Maren Brinker
German volleyball player (born 1986)
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Maren Fromm (née Brinker; born 10 July 1986) is a retired German volleyball player, a member of Germany women's national volleyball team.
10 July 1986
Wilhelmshaven, West Germany
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Maren Brinker 10 July 1986 Wilhelmshaven, West Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spike | 303 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Block | 295 cm (116 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Current team | Çanakkale Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Personal life
On 24 June 2017 she married Christian Fromm, German national team volleyball player.[1]
Career
Brinker represented her country in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009.[2] She signed for the Italian club Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio in June 2012[3] and won the 2012 Italian Supercup with this club.[4]
In the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League Brinker won the bronze medal with her club after falling to Rabita Baku in the semifinals,[5] but defeating Galatasaray Daikin to claim the podium finish.[6] She also won the Best Server award of the tournament.[7]
2014 in the FIVB Championships in Italy, she carried the German team into the second round where they fell one point short of reaching the quarter-finals (final 9th place).[8]
After 11 years in the national team, she announced her retirement in the 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship [9][10]
Clubs
| Club | From | To |
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 Germany Oldenburger Turnerbund |
2002-2003 | 2004-2005 |
| Germany VC Olympia Berlin |
2005-2005 | 2005-2005 |
| Germany USC Braunschweig |
2005-2006 | 2005-2006 |
| Germany TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen |
2006-2007 | 2008-2009 |
| Germany USC Münster |
2009-2010 | 2009-2010 |
| Germany VC Stuttgart |
2010-2011 | 2010-2011 |
 Italy Robursport Volley Pesaro |
2011-2012 | 2011-2012 |
| Italy Futura Volley Busto Arsizio |
2012-2013 | 2012-2013 |
 Poland Impel Wrocław |
2013-2014 | 2013-2014 |
| Italy Promoball Flero[11] |
2014-2015 | 2015-2016 |
 Turkey İdmanocağı Spor Kulübü[12] |
Aug 2016 | Nov 2016 |
| Germany Schweriner SC[13] |
2016-2017 | 2016-2017 |
| Turkey Çanakkale Belediye |
2017-2018 | 2017-2018 [14] |
Awards
Individuals
Clubs
- 2012 Italian Supercup –
Champion, with Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio - 2012–13 CEV Champions League –
Bronze medal, with Unendo Busto
