Franziska Heinz
German handball player (born 1972)
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Franziska Heinz (born 21 November 1972) is a former East German and 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]
Magdeburg, East Germany
| Franziska Heinz | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
21 November 1972 Magdeburg, East Germany | ||
| Height | 174 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
-1986 | Motor Mitte Magdeburg | ||
1986-1994 | SC Magdeburg | ||
1994-2002 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Germany | 187 | (374) |
– | Germany Beach | ||
| Teams managed | |||
2004-2006 | Borussia Dortmund (youth coach) | ||
2006-2009 | (assistent coach) | ||
2009-2012 | SC Greven 09 | ||
2014-2016 | SC Westfalia Kinderhaus | ||
2016-2022 | SC DJK Everswinkel | ||
Medal record | |||
Playing career
On club level she played for Borussia Dortmund and SC Magdeburg. With Borussia Dortmund she won the 1997 DHB-Pokal and came second in the 1998 Bundesliga.[2] In 1997 she was named the German Handballer of the year.[3]
She retired in 2002 due to an achilles injury.[4]
Later she became a beach handball player and won the 2010 German Beach Handball Championship.[5]
National team
Heinz played 187 matches for the German national team, scoring 374 goals.[6] In 1993 she won the 1993 World Championship. A year later she won silver medals at inaugural European Championship in 1994.
She was part of the team at the 1996 Summer Olympics, playing 4 matches.[7]
At the 1997 World Championship, where Germany finished 3rd, she was named the best player at the tournament.[8]
In 2006 she won the European Beach Handball Championship with the Germany Beach Handball Team.[9]
Coaching career
After her playing days she became the youth coach at Borussia Dortmund.[10] In 2006 she became the assistent coach at Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[4]
In 2009 she became the head coach of the 2nd Bundesliga team SC Greven 09,[11] where she was until 2012.[12]
From 2014 she became the coach of the lower league side SC Westfalia Kinderhaus.[10] From 2016 to 2022 she coached the Oberliga team SC DJK Everswinkel.[13][14]