Andrea Farkas (born 1 September 1969) is a former Hungarian international

team handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a Handball goalkeeper, goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands ...

goalkeeper who currently works as goalkeeping coach for Dunaújvárosi NKS. Among her achievements with the

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is an Olympic bronze medal from 1996 and an Olympic silver medal from 2000. As a club player her career includes victory in the

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 ...

, as well as several national championships.

Career

Farkas debuted in the

Hungarian national team The Hungary national football team (, ) represents Hungary in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Hungarian Football Federation. The team has made nine appearances in the FIFA World Cup, and five in the ...

in 1993 and played on her first major tournament two years later, winning the silver medal on the World Championship. This was followed by two bronze medals at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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"1996 Summer Olympics – Atlanta, United States – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 3 February 2008) and the 1998 European Championship in the Netherlands. She crowned her international career with a silver medal at the

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."2000 Summer Olympics – Sydney, Australia – Handball"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 3 February 2008) At club level, Farkas achieved her best results with

Ferencvárosi TC Ferencvárosi Torna Club, commonly known as Ferencváros (), Fradi, FTC is a Hungary, Hungarian professional Association football, football club based in Ferencváros, Budapest, that competes in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I, the top flight of Hunga ...

and Dunaferr SE, winning a combined six Hungarian championship and seven Hungarian cup titles. She was also member of the Dunaferr golden team that won both the EHF Cup and the EHF Championship League in 1998 and 1999, respectively. Later she moved abroad to play for French side

Metz Handball Metz Handball is a French handball club from Metz, France. Founded in 1965 under the name ASPTT Metz, the club has an exceptional track record with some 40 titles won, which is the all-time record for a French women's team sport. Chaired by Thierr ...

(2000–2002) and Slovenian top club RK Krim Ljubljana (2004–2005). Following her spell at Krim, Farkas gave up professional handball and joined

Vasas SC Vasas SC () is a Hungarian sports club based in Budapest. Members of the ''Hungarian Union of Iron Workers'' founded the club as ''Vas- és Fémmunkások Sport Clubja'', the "Sport Club of Iron and Metal Workers", on 16 March 1911. The club ...

as goalkeeping coach. However, after a serious knee ligament injury of

Győri ETO KC Győri ETO KC (, lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department of Győr Handball Club) is a Hungary, Hungarian professional women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC. On dome ...

's first choice goalkeeper

Orsolya Herr Orsolya Herr (born 23 November 1984) is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper. Career Club Started to play at the age of 12, she was first selected for her hometown club Tatabányai TSC. Two years later she was signed by Hungarian giants Győ ...

just before the 2006 EHF Cup Winners' Cup finals, she was reactivated and signed by the Western Hungarian team for the decisive two matches. Győr eventually lost the duel with an aggregate score of 51–48 and Farkas resumed to her coaching duties. During her time at Vasas, Farkas coached among others

Žaneta Tóthová Žaneta Tóthová (born 6 August 1984) is a Slovak handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a ...

, who became the best sportswoman in Slovakia during this period, and

Ágnes Triffa Ágnes Triffa (born 18 January 1987) is a former Hungarian handball goalkeeper for the Hungarian national team. She made her international debut on 2 June 2006 against Argentina, and took part on the World Championship in 2009. Achievements * ...

, who was given the Hungarian Junior Handball of the Year award in 2005 and made her full international debut in 2006. Farkas later had spells at

Százhalombattai KE Százhalombattai KE is a team handball club from Százhalombatta, Hungary. History The sport of handball was established in Százhalombatta in 1966 when the Dunai Kőolaj Sportkör (DKSK) was established, and the handball department was then ...

and

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, and also worked for the Hungarian national team in younger age categories. Somewhat of a surprise, in January 2010, the then-40-year-old goalkeeper have decided to return to the field and signed a short-term deal with Luxembourgian club Roude Léiw Bascharage until the end of the season. Since 2011 she serves as the goalkeeping coach of Dunaújvárosi NKS and also works with youngsters on the club's newly founded handball academy.

Achievements

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'': 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 *

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'': 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 *French Championship: **''Winner'': 2002 *Slovenian Championship: **''Winner'': 2005 *Slovenian Cup: **''Winner'': 2005 *

: **''Winner'': 1999 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...

: **''Winner'': 1998 *

EHF Cup Winners' Cup The EHF Cup Winners' Cup was the official competition for men's and women's handball clubs of Europe Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere. It is bordered by the Arctic Ocea ...

: **''Finalist'': 1994, 2006 *

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: **''Winner'': 1999

Awards and recognition

* Silver Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary The Hungarian Order of Merit () is the fourth highest Order (honour), State Order of Hungary. Founded in 1991, the order is a revival of an original order founded in 1946 and abolished in 1949. Its origins, however, can be traced to the Order of ...

: 1999 * Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary:2000

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Farkas, Andrea 1969 births Living people Handball players from Budapest Hungarian female handball players Olympic silver medalists for Hungary Olympic bronze medalists for Hungary Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in handball Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Hungarian expatriate sportspeople in Luxembourg Győri Audi ETO KC players Astra Hungary FC players Knight's Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary (civil) Fehérvár KC players Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Hungarian women's footballers Women's association football goalkeepers Hungarian handball coaches Footballers from Budapest Expatriate handball players in Slovenia Hungarian expatriate handball players in France 20th-century Hungarian sportswomen Metz Handball players