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Juri Knorr

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Juri Knorr
Knorr in 2022
Personal information
Born (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 (age 24)
Flensburg, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Rhein-Neckar Löwen
Number 10
Senior clubs
Years Team
2017–2018
 HSG Ostsee N/G
2018–2019
 FC Barcelona B
2019–2021
 GWD Minden
2021–2025
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2025–
 Aalborg Håndbold
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–
 Germany 48 (192)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 18 January 2024

Juri Knorr (born 9 May 2000) is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the German national team.

Career

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Clubs

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Knorr started playing handball in the Mini-Mix from VfL Bad Schwartau.[1] He later joined MTV Lübeck.[2] In addition, he played football for VfL Bad Schwartau and VfB Lübeck until 2015. Knorr returned to VfL Bad Schwartau, where he played in the A-Jugend-Bundesliga. He left VfL in 2017, at the age of 17, and joined HSG Ostsee N / G, which was trained by his father Thomas Knorr.[3]

In 2018 he moved to FC Barcelona, playing for their second division team.[4] In December 2018 he made his debut in FC Barcelona's top team, where he played a total of six games.[5][6] In 2019 he signed for the German Handball-Bundesliga club GWD Minden.[6] Since 2021 he's playing for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[7] With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023.

National team

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With Germany he participated in the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship in 2018, and was awarded a place in the All-Star team as the best left back.[8] He made his debut for the senior national team in November 2020.[9]

Knorr impressed at the 2024 European Championship held in Germany, scoring a total of 50 goals as Germany reached the semi-final.[10] This earned him an inclusion in the All Star Team as the best centre back.[11]

Individual awards

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  • All-Star centre back of the Olympic Games: 2024[12]
  • Best young player of the World Championship: 2023[13]
  • All-Star centre back of the European Championship: 2024[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Groß geworden mit den Handballtagen". LN Online (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  2. ^ "WM-Debütant Juri Knorr: Vater Thomas zittert mit". NDR.de (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Top-Talent am Scheideweg". LN Online (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Handball-Talent Juri Knorr wechselt zum FC Barcelona". LN Online (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  5. ^ "El Barça d'handbol fa debutar Àlex Pascual, Mamadou Diocou i Juri Knorr". beteve.cat (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b "GWD Minden verpflichtet deutsches Spielmacher-Talent vom FC Barcelona". Handball world (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  7. ^ "Rhein-Neckar Löwen verpflichten Juri Knorr". Rhein-Neckar Löwen (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. ^ "JURI KNORR IM ALL-STAR-TEAM DER U18-EUROPAMEISTERSCHAFT". DHB (in German). Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  9. ^ "ERFOLGREICHES GISLASON-DEBÜT". DHB. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Zahlen von Deutschlands Handballern bei der Handball-EM". handball-world (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  11. ^ "Wolff und Knorr im All-Star-Team der Handball-EM, Remili wird MVP". sportschau.de (in German). Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  12. ^ "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Poland/Sweden 2023 All-Star Team Revealed". IHF. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  14. ^ "Six nations featured in EHF EURO 2024 All-star Team". eurohandball.com. 28 January 2024.
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