Nadine Krause

Nadine Krause (born 25 March 1982, in Waiblingen)^[1] is a former German handballer who last played for Bayer Leverkusen as a left back. She made her debut on the German A-Team in 1999, at the age of 17. She was voted IHF World Player of the Year 2006.^[2]

Nadine Krause
Personal information
Full name	Nadine Krause
Born	(1982-03-25) 25 March 1982 (age 43) Waiblingen, West Germany
Nationality	German
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Left Back
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1999	VfL Waiblingen
1999–2001	HSG Blomberg-Lippe
2001–2007	TSV Bayer Leverkusen
2007–2010	FCK Håndbold
2010–2011	HSG Blomberg-Lippe
2011–2012	TSV Bayer Leverkusen
National team 1
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2011	Germany	188	(741)
Medal record Junior World Championship 2001 Hungary Team World Championship 2007 France Team
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 2 December 2011

She is naturally left handed, but was known for being able to play with both hands.^[3]

Career

Krause started playing handball in her hometown Waiblingen.^[3] Later she joined VfL Waiblingen, where her father, Jürgen Krause was coaching.^[4]

She then joined HSG Blomberg-Lippe.

From 2001 to 2007 she played for TSV Bayer Leverkusen. Here she won the 2002 DHB-Pokal and the 2005 European Challenge Cup.^[5] She was the topscorer in the Bundesliga in the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 season.

In 2007 she joined Danish side FCK Håndbold, where she played for three years before returning to HSG Blomberg-Lippe. With FCK she won the Danish cup in 2009. She was the topscorer of the Danish league in the 2007/2008 season.^[6]

In 2012 she joined Bayer Leverkusen once again^[5] to play for a single season before retiring.^[7]

National team

Krause debuted for the national team on November 23rd 1999 against Romania at the age of 17.

She was top scorer at the 2005 World Championships, and finished 6th with the German team.

At the 2006 European Championship she was once again top scorer with 58 goals.^[8]

She also represented Germany at the 2008 Olympics.

She missed the 2009 World Championship in China due to injury.^[9] She returned to play at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship.^[10]

Achievements

• German Cup:
  • Winner: 2002
• Landspokalturneringen:
  • Winner: 2009
• EHF Challenge Cup:
  • Winner: 2005
• EHF Cup Winners' Cup:
  • Winner: 2009
• World Championship:
  • Bronze Medalist: 2007

Awards and recognition

• IHF World Player of the Year: 2006
• German Handballer of the Year: 2005, 2006
• All-Star Left Back of the European Championship:2004
• Bundesliga Player of the Season: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07^[11]
• World Championship Top Scorer: 2005
• European Championship Top Scorer: 2006^[8]
• Bundesliga Top Scorer: 2005, 2006
• Damehåndboldligaen Top Scorer: 2008

External links

• Profile on the German Handball Federation official website
• Leverkusen who's who