Edit Matei (née Török; born 16 October 1964), also spelled as Edith Matei, is a Romanian former

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 goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

er who played for the Romania national team. After the fall of communism in Romania, she chose to represent

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. Together with

Cristina Vărzaru Cristina Georgiana Vărzaru (born 5 December 1979) is a Romanian retired professional handball player who last played for CSM București. She was a member of the Romanian national team. She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall ...

, Matei holds the record for the most Champions League wins of a Romanian player (4). As a national team player, she competed at the

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, but also at several

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. A severe knee injury effectively ended her career at the age of just 31. In 2010, she was given the award of ''Cetățean de onoare'' ("

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") of the city of

Râmnicu Vâlcea Râmnicu Vâlcea (formerly ''Râmnic'', ) is a city in Romania. Located in the south-central part of the country, in the historical province of Oltenia, it is the seat of Vâlcea County and its main urban settlement. According to the 2021 Romanian ...

(where she resides).

Trophies

* Liga Națională: **''Winner'': 1989, 1990, 1991 *Cupa României: **''Winner'': 1984, 1990 *WHA: **''Winner'': 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 *ÖHB-Cup: **''Winner'': 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 *

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: **''Winner'': 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 * IHF Cup: **''Winner'': 1984, 1989 *IHF Super Cup: **''Winner'': 1984

Personal life

She is the younger sister of

Maria Török-Duca Maria Török-Duca (née Török; born 25 January 1959), formerly known as Maria Verigeanu, is a Romanian professional handball manager and former player. She is regarded by some as the greatest Romanian playmaker of all time. In 2010, she was ...

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* 1964 births Living people Sportspeople from Sfântu Gheorghe Romanian female handball players Austrian female handball players Olympic handball players for Austria Handball players at the 1992 Summer Olympics SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players Romanian expatriate handball players Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Naturalised citizens of Austria Romanian sportspeople of Hungarian descent Romanian emigrants to Austria Expatriate handball players in Austria Naturalised handball players Austrian people of Hungarian descent 20th-century Romanian sportswomen {{Austria-handball-bio-stub