Anita Kazai

Anita Kazai (born 28 May 1988) is a Hungarian handball er for Dunaújvárosi KKA and the Hungarian national team.[1]

The native form of this personal name is Kazai Anita. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Anita Kazai
Personal information
Full name Anita Kitti Kazai
Born (1988-05-28) 28 May 1988
Szeged, Hungary
Nationality Hungarian
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Left wing
Club information
Current club Dunaújvárosi KKA
Number 34
Senior clubs
Years Team
2005–2013
 Debreceni VSC
2008–2009
 → Hajdúnánás SC (loan)
2013–2017
 Alba Fehérvár KC
2017–
 Dunaújvárosi KKA
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–
 Hungary 10 (11)
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 13 December 2018

Career

A native of Szeged, has four siblings. When she was 16, playing with her school team on a tournament against schoolgirls of Debrecen, DVSC youth coach spotted her and immediately asked whether she would like to join the Hajdú-Bihar side.

"Luckily on that match everything went well for me. Whatever I made, it was perfect. My mom have been there on the match as well, and Józsi Varga, who was the youth coach of Debrecen that time, came to us and asked whether I want to join the forces of DVSC. It was a great pleasure, that they've chosen me, I don't have to say how happy I was. It was an amazing opportunity to be part of a top level club, so of course I didn't hesitate." – Kazai remembers in an interview.[2]

In her inaugural season by DVSC she could not break into the first team yet and played only for the second team. From the next season, as she got more matured, she had some playing minutes in the first team too, and had the chance to prove herself in the playoffs (2 matches/3 goals). The breakthrough came in 2009, and since then, despite her young age, she was an important member of the first team.

She debuted in the national team on 28 September 2018 against Montenegro at the age of 30.[3]

Personal

Because of her fragile, slender body she got the nickname Csibe (Chicken) from her first coach, Imre Bíró. Her best friend is her former room-mate Viktória Csáki.[2]

Achievements

References
  1. "Anita Kazai Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  2. "Kazai Anita – a fiatal tehetségből válogatott játékos lesz?" (in Hungarian). DVSC-Korvex Official Website. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2 February 2011.
  3. "A szívem vágyott rá – Kazai 30 évesen lett válogatott" (in Hungarian). nemzetisport.hu. 29 September 2018.
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