Henning Fritz

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Henning Fritz
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Personal information
Born (1974-09-21) 21 September 1974 (age 50)
Magdeburg, East Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Youth career
YearsTeam
0000–1984
Dynamo Magdeburg
1984–1988
TuS Magdeburg
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1988–2001
SC Magdeburg
2001–2007
THW Kiel
2007–2012
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2021
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1994–2008
Germany 235 (0)
Teams managed
2014–
Germany (goalkeeping coach)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2004 Athens Team Competition
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Germany Team Competition
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2004 Slovenia Team Competition

Henning Fritz (born 21 September 1974) is a German retired handball goalkeeper, current[ when? ] entrepreneur, book author and TV expert. In 2004, he was the first goalkeeper to be named World Player of the Year. [1]

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Sports career

At 1.88 metres (6 ft 2 in), Fritz is a relatively short goalkeeper who began playing major-league handball with SC Magdeburg. He moved to THW Kiel in 2001 and was a member of the Men's German National Handball team from 2002. The German team took second place in the European championships in Sweden that year and another second place in the world championships 2003 in Portugal. In 2004, he participated in the team's success in Slovenia, where it won the European Championships. In 2004 in Athens, he played with the team to another second place.

The opening game of the 2007 Men's Handball World Cup was his 200th game on the national team. He played a great championship, became Most Valuable Player in several games and was nominated for the All Star Team.

Fritz is currently[ when? ] the goalkeeping coach of the German national team.

Career

TV expert

Since the 2015/16 season, Fritz has been a co-commentator for the television station Sky Deutschland, reporting on EHF Champions League and Handball Bundesliga matches.

Motivation coach

In addition to his commentary work, he gives lectures and seminars on the subject of regeneration in sport and management. He also writes columns on handball and shares his expertise with readers.

Entrepreneur

Following his active career, he revealed in 2005 that he had to fight with the burn-out syndrome, which almost forced him to end his career. With a frequency-modulated music application he found his old strength. From the experience gained from this, he and his partners developed regeneration systems based on frequency-modulated acoustics. In 2018, he and a partner founded the company Neuronavi, which is dedicated to the topic of regeneration and reduction of permanent stress. [2]

Books

Personal life

Fritz is married, has two children and lives in Kraichgau. [3]

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References

  1. Christian Zaschke, "Der Unglaubliche", Süddeutsche Zeitung , May 19, 2010 (in German)
  2. "Jogi hat mir jederzeit ein gutes Gefühl gegeben", Kicker , S. 46–47, January 9, 2020 (in German)
    - "Was macht eigentlich Henning Fritz?", Der Stern , January 11, 2020 (in German)
  3. Anne Welkener, "Abklatschen mit Henning Fritz", Schleswiger Nachrichten, November 2, 2012 (in German)