Geoffroy Krantz
Geoffroy Krantz on August 12, 2007 at the Schlecker Cup |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Geo" |
| birthday | 3rd December 1981 |
| place of birth | Gien , France |
| citizenship |
 French
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| height | 1.88 m |
| Playing position | Back center |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1998-2000 |
HBC Gien Loiret
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| 2000-2007 |
Montpellier HB
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| 2007-2011 |
 VfL Gummersbach
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| 2011-2018 |
Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
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| National team | |
| Debut on | January 6, 2006 |
| against |
 Portugal
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| Games (goals) | |
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France
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29 (32) |
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As of August 16, 2018 |
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Geoffroy Krantz (born December 3, 1981 in Gien , France ) is a former French handball player .
The 1.88-meter-tall backcourt player played since his youth at HBC Gien Loiret in his home town, where he also received his first professional contract in 1998. In 2000 he moved to the French series champion Montpellier HB in the 1st French handball league. The Southern French he won in the seasons 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2004/05 and 2005/06, the French Cup , 2000/01, 2001/02, 2002/03, 2004/05 and 2005/06 the French Cup , 2003/04, 2004/05, 2005/06 and 2006/07 the League Cup and 2002/03 the EHF Champions League . In summer 2007 he moved to VfL Gummersbach in the 1st handball league . He won the EHF Cup with VfL in 2009 and the European Cup Winners ' Cup in 2010 and 2011 . For the 2011/12 season he moved to the French first division club Saint-Raphaël Var Handball . After Krantz tested positive for nandrolone in a doping control in January 2014 , he was initially banned by the French handball federation for a year, but he was able to reduce the ban to six months through an appeal. He ended his career after the 2017/18 season.
Geoffroy Krantz has played 29 international matches for the French men's national handball team . At the European Handball Championship in 2006 he was European champion . At the 2007 World Cup , he was only in the extended squad of the French and did not take part in the finals.
Web links
- Geoffroy Krantz on the website of Saint-Raphaël Var Handball
- Geoffroy Krantz in the LNH database
- Geoffroy Krantz in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ ff-handball.org: French national team ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 8, 2010
- ↑ handball-world.com: Krantz moves to France - back home on December 9, 2010, accessed on May 14, 2014
- ↑ handball-world.com: Ex-Bundesliga professional Krantz banned after doping offense on May 13, 2014, accessed on May 14, 2014
- ↑ handball-world.com: Doping ban for Krantz significantly reduced from June 25, 2014, accessed on June 25, 2014
- ↑ eurohandball.com: Saint-Raphaël want to wipe out bad memories from May 14, 2018, accessed on August 16, 2018
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Krantz, Geoffroy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd December 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gien (Loiret) , France |