Luminița Dinu Explained

Luminița Dinu
Birth Date:6 November 1971
Birth Place:Piatra Neamț, Romania
Nationality:Romanian
Height:1.82m (05.97feet)
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Retired
Years1:1987–1998
Clubs1:Relonul Săvinești
Years2:1998–2000
Clubs2:Oltchim
Years3:2001–2002
Clubs3:Krim
Years4:2002
Clubs4:Kometal
Years5:2003–2006
Clubs5:Krim
Years6:2006–2009
Clubs6:Oltchim
Years7:2012
Clubs7:Oltchim
Nationalyears1:1998–2009
Nationalteam1:Romania
Nationalcaps1:199
Nationalgoals1:10

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.

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%).[2]

For her services to the team and the city, and her exemplary sportsmanship conduct, Dinu was made Honorary Citizen of Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2010.[3] She was also given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of Neamț County in 2009.[4]

Biography

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

Achievements

Club

National Team

Individual

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Luminita Dinu Bio. NBC. 31 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140103205145/http://www.2008.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=1642/bio/index.html. 3 January 2014. dead.
  2. https://archive.ihf.info//MediaCenter/News/NewsDetails/tabid/130/Default.aspx?ID=526 International Handball Federation
  3. Web site: Râmnicu Vâlcea: Luminiţa Huţupan Dinu, cetăţean de onoare al oraşului. 30 November 2010 . Adevarul.ro. 30 November 2010. Romanian.
  4. Web site: Luminita Hutupan, primul cetătean de onoare al Neamtului. mont.ro. 29 May 2009. Romanian.