Laura Steinbach
Laura Steinbach on July 26, 2008 |
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| Player information | |
|---|---|
| birthday | 2nd August 1985 |
| place of birth | Homburg , Germany |
| citizenship |
 German
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| height | 1.81 m |
| Playing position | Back left |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| -2000 |
TSV Urach
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| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2000-2005 |
TuS Metzingen
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| 2005-2007 |
DJK / MJC Trier
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| 2007-2013 |
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
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| 2013-2014 |
 Ferencváros Budapest
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| 2014-2015 |
Foxes Berlin
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| 2015-2016 |
 Prosetecnisa Zuazo
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| 2016-2017 |
KH7 BM Granollers
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| National team | |
| Debut on | April 7, 2006 in Riesa |
| against |
 Croatia
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| Games (goals) | |
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Germany
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116 (241) |
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As of September 22, 2019 |
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Laura Steinbach (born August 2, 1985 in Homburg ) is a former German handball player .
Career
Steinbach initially practiced several sports and decided to play handball at the age of 14. Steinbach moved from TSV Urach to TuS Metzingen in 2000 , where she was used in the 2nd Bundesliga from the age of 16 . The 1.81 m tall student played for Bundesliga club DJK / MJC Trier from 2005 to 2007 . From the 2007/08 season she was under contract with Bayer 04 Leverkusen . There she played in the left back position . For the 2013/14 season she moved to the Hungarian club Ferencváros Budapest . In October 2014 she returned to Germany and joined the Bundesliga promoted Füchse Berlin . In the 2015/16 season she was under contract with the Spanish first division club Prosetecnisa Zuazo. From December 2016 she was under contract with the Spanish first division club KH7 BM Granollers. She ended her career after the 2016/17 season. From July 2018, Steinbach was the team manager of the German women's national team. She gave up this job in September 2019 due to the impending birth of her second child.
The daughter of the former swimmer and sports official Klaus Steinbach was part of the German national team and played 116 games (241 goals) for the German national team. Her international debut was on April 7, 2006 in Riesa against Croatia. With the DHB selection, she took part in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing .
successes
- 7th place World Championship 2013
- 7th place World Championship 2009
- 4th place European Championship 2008
- 7th place in the European Junior Championships 2004
- 12th place European Youth Championship 2003
- German cup winner 2010
Private
Steinbach is married to the Spanish handball player Iker Romero .
Web links
- Laura Steinbach in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
- Laura Steinbach in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
- Entry in the Leverkusen who's who
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.dhb.de
- ↑ DHB squad , accessed on November 20, 2015.
- ↑ www.rp-online.de: Laura Steinbach leads a weakened national team , accessed on November 14, 2013
- ↑ www.berliner-zeitung.de: Tears in the trainer's room , accessed on November 14, 2013
- ↑ Laura Steinbach moves to Ferencváros Budapest
- ↑ www.handball-world.com: “The overall package was perfect” - Laura Steinbach confirms immediate move to Berlin , accessed on October 6, 2014
- ↑ handball-world.com: Steinbach hires Spanish first division club on July 3, 2015, accessed on July 3, 2015
- ↑ handball-world.com: Former national player Steinbach with comeback on December 20, 2016, accessed on December 20, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.news: Laura Steinbach new team manager of the women's national team from July 16, 2018, accessed on July 16, 2018
- ↑ dhb.de: Women: Maren Baumbach new team manager from September 20, 2019, accessed on September 22, 2019
- ↑ handball-world.com: Iker Romero marries DHB national player on June 19, 2016, accessed on June 19, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steinbach, Laura |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd August 1985 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Homburg |