Anja Althaus (born 3 September 1982) is a retired German handball player who most recently played for Győri ETO KC and formerly was a member of the German national team.[2] She won the Champions League three times in her career (twice with Viborg, once with Győr).
| Anja Althaus | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Anja Althaus | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
3 September 1982 Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1990–1998 | SC Magdeburg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1998–2000 | HC Niederndodeleben | ||
2000–2007 | DJK/MJC Trier | ||
2007–2012 | Viborg HK | ||
2012–2014 | Thüringer HC | ||
2014–2017 | ŽRK Vardar | ||
2017–2018 | Győri ETO KC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2014 | Germany | 243 | (527[1]) |
| Teams managed | |||
2023– | North Macedonia (assistant) | ||
Medal record | |||
Althaus made her debut on the German team in 2002.[2] She received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Germany finished 11th.[3]
She announced her retirement from professional handball after the Champions League final in 2017, where HC Vardar fell short to Győri ETO. She changed her mind and a few weeks later signed a contract with Győri ETO.[4] She won the Champions League title, the Hungarian Championship and the Hungarian Cup as well and then she retired from handball in 2018 for good.
Honours
edit- Bundesliga:
- Winner: 2003, 2013
- DHB-Pokal:
- Winner: 2013
- Damehåndboldligaen:
- Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010
- Landspokalturnering:
- Winner: 2007, 2008
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2009, 2010, 2018
- Finalist: 2017
Individual awards
edit- Best Defensive Player of the European Championship: 2012[5]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". dhb.de. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Anja Althaus – Deutscher Handballbund" (in German). German Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anja Althaus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Úgy volt, hogy befejezi, ehelyett most aláírt a Győrhöz" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links
edit- Anja Althaus at the European Handball Federation
- Anja Althaus at Olympics.com
- Anja Althaus at Olympic.org (archived)
- Anja Althaus at Olympedia
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