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Juri Knorr | |||
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Personal information | |||
Born |
Flensburg, Germany | 9 May 2000||
Nationality | German | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
Number | 10 | ||
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 | 48 | (192) |
Medal record | |||
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2024 |
Juri Knorr (born 9 May 2000) is a German handball player for Rhein-Neckar Löwen and the German national team.
Knorr started playing handball in the Mini-Mix from VfL Bad Schwartau.[1] He later joined MTV Lübeck.[2] 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. He left VfL in 2017, at the age of 17, and joined HSG Ostsee N / G, which was trained by his father Thomas Knorr.[3]
In 2018 he moved to FC Barcelona, playing for their second division team.[4] In December 2018 he made his debut in FC Barcelona's top team, where he played a total of six games.[5][6] In 2019 he signed for the German Handball-Bundesliga club GWD Minden.[6] Since 2021 he's playing for Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[7] With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023.
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.[8] He made his debut for the senior national team in November 2020.[9]
Knorr impressed at the 2024 European Championship held in Germany, scoring a total of 50 goals as Germany reached the semi-final.[10] This earned him an inclusion in the All Star Team as the best centre back.[11]