Frank von Behren
German handball player (born 1976)
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Frank von Behren (born 28 September 1976 in Hille) is a retired German team handball player.[1]
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Frank von Behren in 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born |
28 September 1978 Hille, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Left back / Centre back | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Retired | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1981–1994 | TV Sachsenroß Hille | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1994–1995 | GWD Minden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior clubs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–2003 | GWD Minden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 | → TSG Bielefeld (loan) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2003–2006 | VfL Gummersbach | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | GWD Minden | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
1997–2008 | Germany | 168 | (356) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Teams managed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Bergischer HC | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Club career
Von Behren played professionally for GWD Minden (1996–2003), VfL Gummersbach (2003–2006), SG Flensburg-Handewitt (2006–2008) and again Minden (2008). He reached the EHF Champions League final in 2007 with Flensburg, where they lost to archrivals THW Kiel.[2]
Sustaining a broken thumb on top of a severe shoulder injury, von Behren ended his playing career on 1 August 2008.[3][4]
International career
On 10 March 1998 von Behren made his international debut for Germany in a match against Sweden in Ellwangen. Until 2008, he played 167 games for the national team, scoring 356 goals. From 2001 to 2003 he captained the German national team.[3] He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[5] Prior to that, he had received a silver medal at the 2002 European championship.
Personal life
Von Behren is married and has three children. In 2008 he started studying sport management in Oldenburg.[4] Von Behren worked as a pundit for Eurosport's German language coverage of the EHF Champions League. As of the 2014–15 season he does the same job for Sky Deutschland.