita Görbicz, Orsolya Herr, ÃÂgnes Hornyák, Mónika Kovacsicz, Katalin Pálinger, Krisztina Pigniczki, Piroska Szamoránsky, Gabriella SzÃ
±cs, Zsuzsanna Tomori, TÃÂmea Tóth, Orsolya Vérten.
Coach: János Hajdu
2008 European Championship (Eighth placed)
Barbara Balogh, Bernadett Bódi, Anita Bulath, Anita Görbicz, Orsolya Herr, ÃÂgnes Hornyák, Mónika Kovacsicz, Katalin Pálinger, Melinda Pastrovics, Anett Sopronyi, Piroska Szamoránsky, Gabriella SzÃ
±cs, Zita Szucsánszki, Zsuzsanna Tomori, Orsolya Vérten, Melinda Vincze.
Coach: Vilmos Imre
2009 World Championship (Ninth placed)
Bernadett Bódi, Anita Bulath, Orsolya Herr, Gabriella Juhász, Anikó Kovacsics, Adrienn Orbán, Melinda Pastrovics, Valéria Szabó, Klára Szekeres, Zita Szucsánszki, Zsuzsanna Tomori, Katalin Tóth, TÃÂmea Tóth, ÃÂgnes Triffa, Orsolya Vérten, Szandra Zácsik.
Coach: Eszter Mátéfi
2010 European Championship (Tenth placed)
Szilvia ÃÂbrahám, Bernadett Bódi, Anita Bulath, Orsolya Herr, Anikó Kovacsics, Mónika Kovacsicz, Katalin Pálinger, Anett Sopronyi, Valéria Szabó, Piroska Szamoránsky, Klára Szekeres, Zita Szucsánszki, Bernadett Temes, Zsuzsanna Tomori, TÃÂmea Tóth, Orsolya Vérten, Melinda Vincze.
Coach: Eszter Mátéfi
2012 European Championship (Third placed)
Bernadett Bódi, Anita Bulath, Anita Görbicz, Orsolya Herr, ÃÂva Kiss, Kinga Klivinyi, Anikó Kovacsics, Mónika Kovacsicz, Viktória Rédei Soós, Valéria Szabó, Piroska Szamoránsky, Klára Szekeres, Zita Szucsánszki, Zsuzsanna Tomori, Krisztina Triscsuk, Orsolya Vérten, Melinda Vincze.
Coach: Karl Erik Bøhn
2013 World Championship (Eighth placed)
Bernadett Bódi, Anita Bulath, Anita Cifra, Anita Görbicz, Orsolya Herr, ÃÂva Kiss, Anikó Kovacsics, Mónika Kovacsicz, Viktória Rédei Soós, Piroska Szamoránszky, Klára Szekeres, Zita Szucsánszki, Zsuzsanna Tomori, Krisztina Triscsuk, Orsolya Vérten, Melinda Vincze, Szandra Zácsik.
Coach: János Hajdu
2014 European Championship (Sixth placed)
Blanka BÃÂró, Bernadett Bódi, Anita Bulath, Ildikó ErdÃ
Âsi, Orsolya Herr, Kinga Klivinyi, Anikó Kovacsics, Mónika Kovacsicz, Szabina Mayer, Rea Mészáros, Szimonetta Planéta, Piroska Szamoránszky, Zita Szucsánszki, Bernadett Temes, Zsuzsanna Tomori, Gabriella Tóth, Krisztina Triscsuk.
Coach: András Németh
2015 World Championship (Eleventh placed)
Blanka BÃÂró, Bernadett Bódi, Anita Bulath, Ildikó ErdÃ
Âsi, Anita Görbicz, Dóra Hornyák, ÃÂva Kiss, Anikó Kovacsics, Mónika Kovacsicz, Szabina Mayer, Szimonetta Planéta, Piroska Szamoránszky, Klára Szekeres, Zita Szucsánszki, Zsuzsanna Tomori, Krisztina Triscsuk, Szandra Zácsik.
Coach: András Németh
2016 European Championship (Twelfth placed)
Bernadett Bódi, Luca Dombi, Ildikó ErdÃ
Âsi, Anita Görbicz, Dóra Hornyák, Kinga Janurik, Anett Kisfaludy, ÃÂva Kiss, Kinga Klivinyi, Anna Kovács, Viktória Lukács, Rea Mészáros, Szimonetta Planéta, Nadine Schatzl, Klára Szekeres, Melinda Szikora, Krisztina Triscsuk.
Coach: Kim Rasmussen
2017 World Championship (Fifteenth placed)
Blanka BÃÂró, Bernadett Bódi, Anita Görbicz, Noémi Háfra, Kinga Janurik, Anett Kisfaludy, Kinga Klivinyi, Anikó Kovacsics, Anna Kovács, Viktória Lukács, Szabina Mayer, Rea Mészáros, Nadine Schatzl, Klára Szekeres, Szandra SzöllÃ
Âsi-Zácsik, Zita Szucsánszki, Gabriella Tóth.
Coach: Kim Rasmussen
2018 European Championship (Seventh placed)
Blanka BÃÂró, Noémi Háfra, Anita Kazai, ÃÂva Kiss, Anikó Kovacsics, Anna Kovács, Rita Lakatos, Viktória Lukács, Rea Mészáros, Adrienn Orbán, Barbara Pálos-Bognár, Szimonetta Planéta, Nadine Schatzl, Laura Szabó, Babett Szalai, Gabriella Tóth, Petra Tóvizi.
Coach: Kim Rasmussen
2019 World Championship (Fourteenth placed)
Blanka BÃÂró, Dorottya Faluvégi, Noémi Háfra, ÃÂva Kiss, Nikolett Kiss, Katrin Klujber, Anikó Kovacsics, Anna Kovács, Viktória Lukács, Gréta Márton, Noémi Pásztor, Nadine Schatzl, Laura Szabó, Zsuzsanna Tomori, Gabriella Tóth, Petra Tóvizi, ÃÂgnes Triffa, Petra Vámos.
Coach: Kim Rasmussen
Coaching history
Individual all-time records
Most matches played
Total number of matches played in official competitions only.
<small>Last updated: 11 April 2025<br/>Source: kezitortenelem.hu</small>
Most goals scored
Total number of goals scored in official matches only.
<small>Last updated: 11 April 2025<br/>Source: kezitortenelem.hu</small>
See also
References
External links