Anja Althaus (born 3 September 1982) is a retired German

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player who most recently played for

Győri ETO KC Győri ETO KC (, lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department of Győr Handball Club) is a Hungary, Hungarian professional women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the official name for the team is Győri Audi ETO KC. On dome ...

and formerly was a member of the German national team. She won the Champions League three times in her career (twice with Viborg, once with

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). She was included in the

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Hall of Fame in 2023.

Career

Althaus made her debut on the German team in 2002. She received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. She competed at the

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in Beijing, where Germany finished 11th. She announced her retirement from professional handball after the Champions League final in 2017, where

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fell short to Győri ETO. She changed her mind and a few weeks later signed a contract with Győri ETO. She won the Champions League title, the Hungarian Championship and the

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as well and then she retired from handball in 2018 for good.

Honours

Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany and the highest level of the German football league system. The Bundesliga comprises 18 teams ...

: **Winner: 2003, 2013 *

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga championship. DHB-Pokal ...

: **Winner: 2013 *

Damehåndboldligaen The Kvindeligaen () is the top professional league for Danish women's handball clubs. It is administered by the Danish Handball Federation, and the winners are recognized as Danish champions. The league was previously called Bambusa Kvindeligaen ...

: **Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010 * Landspokalturnering: **Winner: 2007, 2008 *

EHF Champions League The EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the men's com ...

: **Winner: 2009, 2010, 2018 **Finalist: 2017

Individual awards

*Best Defensive Player of the European Championship: 2012 * EHF Hall of Fame in 2023.

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* * * 1982 births Living people Sportspeople from Magdeburg Handball players from Saxony-Anhalt Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg German female handball players Olympic handball players for Germany Handball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Viborg HK players Győri Audi ETO KC players German expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia 20th-century German women German expatriate handball players in Denmark Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia German expatriate handball players in Hungary 21st-century German sportswomen {{Germany-handball-bio-stub