Juri Knorr
German handball player (born 2000)
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Juri Knorr (born 9 May 2000) is a German handball player for Aalborg Håndbold and the German national team. He won a silver medal with Germany at the 2024 Summer Olympics and has been named to several All-Star Teams, including at the 2024 European Championship and the 2024 Olympics.[1][2][3]
Flensburg, Germany
| Juri Knorr | |||
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Knorr in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
9 May 2000 Flensburg, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Aalborg Håndbold | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
– | VfL Bad Schwartau | ||
– | MTV Lübeck | ||
2016-2017 | VfL Bad Schwartau | ||
| 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 | 92 | (355) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2026 | |||
Career
Clubs
Knorr started playing handball in the youth program from VfL Bad Schwartau.[4] He later joined MTV Lübeck.[5] 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 (German youth league). He left VfL in 2017, at the age of 17, and joined HSG Ostsee N/G, which was trained by his father Thomas Knorr.[6] In 2018 he moved to FC Barcelona, playing for their second division team.[7] In December 2018 he made his debut in FC Barcelona's top team, where he played a total of six games.[8][9] In 2019 he signed for the German Handball-Bundesliga club GWD Minden.[9] From 2021 to 2025, he played for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[10] With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023. In September 2024, Aalborg Håndbold announced the signing of Knorr, and he joined the club ahead of the 2025–26 season.[11][12]
National team
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.[13] He made his debut for the senior national team in November 2020.[14] At the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden, Knorr played a key role for Germany, scoring 43 goals and helping the team reach the quarter-finals, where they finished fifth overall. His performance earned him the Best Young Player award.[15] Knorr impressed at the 2024 European Championship held in Germany, scoring a total of 50 goals as Germany reached the semi-final.[16] This earned him an inclusion in the All-Star Team as the best centre back.[17] At the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, Knorr contributed significantly to Germany's silver medal finish, scoring 36 goals and earning a place on the All-Star Team as the best centre back.[18]
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won silver medals, losing to Denmark in the final.[19]
