After losing two handball players, CSM Bucharest announced the first moves for the 2026-2027 season: “A very important step”

Ashley Davis23/12/2025

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Article by David Istrate – Published Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 7:28 p.m. / Updated Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 7:29 p.m.

During this evening, CSM Bucharest announced the extension of the contracts of Crina Pintea (35 years old) and Emma Friis (26 years old). The pivot from Romania will stay with the band from the Capital until 2027, while the Danish extreme left will play for the “Tigers” until 2028.

After, in the last few days, Gloria Bistrița formalized the transfer of two goalkeepers from CSM Bucharest, Evelina Eriksson and Daciana Hosuthe time has come for the Romanian champion to announce the first moves for the next season.

Crina Pintea and Emma Friis extended their contracts with CSM Bucharest

Therefore, Crina Pintea, handball player who has been playing for CSM Bucharest since 2022extended his contract for another season and will play until 2027 in the Capital.

“Together with CSM Bucharest I have had important experiences and performances in recent years and I chose to continue this way because I still feel the responsibility, the desire and the fire to fight. For the team! For the club! For me!”, said the 35-year-old pivot, who has 17 goals in the current Champions League season.

Another player who will remain in Bojana Popovic's team is Emma Friis, the Dane who arrived in Bucharest in 2024. She signed a contract extension until 2028. “I am very happy to stay at CSM! I look forward to continuing to work with the team and to develop together to achieve our goals!”, said Friis, quoted by the official website of the “Tigers”.

In the 2025-26 Champions League season, the 26-year-old left winger scored 22 goals for CSM Bucharest.

Popovic, the new coach of CSM Bucharest, also spoke about these first two moves announced by the Romanian champion.

“It is a very important step for the club and the team that Emma Friis and Crina Pintea extended their contracts with the CSM family. Both players bring exceptional handball skills and valuable experience needed for our club to achieve its goals. I am excited about everything that is to come and happy that I will continue to have the opportunity to work with them”, said the former great player of Montenegro.