Henning Fritz

Henning Fritz (born September 21, 1974 in Magdeburg, East Germany) is a retired German Handball goalkeeper, and the first goalkeeper to be named World Player of the Year, in 2004.

Henning Fritz
Personal information
Born	(1974-09-21) 21 September 1974 Magdeburg, East Germany
Nationality	German
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Retired
Youth career
Years	Team
0000–1984	Dynamo Magdeburg
1984–1988	TuS Magdeburg
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1988–2001	SC Magdeburg
2001–2007	THW Kiel
2007–2012	Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1994–2008	Germany	235	(0)
Medal record Representing  Germany Men's Handball Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team Competition World Championship 2007 Germany Team Competition European Championship 2004 Slovenia Team Competition

Fritz is a relatively short goalkeeper (only 1.88 m) who began playing major-league handball with SC Magdeburg. He moved to THW Kiel in 2001 and has been a member of the Men's German National Handball team since 2002. The German team took second place in the European championships in Sweden that year and another second place in the world championships 2003 in Portugal. In 2004 he participated in the team's success in Slovenia, where they took the European Championships. In 2004 in Athens he played with the team to another second place.

The opening game of the 2007 Men's Handball World Cup was his 200th game on the national team. He played a great championship, became Most Valuable Player in several games and was nominated for the All Star Team.

Fritz is currently the goalkeeping coach of the German national team.