Frank von Behren

Frank von Behren
Frank von Behren in 2010
Personal information
Born (1978-09-28) 28 September 1978
Hille, Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back / Centre back
Club information
Current club Retired
Youth career
Years Team
1981–1994
 TV Sachsenroß Hille
1994–1995
 GWD Minden
Senior clubs
Years Team
1995–2003
 GWD Minden
1997
 → TSG Bielefeld (loan)
2003–2006
 VfL Gummersbach
2006–2008
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2008
 GWD Minden
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2008
 Germany 168 (356)
Teams managed
2016
 Bergischer HC
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's Handball
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam Competition
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2002 SwedenTeam competition

Frank von Behren (born 28 September 1976 in Hille) is a retired German team handball player.[1]

Club career

Von Behren played professionally for GWD Minden (1996–2003), VfL Gummersbach (2003–2006), SG Flensburg-Handewitt (2006–2008) and again Minden (2008). He reached the EHF Champions League final in 2007 with Flensburg, where they lost to archrivals THW Kiel.[2]

Sustaining a broken thumb on top of a severe shoulder injury, von Behren ended his playing career on 1 August 2008.[3][4]

International career

On 10 March 1998 von Behren made his international debut for Germany in a match against Sweden in Ellwangen. Until 2008, he played 167 games for the national team, scoring 356 goals. From 2001 to 2003 he captained the German national team.[3] He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[5] Prior to that, he had received a silver medal at the 2002 European championship.

Personal life

Von Behren is married and has three children. In 2008 he started studying sport management in Oldenburg.[4] Von Behren worked as a pundit for Eurosport's German language coverage of the EHF Champions League. As of the 2014–15 season he does the same job for Sky Deutschland.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Frank von Behren Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "2006/07 VELUX EHF Champions League Final". EHF. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  3. 1 2 "Profil - Über Frank". VB Sports. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 Sonja Beckmann. "Frank von Behren beendet seine Karriere" (in German). Handballreporter. Retrieved 25 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball" Archived 2008-04-07 at the Wayback Machine databaseOlympics.com (Retrieved on February 2, 2008)
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