Former world handball player Henning Fritz returns to goal nine years after the end of his career and helps SG Flensburg-Handewitt in the championship race. That announced the Bundesliga second. The 46-year-old former national goalkeeper should be an alternative in goal for the remaining five weeks until the end of the season after the injury to regular goalkeeper Benjamin Burić. Number one between the posts is currently Torbjørn Bergerud. “I would not have thought it possible that I would return to the handball goal after all,” said Fritz, who is currently commenting on Bundesliga games as an expert for the pay-TV channel Sky.
Fritz is already entitled to play in the game at TBV Lemgo Lippe on Sunday. The world champion was still in action as a TV expert at the Flensburg game on Wednesday at the home game of Flensburg against the Rhein-Neckar Löwen (26:26). During his time as a professional, Fritz was active for SC Magdeburg, THW Kiel and the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. In 235 games he was in the goal of the German national team. His greatest successes include winning the Olympic silver medal in 2004, winning the European Championship in the same year and winning the World Cup in 2007.
“I keep fit several times a week with Crossfit and jogging and I feel ready to support the SG during this phase of the season,” said Fritz. He is happy “to be part of it again and to make my contribution to successful games”. Flensburg’s head coach Maik Machulla praises the “unbelievable experience” of his former teammate from times together at SC Magdeburg. Fritz would give Torbjoern “very good support in certain areas and keep his back free,” he said.
