Renārs Uščins
| Renārs Uščins | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Uščins with Germany in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
29 April 2002 Cēsis, Latvia | ||
| Nationality | Latvian, German | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2015–2021 | SC Magdeburg | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2020–2021 | SC Magdeburg II | ||
2021–2022 | SC Magdeburg | ||
2021 | → Bergischer HC (loan) | ||
2022– | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
2022–2023 | TSV Burgdorf II | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023– | Germany | 17 | (53) |
Medal record | |||
Renārs "Recke" Uščins (born 29 April 2002) is a Latvian-born German handball player who plays for TSV Hannover-Burgdorf and the Germany national team.
Career
[edit]Uščins was part of the Germany U19 national team which won the 2021 European Men's U-19 Handball Championship.[1] He was voted into the tournament's All-Star-Team.[1]
He captained the Germany U21 at the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in summer 2023,[1] which Germany won.[2]
Uščins played for the Germany senior national team at the 2024 European Men's Handball Championship.[2] He was voted Player of the Match in the semifinals, where Germany lost 29–26 to Denmark.[2]
Personal life
[edit]His father is former Latvia national team player Armands Uščins.[1]
Honours
[edit]Germany U21
Germany U19
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e ""Recke" Uscins: Deutschlands Hoffnungsträger bei der U21-Handball-WM" ["Recke" Uscins: Germany's hope for the U21 Handball World Championship]. NDR (in German). 22 June 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ a b c d Weber, Nils (28 January 2024). "Nobody sticht Weltstars aus: Renars Uscins wird zum heimlichen Star der Handball-WM" [Nobody outshines world stars: Renars Uscins becomes the secret star of the World Handball Championship]. MOPO (in German). Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.
External links
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- German male handball players
- Latvian male handball players
- German people of Latvian descent
- Latvian emigrants to Germany
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- SC Magdeburg players
- Bergischer HC players
- TSV Hannover-Burgdorf players
- Handball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic handball players for Germany
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in handball
- German handball biography stubs