Anja Althaus
Anja Althaus (2008) |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| birthday | 3rd September 1982 |
| place of birth | Magdeburg , GDR |
| citizenship |
 German
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| height | 1.77 m |
| Playing position | Circular rotor |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1990-1998 |
SC Magdeburg
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| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1998-2000 |
HC Niederndodeleben
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| 2000-2007 |
DJK / MJC Trier
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| 2007–2012 |
 Viborg HK
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| 2012-2014 |
Thuringian HC
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| 2014-2017 |
 ŽRK Vardar SCBT
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| 2017-2018 |
 Győri ETO KC
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| National team | |
| Debut on | April 5, 2002 in Neubrandenburg |
| against |
Hungary
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| Games (goals) | |
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Germany Germany (Juniors) Germany (Youth)
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243 (527) 30 (60) 17 (18) |
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Status: May 24, 2018 |
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Anja Althaus (born September 3, 1982 in Magdeburg ) is a former German handball player .
Career
Althaus began playing handball at the age of eight in the youth of SC Magdeburg and switched to the second division HC Niederndodeleben at the age of 16. In 2000, the 1.77 m tall runner accepted an offer from Bundesliga club DJK / MJC Trier and played there for six years. In 2003 she won the German championship with the "Miezen" and was one of the best district players in the Bundesliga. For the 2007/08 season Althaus made another career leap and switched to the Danish top club Viborg HK , with which she won several national and international titles. In the summer of 2012 she moved to the Bundesliga club Thuringian HC , which she left after the 2013/14 season and joined the Macedonian club ŽRK Vardar SCBT . In the summer of 2017 she joined the Hungarian association Győri ETO KC . After the 2017/18 season, she ended her career.
Anja Althaus was a national player for the German national team . She took part in the European Championships in 2004 , 2006 , 2008 , 2010 , 2012 and 2014 as well as in the World Championships in 2005 , 2007 (bronze), 2009 , 2011 , 2013 , and also in the Olympic Games in 2008 and reached 11th place.
With 243 international matches, Althaus played the fourth most international matches for the German national team after Grit Jurack , Michaela Erler and Silvia Schmitt .
Private
Althaus is in a relationship with the Danish handball player Nicolai Hansen from ThSV Eisenach .
Sporting successes
- German national team
- 7th place at the 2013 World Cup in Serbia
- 7th place at the 2009 World Cup in China
- 4th place European Championship 2008
- 3rd place at the 2007 World Cup in France
- Bronze medal at the 2001 Junior World Championships
- SC Magdeburg
- 3 times German B-youth champion
- DJK / MJC Trier
- German champion 2003
- Viborg HK
- Danish champion 2008, 2009, 2010
- Danish cup winner 2007, 2008
- EHF Champions League 2009, 2010
- Thuringian HC
- German champion 2013, 2014
- German cup winner 2013
- ŽRK Vardar SCBT
- Macedonian champion 2015, 2016, 2017
- Macedonian Cup Winner 2015, 2016, 2017
- Győri ETO KC
- Hungarian champion 2018
- Hungarian Cup Winner 2018
- EHF Champions League 2018
Web links
- Portrait at Győri ETO KC
- Anja Althaus in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Profile on the website of the German Handball Federation , accessed on November 26, 2015
- ↑ DHB squad , accessed on November 20, 2015.
- ↑ National player Althaus changes to Thuringian HC
- ↑ handball-world.com: Handball national player Althaus leaves Thuringian HC on February 24, 2014, accessed on February 24, 2014
- ↑ handball-world.news: Anja Althaus in future at CL winner Györ from June 1, 2017, accessed on June 2, 2017
- ↑ gyorietokc.hu: Top Players in Győr from February 26, 2018, accessed on May 6, 2018
- ↑ handball-world.com: Unexpected new addition to ThSV Eisenach , accessed on December 26, 2015
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Althaus, Anja |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd September 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Magdeburg |