Anja Althaus

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 (1982-09-03) 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
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place2007 FranceTeam

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

Individual awards
  • Best Defensive Player of the European Championship: 2012[5]

References
  1. "Profile". dhb.de. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  2. "Anja Althaus – Deutscher Handballbund" (in German). German Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
  3. 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.
  4. "Úgy volt, hogy befejezi, ehelyett most aláírt a Győrhöz" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.


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