Henning Fritz (born 21 September 1974) is a German retired handball goalkeeper who, in 2004, became the first goalkeeper to be named IHF World Player of the Year. At 1.88 metres he was a relatively short goalkeeper. He began in the top division with SC Magdeburg, moved to THW Kiel in 2001 and played for the German national team from 2002, taking silver at the 2002 European Championship and the 2003 World Championship, winning the 2004 European Championship and taking Olympic silver at Athens in 2004. His 200th international came in the opening game of the 2007 World Cup. After retiring he has worked as goalkeeping coach of the national team since 2014, as a television commentator for Sky Deutschland, and as co-founder in 2018 of Neuronavi, a company on regeneration and stress reduction.
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is a German retired handball goalkeeper
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Born 21 September 1974 in Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt
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He won the Europeans in 2004, however, and the Worlds in 2007.
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is a German retired handball goalkeeper
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In 2004 in Athens, he played with the team to another second place.
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He moved to THW Kiel in 2001
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