Ana Gros (born 21 January 1991) is a Slovenian professional

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er who plays for French team

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. She played for

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for 17 years and was the team captain for seven years. She retired from the national team in September 2024, having played 159 matches and scored a record 767 goals, 81 more than the second-best scorer of all time Tanja Oder. Gros played at five

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, four

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, and once at the

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. On club level, as of September 2024, she is 6th on the Champions League all-time top scorers list,

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on the Champions League finals all-time top scorers list, and was the top scorer in the top European league in season 2020-21.

Achievements

*Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2009, 2010, 2022 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2009, 2010 *

Nemzeti Bajnokság I The Nemzeti Bajnokság (, ), also known as NB I or Fizz Liga after its title sponsor, OTP Bank's webshop subsidiary, is a professional association football league in Hungary and the highest level of the Hungarian football league system. Twelve ...

: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012, 2023 *

Magyar Kupa The Hungarian Cup (, ), officially known as MOL Magyar Kupa for sponsorship reasons, is the Hungarian cup competition for football clubs. It was started by the Hungarian Football Association'','' in 1909, eight years after the commencement of ...

: **''Winner'': 2011, 2012 *German Championship: **''Winner'': 2013 *French Championship: **''Winner'': 2014, 2016, 2017, 2021 *French Cup: **''Winner'': 2015, 2017, 2021 *French League Cup: **''Winner'': 2014 *

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

: **''Winner:'' 2024 **''Finalist'': 2012, 2021 **''Semifinalist'': 2011, 2023

Individual awards

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Top Scorer: 2016, 2018 *

Top Scorer: 2021 *French Championship Best Right Back: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 *MVP of

: 2021 *All-Star Right Back of the

2018 Events January * January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency. * January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...

EHF Excellence Awards The EHF Excellence Awards is an annual handball awards ceremony held by the European Handball Federation. It was first held in 2023 in Vienna, Austria. The best players of the season on each position both on the men's and women's side are awarded, ...

Best right back of the season: 2022/23

References

External links

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Ana Gros career statistics at Worldhandball
(archived)
Ana Gros player profile on Győri Audi ETO KC Official Website
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Ana Gros
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Paris 2024 Summer Olympics The 2024 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad () and branded as Paris 2024, were an international multi-sport event held in France from 26 July to 11 August 2024, with several events started from 24 July. P ...

* 1991 births Living people Slovenian female handball players Slovenian expatriate handball players in Germany Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in France Győri Audi ETO KC players Handball players from Ljubljana Mediterranean Games competitors for Slovenia Handball players at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Slovenia Slovenian expatriate sportspeople in Russia Slovenian expatriate handball players in France Slovenian expatriate handball players in Hungary Brest Bretagne players Metz Handball players {{Slovenia-handball-bio-stub