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Inger Smits

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Inger Smits
Inger Smits (right) in a 2021 Handball-Bundesliga game
Personal information
Born (1994-09-17) 17 September 1994 (age 30)
Geleen, Netherlands
Nationality Dutch
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club CSM București
Number 10
Senior clubs
Years Team
-2011
 V&L
2011–2013
 HandbaL Venlo
2013–2015
 SV Dalfsen Handbal
2015–2017
 VfL Oldenburg
2017–2019
 TTH Holstebro
2019–2021
 Borussia Dortmund
2021–2024
 SG BBM Bietigheim
2024–
 CSM București
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–
 Netherlands 107 (178)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 Japan
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2018 France
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 1 November 2024

Inger Smits (born 17 September 1994) is a Dutch handball player for Romanian club CSM București and the Dutch national team.[1][2][3][4]

She was a part the Netherlands team that won the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship; the first title in the country's history.[5][6]

Career

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Smits started playing handball at her hometown club V&L. In 2011 she joined HandbaL Venlo, where she played for two years before moving to SV Dalfsen.[7] Here she won the Dutch championship in 2014 and 2015 and the Dutch cup and Supercup in 2015.[8]

In 2015 she joined VfL Oldenburg.[9] Two years later she joined Danish side Team Tvis Holstebro.[10] Two years later she returned to Germany when she joined Borussia Dortmund.[11] Here she won the German championship in 2021.

In the summer of 2021 she joined league rivals SG BBM Bietigheim.[12] Here she won the 2021, 2022 and 2023 DHB-Supercup, the 2022, 2023 and 2024 German championship, the 2022 European League and the 2023 DHB-Pokal.

In 2024 she joined Romanian CSM București.[13]

National team

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Smits played 37 games for the Dutch youth team.[9]

At the 2018 European Championship she won bronze medals, although she only played in the last match, the third place playoff.[14]

At the 2019 World Championship in Japan she won gold medals with the dutch team, beating Spain in the final 30:29[15] She was however injured during the first round and was replaced by Delaila Amega.[16][17]

At the 2020 Olympics she also represented the Dutch team.[18]

At the 2023 World Championship she and the Netherlands finished 5th. She scored 8 goals during the tournament.[19]

Private life

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Her father Gino Smits [nl] and mother Cecile Leenen were also handball players. [7] Her brothers Kay and Jorn are also international handball players.[20]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ EHF profile
  2. ^ "Inger Smits Profile". dhdb.hyldgaard-jensen.dk.
  3. ^ EHF profile
  4. ^ "2018 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 December 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Mayonnade maakt definitieve WK-selectie bekend". handbal.nl (in Dutch). 4 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  6. ^ 2019 World Women's Handball Championship roster
  7. ^ a b "Smits versterkt Landskampioen SERCODAK Dalfsen". dalfsennet.nl (in Dutch). SV Dalfsen. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ ""Keine finanzielle Basis": Fünffacher niederländischer Meister gibt auf" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Weitere Niederländerin für Oldenburg" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Oldenburgerin Smits wechselt nach Dänemark" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Dortmund verstärkt sich im Rückraum" [Dortmund strengthens at the back position] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Weltmeisterin Inger Smits wechselt nach Bietigheim" [World Champion Inger Smits transfer to Bietigheim] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Weltmeisterin Inger Smits verlässt Bundesliga" [World Champion leaves the Bundesliga] (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 26 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Spannende Schlussphase im Bronzematch, Niederlande wahrt frühen Vorsprung" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Holland er verdensmester for første gang" [Netherlands are world champions for the first time ever] (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 15 December 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  16. ^ "Abbingh nervenstark - Niederlande mit letztem Wurf gegen Spanien Handball-Weltmeister der Frauen" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Amega maakt entree op WK" (in Dutch). handbalinside.nl. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Match Team Statistics: Netherlands vs. Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  19. ^ "26th IHF Women's World Championship: Netherlands" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
  20. ^ De genen van handbalfamilie Smits: 'Later beseffen we hoe bijzonder dit is' Archived 2021-01-28 at the Wayback Machine, NOS, 19 January 2021
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