Kitti Gróz
Encyclopedia
Kitti Gróz is a Hungarian
team handball
and beach handball
player.
Following her excellent performances many club have been interested to sign the talented left winger. Finally, Váci NKSE
, which is also the parent club of Szentendrei NKE, have secured her services.
, and led the Hungarian team to win the title on home soil. She has won the top scorer award and was voted for MVP thus making her prize collection complete.
One year later she played for the adult team, that finished sixth on the 2009 European Beach Handball Championship. Gróz, still only 15, has shown lethal touch once again and topped the scoring charts with 111 points.
In 2011 she was present on the Youth European Beach Handball Championship again, and repeated her former success both on team and personal level: Hungary went undefeated to win the tournament, while Gróz won both the top scorer award and the MVP title. On the following week was held the adult's competition, for that Gróz was selected as well. She was an important piece of the Hungarian team, which finished fifth. Gróz scored 153 points on the tournament, more than any other players, and was awarded the top scorer's prize.
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Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
team handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
and beach handball
Beach handball
Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to team handball, but is not played in a sports hall but on sand instead...
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Team handball career
Gróz started to play handball at the age of six and her first club was Szentendrei NKE. She rose through the ranks quickly and at the end of the 2009–10 season she finished seventh on the scoring chart in the second division, hitting an impressive 7.74 goals in average (122 goals on 23 matches).Following her excellent performances many club have been interested to sign the talented left winger. Finally, Váci NKSE
Váci NKSE
Váci Női Kézilabda Sportegyesület is a Hungarian women's handball club from Vác, that plays in the Nemzeti Bajnokság I. Founded in 1949, the team have won promotion to the top level championship first in 1998. Since then, they have been improved year by year and achieved their best result in 2010...
, which is also the parent club of Szentendrei NKE, have secured her services.
Beach handball career
Gróz is a gifted beach handball player as well. In 2008 she participated on the first ever Youth European Beach Handball Championship that was held in NagyatádNagyatád
Nagyatád is a town in Somogy county, Hungary.- External links :* Official web page *...
, and led the Hungarian team to win the title on home soil. She has won the top scorer award and was voted for MVP thus making her prize collection complete.
One year later she played for the adult team, that finished sixth on the 2009 European Beach Handball Championship. Gróz, still only 15, has shown lethal touch once again and topped the scoring charts with 111 points.
In 2011 she was present on the Youth European Beach Handball Championship again, and repeated her former success both on team and personal level: Hungary went undefeated to win the tournament, while Gróz won both the top scorer award and the MVP title. On the following week was held the adult's competition, for that Gróz was selected as well. She was an important piece of the Hungarian team, which finished fifth. Gróz scored 153 points on the tournament, more than any other players, and was awarded the top scorer's prize.
Personal
His father, János Gróz coached her while at Szentendrei NKE, and he is also the coach of the Hungarian women's beach handball national teamHungary women's national beach handball team
The Hungary women's national beach handball team is the national beach handball team of Hungary. It is governed by the Hungarian Handball Federation and takes part in international beach handball competitions.-Current squad:...
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Individual awards
- MVP of the Youth European Beach Handball Championship: 2008, 2011
- Youth European Beach Handball Championship Top Scorer: 2008, 2011
- European Beach Handball Championship Top Scorer: 2009, 2011