SZOLLOSI-ZACSIK Szandra

General
SUMMER MOVE
She has agreed to join Hungarian team Ferencvarosi TC ahead of the 2021/22 Nemzeti Bajnoksag 1 season. She previously played for the club between 2006 and 2009, and again between 2010 and 2017. (nemzetisport.hu, 07 Apr 2021)

MOTHERHOOD AND MOTIVATION
She says she struggled with motivation, confidence and injury after giving birth to her daughter Hanna in 2015. These concerns led her to leave Ferencvarosi TC in 2017 and join fellow Hungarian side Budaors Handball, before regaining her passion for the sport following the birth of her son Borisz in 2019. "I gave up elite sports a bit in my head, that's the truth. I'm not saying I didn't remove myself from handball entirely, or that I was pondering the possibilities of civilian life, but I didn't feel safe with ground under my feet. I switched teams because I wanted to rebuild myself. I was past another surgery, and I barely had confidence. Also, I was tormented by remorse for not spending enough time with my little girl [Hanna]. A smaller club seemed more suitable. After the birth of our son Borisz, I started to feel that I had a different view of handball, and with it my role in sports. Everyone says that after the birth of Boris in 2019, I experienced my second flowering. I fell in love with handball again." (nemzetisport.hu, 07 Apr 2021; origo.hu, 09 Apr 2021; Instagram profile, 25 Mar 2020, 10 Apr 2019)

SLOVAKIA TO HUNGARY
Born in Komarno, Slovakia, she moved to Hungary in 2004 to play handball for club side Vaci NKSE. She gained Hungarian citizenship in July 2009. (nemzetisport.hu, 07 Apr 2021)