Frank von Behren

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. 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.