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 2004 Athens Team Competition European Championship 2002 Sweden Team competition

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

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.

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

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. He received a silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. 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. 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.