Max Haefner

Max Haefner

Player information
birthday	May 13, 1996
place of birth	Schwäbisch Gmünd , Germany
citizenship	German
height	1.85 m
Playing position	Back center
Throwing hand	right
Club information
society	TVB 1898 Stuttgart
Jersey number	3
Clubs in the youth
from ... to	society
0000-	TSB Schwäbisch Gmünd
-	Fresh on Göppingen
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000–2017	TSB Schwäbisch Gmünd
2017–	TVB 1898 Stuttgart
As of March 22, 2019

Max Häfner (born May 13, 1996 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) is a German handball player .

Career

At the age of 17, Häfner moved from his home club TSB Schwäbisch Gmünd to Frisch Auf Göppingen in the A-Youth League . From Göppingen he returned to TSB Schwäbisch Gmünd. With the TSB, Häfner rose to the top division of Baden-Württemberg . For the 2017/18 season he moved from the fourth division to the first division club TVB 1898 Stuttgart . His competitive debut for the TVB took place on August 19, 2017 in the first round of the DHB Cup against HSV Bad Blankenburg . In the Bundesliga, Häfner played his first game on August 24, 2017 against MT Melsungen . In 2018, he had to take a six-month break after a torn ligament and two intervertebral disc operations.

At the beginning of his active career, Häfner mostly played in the position of a left winger , but could also be used in the backcourt . After Michael Kraus left the TVB at short notice in February 2019, Häfner finally took over the playmaker position in the central back room.

Private

Häfner graduated from a commercial high school. He is studying mathematics and sport to become a teacher at the Schwäbisch Gmünd University of Education .

Max Häfner's two older brothers are also active as handball players : Kai Häfner - the oldest - plays for the Bundesliga club MT Melsungen and the German national team; Jan Häfner is active at the upper division TSB Schwäbisch Gmünd. The father used to play and train his three sons there.

literature

• Joachim Klumpp: The new Kraus is called Häfner . In: Stuttgarter Nachrichten . No. 68 , March 21, 2019, p. 30 ( online [accessed March 22, 2019]).

Web links

• Häfner in the database of the DKB Handball Bundesliga
• Häfner in the handball-world.news database

Individual evidence

1. ^ ^{A b} Ute Betz: His handball dream came true. In: Gmuender-Tagespost.de. January 11, 2019, accessed February 22, 2019 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Like the brother: Max Häfner starts professional career. In: sport.de. February 9, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Thomas Wagner: Häfner brothers look forward to a duel. In: ZVW.de (Waiblinger Kreiszeitung). November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 18, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Handball: Max Häfner's first use. In: RemsZeitung.de. August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017 . 
5. ↑ ^{a b} Thomas Wagner: The TVB has Max Häfner in its sights. In: ZVW.de (Waiblinger Kreiszeitung). January 18, 2017. Retrieved August 26, 2017 .