Michaela Schanze

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Michaela Schanze
Personal information
Born (1973-03-30) 30 March 1973 (age 52)
Zwickau, East Germany
NationalityFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
1986-2002
VfB Leipzig
2002-2005
SV Union Halle-Neustadt
2005-2009
Thüringer HC
Schlotheimer SV
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Germany 129 (0)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1993 Norway

Michaela Schanze (born 30 March 1973) is a German female handball player and coach. She was a member of the Germany women's national handball team that won the 1993 World Championship. [1] She was also part of the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing two matches. [2] On club level she played for VfB Leipzig in Leipzig, SV Union Halle-Neustadt and Thüringer HC. Lastly she played for Schlotheimer SV in the lower leagues. [3]

From 2012 she has coached the youth team at Thüringer HC. [4]

References

  1. "Vor 22 Jahren: Deutschlands Frauen sind Weltmeister" (in German). Handball-World. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2025.
  2. "Profile of Michaela Schanze". Sports Reference . Archived from the original on 11 June 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2016.
  3. "Eintracht-Frauen ärgern eine Weltmeisterin". eisenach.thueringer-allgemeine.de. Thüringer Allgemeine. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. "Erste erfolgreiche Turnierteilnahme". Thüringer HC. Archived from the original on 14 July 2013.