Holger Glandorf

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Holger Glandorf
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Personal information
Born (1983-03-30) 30 March 1983 (age 41)
Osnabrück, West Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Right back
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2001–2009
HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
2009–2011
TBV Lemgo
2011–2020
SG Flensburg-Handewitt
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2003–2017
Germany 170 (583)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Germany

Holger Glandorf (born 30 March 1983) is a German retired handball player.

He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the German team placed 9th. [1] He announced his retirement from the national team on 1 September 2014, [2] but returned for the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship.

He retired in May 2020. [3]

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References

  1. "Holger Glandorf Biography and Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  2. "Glandorf ends national team career". eurohandball.com. 1 September 2014.
  3. "Ex-Nationalspieler beenden Karriere: Vier Große und ein leiser Abschied". hna.de. 1 May 2020.