SWE16 EURO Champ Guide LR
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GERMANY<br />
PROFILES<br />
CLARA WOLTERING<br />
goalkeeper<br />
• On a business level is an agricultural engineer and is boss of her parents’ farm with 250 bulls<br />
and 40,000 chickens<br />
• Had her most recognisable period playing for Buducnost from 2011 to 2015, then returned to<br />
Germany and now plays for Borussia Dortmund<br />
• Was MVP of the Women’s EHF FINAL4 2015<br />
• Is a national team member since 2003 and has more than 200 caps for Germany on her tally.<br />
She will participate at an EHF <strong>EURO</strong> event for the seventh time<br />
WCh: B 2007<br />
EC trophies: CL: 2012, 2015; Challenge Cup: 2005<br />
EVGENIJA MINEVSKAJA<br />
left back<br />
• Her mother Svetlana was World <strong>Champ</strong>ion three times with the Soviet Union, her father<br />
Andrej was Olympic <strong>Champ</strong>ion 1992 with the EUN (post Soviet team)<br />
• Had her debut in the women’s national team at the age of 19<br />
• In 2013, she joined TuS Metzingen and right in her fist season became top scorer in the<br />
Bundesliga. After two successful years, she transferred to Leipzig in 2015<br />
• Is student of health management<br />
EMILY BÖLK<br />
left back<br />
• Is regarded as one of the biggest talents in German women’s handball<br />
• Her mother Andrea played more than 200 internationals for Germany and won the World<br />
<strong>Champ</strong>ionship 1993. Her grandmother was an international in the GDR<br />
• Was voted MVP at the Junior World <strong>Champ</strong>ionship 2014 at which Germany won silver<br />
• Celebrated her international senior team debut at the age of 18 in the EHF <strong>EURO</strong> 2016<br />
qualifier against Iceland in June this year<br />
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ANNA LOERPER<br />
centre back<br />
• Is the new team captain succeeding Clara Woltering. She is part of the team since 2005<br />
• Was awarded German Female Handball Player of the Year 2015<br />
• Had steered her club TuS Metzingen to the EHF Cup Final in 2016<br />
• Can either play in the centre back or in left wing<br />
WCh: B 2007<br />
EC trophies: EHF Cup: 2013; Challenge Cup: 2005<br />
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