Nerea Pena

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Penaand the second or maternal family name is Abaurrea.

Nerea Pena
Personal information
Full name	Nerea Pena Abaurrea
Born	(1989-12-13) 13 December 1989 (age 35) Pamplona, Spain
Nationality	Spanish
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Vipers Kristiansand
Number	25
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2008–2012	SD Itxako
2012–2019	Ferencvárosi TC
2019–2020	Siófok KC
2020–2021	Team Esbjerg
2021–2023	Vipers Kristiansand
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–	Spain	165	(553)
Medal record World Championship 2019 Japan 2011 Brazil European Championship 2014 Croatia/Hungary

Nerea Pena Abaurrea (born 13 December 1989) is a Spanish handball player for Vipers Kristiansand and the Spanish national team. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

She participated at the 2010 European Women's Handball Championship, where Spain placed 11th, and Penea was voted into the All-Star Team. ^[4]

She participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil, ^[5] where Spain placed third.

Achievements

• EHF Champions League :
  • Winner: 2021/2022, 2022/2023
  • Finalist: 2010/2011
• Norwegian League :
  • Winner: 2021/2022, 2022/2023
• Norwegian Cup :
  • Winner: 2021, 2022/23

Individual awards

• All-Star Right Back of the European Championship: 2010
• Nemzeti Bajnokság I Top Scorer: 2014/15 season
• MVP of the Baia Mare Champions Trophy: 2014 ^[6]

References

1. "Nerea Pena Abaurrea Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
2. "Pena signed for Ferencváros" (in Hungarian). 25 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
3. "2014 European Championship Roster" (PDF). handball.sportresult.com. EHF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
4. "EHF Euro 2010. All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 22 December 2010. Retrieved 20 December 2010.
5. "XX Women's World Championship 2011; Brasil – Team Roaster Spain" (PDF). International Handball Federation . Retrieved 26 December 2015.
6. ""Baia Mare Champions Trophy", the final day". baiamarechampionstrophy.ro. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 26 August 2014.

External links

• Nerea Pena at the European Handball Federation
• Nerea Pena at Olympedia