Maren Brinker

Maren Fromm (née Brinker; born July 10, 1986) is a retired German volleyball player, a member of Germany women's national volleyball team.

Maren Fromm
2013
Personal information
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)
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current team	Çanakkale Belediyespor
Number	4
Career
Years Teams 2002–2005 2005 2005–2006 2006–2009 2009–2010 2010–2011 2011–2012 2012–2013 2013–2014 2014–2016 2016 2016–2017 2017– Oldenburger Turnerbund VC Olympia Berlin USC Braunschweig Bayer 04 Leverkusen USC Münster Smart Allianz Stuttgart Scavolini Pesaro Futura Volley Busto Arsizio Impel Wrocław Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari Trabzon İdmanocağı Schweriner SC Çanakkale Belediyespor
National team
2007– Germany
Medal record Women's volleyball Representing  Germany European Championship 2011 Italy/Serbia Team 2013 Germany Team Grand Prix 2009 Tokyo Team Montreux Volley Masters 2014 Switzerland Team 2017 Switzerland Team
Last updated: 31 December 2017

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

1. Maren Brinker & Christian Fromm Tie The Knot - volleywood.net - 30-06-2017
2. "Brinker". Fédération Internationale de Volleyball. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
3. "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.
4. "La Unendo Yamamay alza il primo trofeo stagionale" (in Italian). 2012-10-12. Retrieved 2013-03-10.
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. "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.
8. http://italy2014.fivb.org/en
9. "GER W: Maren Brinker retires from national team". www.worldofvolley.com. Retrieved 2019-07-14.
10. "Germany's Maren Brinker Retires From National Team". www.volleywood.net. Retrieved 2019-07-14.

External links

• Maren Brinker at the Deutscher Olympischer Sportbund (in German)