Franziska Heinz (born 21 November 1972) is a former East German and German female

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...

player and coach. She was a member of the

Germany women's national handball team The Germany women's national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. It is governed by the Deutscher Handball-Bund and takes part in international handball competitions. Results ''For East Germany team record, look her ...

that won the 1993 World Championship.

Playing Career

On club level she played for

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, often known simply as Borussia Dortmund () or by its initialism BVB (), or just Dortmund by International fans, is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is ...

and

SC Magdeburg The SC Magdeburg is a professional handball club from Magdeburg, Germany. The team plays in the highest German league, the Handball-Bundesliga and regularly in highest international competitions. They won the EHF Champions League in 1978, 1981, ...

. With

she won the 1997

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 ...

and came second in the 1998

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 ...

.Porträt von Franziska Heinz
/ref> In 1997 she was named the German Handballer of the year. She retired in 2002 due to an achilles injury.Pressemitteilung Bayer Leverkusen: Bayer-Handballdamen: Franziska Heinz neue Co-Trainerin
/ref> Later she became a

beach handball Beach handball is a team sport where two teams pass and bounce or roll a ball, trying to throw it in the goal of the opposing team. The game is similar to standard handball, but it is played on sand instead of on a solid floor. Because the ball ...

player and won the 2010 German Beach Handball Championship.

National Team

Heinz played 187 matches for the German national team, scoring 374 goals. In 1993 she won the 1993 World Championship. A year later she won silver medals at inaugural European Championship in 1994. She was part of the team at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

, playing 4 matches. At the 1997 World Championship, where Germany finished 3rd, she was named the best player at the tournament. In 2006 she won the European Beach Handball Championship with the Germany Beach Handball Team.

Coaching career

After her playing days she became the youth coach at

. In 2006 she became the assistent coach at

Bayer 04 Leverkusen Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH () and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional association football, football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. ...

. In 2009 she became the head coach of the 2nd Bundesliga team SC Greven 09, where she was until 2012. From 2014 she became the coach of the lower league side SC Westfalia Kinderhaus. From 2016 to 2022 she coached the Oberliga team SC DJK Everswinkel.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Heinz, Franziska 1972 births Living people German female handball players Handball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic handball players for Germany Sportspeople from Magdeburg Handball players from Saxony-Anhalt Sportspeople from Bezirk Magdeburg SC Magdeburg sportspeople East German female handball players German handball coaches Beach handball players Female handball coaches