Anikó Cirjenics-Kovacsics (born 29 August 1991) is a Hungarian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Hungarian national team.
She started to play at the young age of 10. She signed to Győri ETO KC in 2006, where she quickly rose through the ranks and became a regular member of the first team at a very young age. At that time she was reputed as a possible successor of world-class playmaker and former teammate Anita Görbicz. Since she had to play on the left wing instead of her favoured playmaker position she decided to leave Győr in 2016, and signed for Ferencváros.
Kovacsics made her international debut on 22 September 2009 against Germany. She represented Hungary at the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics, on five World Championship (2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019) and also participated on five European Championship (2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020).
Anikó scored 15 goals against SG BBM Bietigheim in the 2018–19 Women's EHF Champions League season.
Achievements
Nemzeti Bajnokság I: Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2021 Magyar Kupa: Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023 EHF Champions League: Winner: 2013, 2014 Finalist: 2009, 2012, 2016 Semifinalist: 2010, 2011 Women's 19 European Championship: Silver Medalist: 2009 European Championship: Bronze Medalist: 2012
Individual awards
Hungarian Handballer of the Year: 2018
Hungarian Junior Handballer of the Year: 2009, 2010
Junior Prima Award: 2010
All-Star Team Best Centre Back of the EHF Champions League: 2015
All-Star Team Best Left Wing of the EHF Champions League: 2016
Personal life
She has two younger brothers, Péter and Ferenc, both of them are professional handball players.
Her husband is Miklós Cirjenics, Hungarian judoka. Their son, Marcell was born in July 2022.
References
External links
Profile on Győri Audi ETO KC Official Website
Career statistics at Worldhandball
1991 births
Living people
People from Nagyatád
Hungarian female handball players
Győri Audi ETO KC players
Hungarian people of Serbian descent
Ferencvárosi TC players (women's handball) Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Somogy County Olympic handball players for Hungary