Jorn Smits

Jorn Smits (born 3 September 1992) is a Dutch handball player for TTH Holstebro and the Dutch national team.

Jorn Smits
Personal information
Born (1992-09-03) 3 September 1992
Geleen, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Youth career
Years Team
2001–2007
 Vlug en Lenig
Senior clubs
Years Team
2007–2009
 Vlug en Lenig
2009–2011
 Limburg Lions
2011–2012
 Skanderborg Håndbold
2012–2016
 Volendam
2016–2018
 Randers HK
2018–2020
 TV Emsdetten
2020–2021
 Volendam
2021–
 TTH Holstebro
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–
 Netherlands 53 (82)

Career

Initially, Smits first practiced football at the age of 6, but his cousin asked him to participate in handball training during the winter break. He then started to play handball at V&L in Geleen. At the age of 15, Smits made his debut in the first team of V&L in the Eredivisie. Some time later, he also played in the first team of Limburg Lions led by Aleksandr Rymanov.[1] In 2011, he went to Skanderborg Håndbold in Denmark. Smits made his debut for the national team on 5 June 2012 against Belgium.[2]

In 2012, Smits returned to the Netherlands to play for Volendam. He grew to captain the team and became a fixture in the national team. During the time that Smits played at Volendam, the club won the national championship once, the national cup twice and the Dutch Supercup once.

In 2016 Smits moved to Danish side Randers HK and two years later he went to Germany to play for TV Emsdetten. In Germany, Smits had little playing time in Germany and in February 2020 he rejoined Volendam.[3]

In January 2021, Smits returned to Denmark to play for TTH Holstebro with his brother.[4]

Personal life

His parents, Gino Smits and Cecile Leenen, played handball at high level. His brother Kay Smits and sister Inger Smits also play handball at a high level.[5]

References
  1. Jorn wil Jorn zijn, niet ‘de zoon van’ Archived 2022-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Ingrid Lemmens, De Limburger, 17 November 2009
  2. Jorn Smits Archived 2019-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, HandbalNL, geraadpleegd op 29 June 2021
  3. Jorn Smits tekent bij KRAS/Volendam en sluit direct aan bij de selectie Archived 2020-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, groot-waterland.nl, 14 February 2020
  4. Handbalinternational Jorn Smits keert terug naar Denemarken Archived 2021-01-26 at the Wayback Machine, De Limburger, 14 January 2021
  5. De genen van handbalfamilie Smits: 'Later beseffen we hoe bijzonder dit is' Archived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, NOS, 19 januari 2021
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