Hannes Brinkborg

Hannes Brinkborg
portrait
birthday	July 9, 1978
place of birth	Gotland, Sweden
size	1.97 m
Indoor volleyball
position	Middle block
societies
	Sollentuna Noliko Maaseik Málaga Team Gotland Volleyboll
National team
	A national team
beach volleyball
partner	2002–2006 Mattias Magnusson 2006–2008 Björn Berg since 2008 Stefan Gunnarsson
World ranking	Position 28
As of August 11, 2011

Hannes Brinkborg (born July 9, 1978 in Gotland ) is a Swedish volleyball and beach volleyball player .

Career

Brinkborg decided to pursue a career in volleyball at school. He started in Sollentuna before going abroad to play for Noliko Maaseik and Málaga . He later returned to his homeland and was active in the Gotland Volleyboll team.

In 2002 he completed his first international beach volleyball tournaments with Mattias Magnusson . In 2006 he formed a new duo with Björn Berg . Fifth at the Marseille Open 2007, Brinkborg / Berg achieved their first top ten placement in an open tournament. The following year they lost their opening game at the European Championships in Hamburg against the Germans Matysik / Uhmann and were eliminated in the losing round against the Russians Barsuk / Kolodinski . At the end of the year, Brinkborg and his new partner Stefan Gunnarsson reached ninth place in Sanya . At the 2011 World Cup , they failed as the worst of three teams in the preliminary round. Also at the 2013 World Cup in Stare Jabłonki Brinkborg / Gunnarson were eliminated after the preliminary round despite a victory over the Dutch Numbersdor / Schuil .

Web links

• Profile at FIVB (English)
• Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ FIVB world rankings