Michael Kraus (handballer)

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Michael Kraus
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Michael Kraus playing for TBV Lemgo during the Schlecker Cup in Ehingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany in August 2009
Personal information
Born (1983-09-28) 28 September 1983 (age 40)
Göppingen, West Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club TVB 1898 Stuttgart
Number 10
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2002 – 2007
Frisch Auf Göppingen
2007 – 2010
TBV Lemgo
2010 – 2013
HSV Hamburg
2013 – 2016
Frisch Auf Göppingen
2016 – 2019
TVB 1898 Stuttgart
2019 - 2020
SG BBM Bietigheim
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–
Germany 129 [1] (401)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Germany Team

Michael "Mimi" Kraus (born 28 September 1983) is a former German handballer.

He started his senior career at Frisch Auf Göppingen in 2002 before moving to TBV Lemgo in 2007 and to HSV Hamburg in 2010. After winning the EHF Champions League with Hamburg he returned to play for his hometown club. In 2019 he moved to TVB 1989 Stuttgart, with another move to SG BBM Bietigheim in 2019 until 2020. [2] He has since retired and opened a gym with his wife, German YouTuber Isabel "Bella" Kraus, who he married in 2014 and with whom he has four children, two girls and two boys.

Kraus is a German international since 2005 and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where his team placed 9th. [3]

Kraus has a twin sister named Alena. His older brother Christian Kraus was a multiple German champion and also double youth world champion sabre fencer. His sister-in-law is TV presenter Tina Kraus.

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References

  1. DHB profile
  2. "SG BBM Bietigheim und Mimi Kraus gehen getrennte Wege". handball-world.news. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  3. "Michael Kraus Biography and Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2012.