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Born | Oberhausen, West Germany | 11 October 1982||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Uhlenhorst Mülheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlètic Terrassa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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2008–2009 | Atlètic Terrassa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2009–2010 | Real Club de Polo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1999–2012 | Germany | 335 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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