Luminița Dinu
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. She was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.[2] 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%).[3] For her services to the team and the city, and her exemplary sportsmanship conduct, Dinu was made Honorary Citizen of Râmnicu Vâlcea in 2010.[4] She was also given the award of Cetățean de onoare ("Honorary Citizen") of Neamț County in 2009.[5] BiographyDinu-Huțupan, who began playing handball in 1985, has a high school diploma, is married, and speaks Romanian and Slovene.[6] She has also played for HC Kometal Gjorče Petrov and Krim Ljubljana. AchievementsSource:[7] Club
National Team
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