Article by Adrian Jitea – Published on Sunday, 07 June 2026 23:17 / Updated on Sunday, 07 June 2026 23:40
Tyra Axnér (24) won the Champions League with Metz, and from next season he will wear the shirt of CSM Bucharest. In a dialogue with Gazeta Sporturilor, the Swede said that she is impatient to play under the command of Bojana Popovic (46 years old).
CSM Bucharest will be completely transformed this summer. Eight players will leave the team. Perhaps the most important name in the coming chapter is that of Sweden's Tyra Axner. She will replace Djurdjina Jaukovic in the left midfield.
This weekend, Tyra contributed to Metz's triumph in the Final Four. He scored 3 goals in the semi-final with CSM Bucharest (32-27) and repeated the performance in the final with Gyor (31-29). He hopes that next year will also carry the CSM towards the fulfillment of the great objective.
Tyra Axner, for GSP.ro: “I can't wait to work with Bojana Popovic”
“Everything was so beautiful! One of the biggest events you can participate in with the club team. Unbelievable! We came here with a concrete game plan, but also with a dream. Everything happened exactly as we planned. All the work, all the hours spent in the training room, now it paid off.
CSM Bucharest is a very good team, many talented players. It was also seen in their match today. I can't wait to join and be coached by Bojana Popovic. I have a lot of respect for him. Both as a coach and as a player. He was big, he played right in my position. I think I have a lot to learn from her, but also a lot of work. I am delighted.
The plan is to get back to the Final Four next year. Of course, CSM has the ability to win the competition,” Tyra Axner told GSP.ro.
Tyra Axner is the daughter of Tomas Axner, the coach of the Swedish national team and the club team in Esbjerg. He started his career in Sweden, at Lugi, then moved on to Ikast and Nykobing. She became an important player in the Nordic national team, scoring 99 goals in 55 appearances.
55 goalsscored Tyra Axner in the current edition of the Champions League
CSM Bucharest is transforming: the moves confirmed
- Departures: Gabriela Moreschi (Metz), Evelina Eriksson (Gloria Bistrița), Daciana Hosu (Gloria Bistrița), Djurdjina Jaukovic (Buducnost), Elizabeth Omoregie (Ferencvaros), Inger Smits (Râmnicu Vâlcea), Trine Ostergaard (Viborg), Andreea Rotaru (retrasp), Merel Freriks (Borussia Dortmund)
- coming: Denisa Şandru (goalkeeper), Iulia Dumanska (goalkeeper), Tyra Axner (mid left), Jenny Carlson (coordinator), Matilda Forsberg (extreme right), Daria Dimitrieva (coordinator), Csenge Kuczora (coordinator), Dorottya Faluvégi (extreme right), Pernille Brandenborg (pivot)
There will be many changes. CSM Bucharest now has a good book in hand, Bojana Popovic. She will continue to build the team's game. He hasn't changed much, but he understands the players, how to approach each of us individually. It's a good thing and I think from now on CSM will continue to grow and grow
– Valeriia Maslova, center right CSM Bucharest
