Maren Brinker
Maren Fromm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Maren Brinker July 10, 1986 Wilhelmshaven, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 68 kg (150 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 303 cm (119 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 295 cm (116 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Outside hitter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Çanakkale Belediyespor | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: 31 December 2017 |
Maren Fromm (née Brinker; born July 10, 1986) is a retired German volleyball player, a member of Germany women's national volleyball team.
Personal life
On June 24, 2017 she married Christian Fromm, German national team volleyball player.[1]
Career
Brinker represented her country in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009.[2] She signed for the Italian club Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio in June 2012[3] and won the 2012 Italian Supercup with this club.[4]
In the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League Brinker won the bronze medal with her club after falling to Rabita Baku in the semifinals,[5] but defeating Galatasaray Daikin to claim the podium finish.[6] She also won the Best Server award of the tournament.[7]
2014 in the FIVB Championships in Italy, she carried the German team into the second round where they fell one point short of reaching the quarter finals (final 9th place).[8]
After 11 years in the national team, she announced her retirement in the 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship [9][10]
Awards
Individuals
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League "Best Server"
- 2015 German Volleyball Player of the Year
- 2016 German Volleyball Player of the Year
Clubs
- 2012 Italian Supercup – Champion, with Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio
- 2012–13 CEV Champions League – Bronze medal, with Unendo Busto
References
- ^ Maren Brinker & Christian Fromm Tie The Knot - volleywood.net - 30-06-2017
- ^ "Brinker". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
- ^ "Maren Brinker joins Kozuch to play for Italy's BUSTO ARSIZIO". Busto Arsizio, Italy: CEV. 2012-06-03. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "La Unendo Yamamay alza il primo trofeo stagionale" (in Italian). 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ Pasini, Gian Luca (2013-03-09). "Volley, Champions League: Baku-Busto Arsizio 3–2, farfalle k.o. in semifinale". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Istambul, Turkey. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ Pasini, Gian Luca (2013-03-10). "Pallavolo. Champions: Busto chiude terza, inutile rimonta del Galatasaray di Barbolini". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Istambul, Turkey. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ "Vakifbank ISTANBUL wins second Champions League title with perfect record". Istambul, Turkey: CEV. 2013-03-10. Archived from the original on 2013-03-13. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
- ^ http://italy2014.fivb.org/en
- ^ "GER W: Maren Brinker retires from national team". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
- ^ "Germany's Maren Brinker Retires From National Team". www.volleywood.net. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
External links
- Maren Brinker at Team Deutschland (in German)