Kim Birch
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kim Karina Birch |
| Nickname | "Kika" |
| birthday | December 29, 1987 |
| place of birth | Hanover , Germany |
| citizenship |
 German
|
| height | 1.72 m |
| Playing position | Left winger |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| –2005 |
SC Germania List
|
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2005-2019 |
VfL Oldenburg
|
| National team | |
| Debut on | March 22, 2012 in Nyíregyháza |
| against |
 Hungary
|
| Games (goals) | |
|
Germany
|
6 (8) |
|
As of May 26, 2019 |
|
Kim Karina Birke (born December 29, 1987 in Hanover ) is a former German handball player . She started playing handball at SC Germania List . From 2005 the 1.72 m tall left winger was under contract with Bundesliga club VfL Oldenburg .
Athletic career
Birke went through all youth and junior selections and took part in a junior World Cup for Germany. In her young career, Birke suffered three cruciate ligament ruptures , but she repeatedly fought her way back into the Bundesliga team at VfL Oldenburg. In 2009, 2012 and 2018 she won the DHB Cup with VfL Oldenburg and also the Supercup in 2009 . After the 2018/19 season, she ended her career.
successes
- 2008 winner of the Challenge Cup
- 2009 DHB Cup winner
- 2009 Supercup winner
- 2012 DHB Cup winner
- 2018 DHB Cup winner
Web links
- Kim Birke in the database of the European Handball Federation
- Portrait at VfL Oldenburg
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait on www.dhb.de
- ↑ DHB squad , accessed on November 20, 2015.
- ↑ handball-world.news: Oldenburg's framework for the future is in place - three well-known departures , accessed on January 30, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Birch, Kim |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kim Karina Birke (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 29, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanover |