Article by Romeo Ene – Published Sunday, December 28, 2025, 7:11 p.m. / Updated Sunday, December 28, 2025, 7:27 p.m.
It's official! The former great handball player Aurelia “Mica” Brădeanu (46 years old) is the new Team Manager of CSM Bucharest. moving, announced since December 15 by GSP.rowas made official on Sunday.
The announcement comes 24 hours after CSM Bucharest officially presented the Russian Daria Dmitrieva (30 years old), a player brought from Ferencvaros.
Mica Brădeanu has officially returned to CSM Bucharest: “I want to contribute to the organization, development and performance of the team”
“The Bucharest Municipal Sports Club is happy to announce the return of Aurelia “Mica” Brădeanu to the CSMB family, starting this period, as Team Manager.
A personality strongly linked to the recent history of the club, Mica Brădeanu returns to CSM Bucharest to put his experience, professionalism and passion at the service of the team.
Throughout her career, she has been distinguished by leadership, dedication and a deep understanding of the values that define performance at the highest level. In the CSM Bucharest shirt, Mica Brădeanu contributed decisively to achieving the biggest result in our club's history, none of our fans being able to forget the decisive 7m executed in the EHF Champions League final in 2016.
CSM Bucharest wishes him a welcome and much success in this new professional stage, with the conviction that he will contribute decisively to the achievement of the club's objectives”, states CSM Bucharest, through an official statement.
Brădeanu's decisive 7m in the 2016 EHF Champions League final
Brădeanu also offered a short reaction, after the move was made official: “I return to CSM Bucharest with respect and responsibility, to the club where, as a player, I achieved great results and experienced an important moment in my sports career, and in this new stage, as a team manager, I want to contribute to the organization, development and performance of the team”.
Brădeanu replaced Cristina Vărzaru (46), who resigned on November 4, 2025, the same day the separation from coach Adrian Vasile (43) was announced.
Aurelia Brădeanu resigned on November 20 from Corona Brașov, where she led the handball section for the last 3 years.
