Juri Knorr
Juri Knorr (born 9 May 2000) is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the German national team.
| Juri Knorr | |||
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| Knorr in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | 9 May 2000 Flensburg, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2017–2018 | HSG Ostsee N/G | ||
2018–2019 | FC Barcelona B | ||
2019–2021 | GWD Minden | ||
2021– | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Germany | 48 | (192) |
| 1 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2024 | |||
Career edit
Clubs edit
Knorr started playing handball in the Mini-Mix from VfL Bad Schwartau.[1] He later joined MTV Lübeck.[2] In addition, he played football for VfL Bad Schwartau and VfB Lübeck until 2015. Knorr returned to VfL Bad Schwartau, where he played in the A-Jugend-Bundesliga. He left VfL in 2017, at the age of 17, and joined HSG Ostsee N / G, which was trained by his father Thomas Knorr.[3]
In 2018 he moved to FC Barcelona, playing for their second division team.[4] In December 2018 he made his debut in FC Barcelona's top team, where he played a total of six games.[5][6] In 2019 he signed for the German Handball-Bundesliga club GWD Minden.[6] Since 2021 he's playing for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[7] With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023.
National team edit
With Germany he participated in the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship in 2018, and was awarded a place in the All-Star team as the best left back.[8] He made his debut for the senior national team in November 2020.[9]
Knorr impressed at the 2024 European Championship held in Germany, scoring a total of 50 goals as Germany reached the semi-final.[10] This earned him an inclusion in the All Star Team as the best centre back.[11]
Individual awards edit
References edit
- ^ "Groß geworden mit den Handballtagen". LN Online (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "WM-Debütant Juri Knorr: Vater Thomas zittert mit". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Top-Talent am Scheideweg". LN Online (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Handball-Talent Juri Knorr wechselt zum FC Barcelona". LN Online (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "El Barça d'handbol fa debutar Àlex Pascual, Mamadou Diocou i Juri Knorr". beteve.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ a b "GWD Minden verpflichtet deutsches Spielmacher-Talent vom FC Barcelona". Handball world (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Rhein-Neckar Löwen verpflichten Juri Knorr". Rhein-Neckar Löwen (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "JURI KNORR IM ALL-STAR-TEAM DER U18-EUROPAMEISTERSCHAFT". DHB (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "ERFOLGREICHES GISLASON-DEBÜT". DHB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
- ^ "Zahlen von Deutschlands Handballern bei der Handball-EM". handball-world (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Wolff und Knorr im All-Star-Team der Handball-EM, Remili wird MVP". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
- ^ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Six nations featured in EHF EURO 2024 All-star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 January 2024.
External links edit
- Juri Knorr at the International Handball Federation
- Juri Knorr at the European Handball Federation
- Juri Knorr at Olympics.com
- Juri Knorr at Olympedia