Anja Althaus

Anja Althaus
Anja Althaus
Personal information
Born	3 September 1982 (age 42); Magdeburg, East Germany
Nationality	German
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Pivot
Youth career
Years	Team
1990–1998	SC Magdeburg
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1998–2000	HC Niederndodeleben
2000–2007	DJK/MJC Trier
2007–2012	Viborg HK
2012–2014	Thüringer HC
2014–2017	ŽRK Vardar
2017–2018	Győri ETO KC
National team
Years	Team
2002–2014	Germany
Teams managed
2023–	North Macedonia (assistant)
Medal record
World Championship

Anja Althaus (born 3 September 1982) is a retired German handball player who most recently played for Győri ETO KC and formerly was a member of the German national team.^[2] She won the Champions League three times in her career (twice with Viborg, once with Győr).

She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.^[3]

Career

Althaus made her debut on the German team in 2002.^[2] She received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Germany finished 11th.^[4]

She announced her retirement from professional handball after the Champions League final in 2017, where HC Vardar fell short to Győri ETO. She changed her mind and a few weeks later signed a contract with Győri ETO.^[5] She won the Champions League title, the Hungarian Championship and the Hungarian Cup as well and then she retired from handball in 2018 for good.

Honours

Bundesliga:
- Winner: 2003, 2013
DHB-Pokal:
- Winner: 2013
Damehåndboldligaen:
- Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010
Landspokalturnering:
- Winner: 2007, 2008
EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2009, 2010, 2018
- Finalist: 2017

Individual awards

Best Defensive Player of the European Championship: 2012^[6]
EHF Hall of Fame in 2023.^[3]

References

^ "Profile". dhb.de. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Anja Althaus – Deutscher Handballbund" (in German). German Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anja Althaus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
^ "Úgy volt, hogy befejezi, ehelyett most aláírt a Győrhöz" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
^ "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.