Steluța Luca (née Lazăr, born 20 April 1975 in
Pechea
Pechea is a Commune in Romania, commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania with a population of 11,199 people. It is composed of two villages, Lupele and Pechea.
Natives
* Lucian Bute
* Christian Hammer
* Steluța Luca
* Costică Silion ...
)
is a former
Romania
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n international
handball
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player and current coach. She competed in the
women's tournament
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at the
2000 Summer Olympics
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.
International honours
*
EHF Champions League
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**''Finalist'': 2010
**''Semifinalist'': 2009
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Science and technology
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**''Winner'': 2007
*
EHF Cup Winners' Cup
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**''Winner'': 2007
**''Finalist'': 2002
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World Championship
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**''Silver Medallist'': 2005
**''Fourth Place'': 2007
Personal life
She is cousin with boxer
Lucian Bute
Lucian Bute (born February 28, 1980) is a Romanian-Canadian former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017. He held the IBF super-middleweight title from 2007 to 2012.
Personal life
Lucian Bute was born on February 28, 1980, in Peche ...
. Both of them were born in
Pechea
Pechea is a Commune in Romania, commune in Galați County, Western Moldavia, Romania with a population of 11,199 people. It is composed of two villages, Lupele and Pechea.
Natives
* Lucian Bute
* Christian Hammer
* Steluța Luca
* Costică Silion ...
,
Galați County
Galați () is a county (județ) of Romania, in Moldavia region, with the capital city at Galați, between latitude, 45°25'N and latitude, 46°10'N latitude, longitude, 27°20'E and longitude, 28°10'E longitude. It borders the counties of Vaslu ...
.
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Luca, Steluta
1975 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Galați County
Romanian female handball players
Romanian handball coaches
Handball players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Olympic handball players for Romania
Romanian expatriate handball players
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea (handball) players
Expatriate handball players in Denmark