Zvezda Zvenigorod is a Russian

Russia

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 women's 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...

 club from Zvenigorod

Zvenigorod

Zvenigorod is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia. Population: -History:The community has existed since the 12th century, although its first written mention is dated 1338. The town's name is based either on a personal name or on a hydronym Zvenigorod is an old town in Moscow Oblast, Russia....

, near Moscow

Moscow

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. They won the Champions League

Women's EHF Champions League

The EHF Women's Champions League is an official competition for women's handball clubs of Europe, organized annually by the European Handball Federation . It is the most competitive and prestigious tournament for clubs since the champions of the best national leagues participate on it.- Eligibility...

 and the Champions Trophy in 2008, and the EHF Cup

Women's EHF Cup

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 in 2006/07. Between 2006 and 2011 the club was coached by Russian national team

Russia women's national handball team

The Russia women's national handball team is the national team of Russia. It is governed by the Handball Union of Russia and takes part in international team handball competitions...

 trainer Evgeny Trefilov

Evgeny Trefilov

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. In the summer of 2011 he was replaced by two times EHF Champions League winner head coach Zdravko Zovko

Zdravko Zovko

Zdravko Zovko is a former Croatian handball player who currently serves as the head coach of the Russian club Zvezda Zvenigorod.Zovko competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics, representing Yugoslavia...

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Current squad

As of 13 September 2011

Goalkeepers Tatiana Alizar Ekaterina Varankina Viktoriya Kalinina

Wingers Yelena Dmitriyeva Polina Vyakhireva

Polina Vyakhireva

Polina Vyakhireva is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship, and was also voted into the championship's All-Star Team.-References:...

 Anastasija Noviskaya Kristina Tarasova Nataliya Chernova Anastasija Yuscenko

Line players Irina Baranovskaya Valéria Szabó

Valéria Szabó

Valéria Szabó is a Hungarian handballer who plays for the Russian club Zvezda Zvenigorod and for the Hungarian national team.She made her international debut on 14 October 2008 against France...

 Simona Spiridon

Simona Spiridon

Simona Spiridon is an Austrian handballer who plays for Russian Superleague club Zvezda Zvenigorod. She is also member of the Austrian national team.-Career:...

Back players Oxana Koroleva

Oxana Koroleva

Oxana Koroleva is a Russian handball player. She plays for the Russian club Zvezda Zvenigorod and for the Russian national team. She won a gold medal at the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship.-References:...

 Yulija Havaronina Irina Krutova Sofija Chernikova Elizaveta Krasnickaya Dina Sashurkova Darya Gruzdeva Nadezhda Potapenko Svitlana Pasičnik Ana Zovko

Notable players

• Irina Poltoratskaya
  Irina Poltoratskaya
  Irina Igorevna Poltoratskaya is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship in Saint Petersburg, Russia, and again in the 2007 World Women's Handball...
  
  
• Oxana Romenskaya
  Oxana Romenskaya
  Oxana Viktorovna Romenskaya is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....
  
  
• Anna Kareyeva
• Elena Dmitrieva
  Elena Dmitrieva
  Yelena Dmitriyeva is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.- References :...
  
  
• Natalia Shipilova
  Natalia Shipilova
  Natalia Borisovna Shipilova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship....
  
  
• Yekaterina Andryushina
• Yelena Polenova
• Polina Vyakhireva
  Polina Vyakhireva
  Polina Vyakhireva is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team. She won gold medal with the Russian winning team in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship, and was also voted into the championship's All-Star Team.-References:...
  
  
• Liudmila Postnova
  Liudmila Postnova
  Lyudmila Grigoryevna Postnova is a Russian team handball player, playing on the Russian women's national handball team...