Juri Knorr

Clubs

Knorr started playing handball in the youth program from VfL Bad Schwartau. He later joined MTV Lübeck. In addition, he played football for VfL Bad Schwartau and VfB Lübeck until 2015. Knorr returned to VfL Bad Schwartau, where he played in the A-Jugend-Bundesliga (German youth league). He left VfL in 2017, at the age of 17, and joined HSG Ostsee N/G, which was trained by his father Thomas Knorr. In 2018 he moved to FC Barcelona, playing for their second division team. In December 2018 he made his debut in FC Barcelona's top team, where he played a total of six games. In 2019 he signed for the German Handball-Bundesliga club GWD Minden. From 2021 to 2025, he played for Rhein-Neckar Löwen. With Rhein-Neckar Löwen he won the German cup 2023. In September 2024, Aalborg Håndbold announced the signing of Knorr, and he joined the club ahead of the 2025–26 season. In his first season, he won the Danish Championship.

National team

With Germany he participated in the European Men's U-18 Handball Championship in 2018, and was awarded a place in the All-Star Team as the best left back. He made his debut for the senior national team in November 2020. At the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden, Knorr played a key role for Germany, scoring 43 goals and helping the team reach the quarter-finals, where they finished fifth overall. His performance earned him the Best Young Player award. Knorr impressed at the 2024 European Championship held in…

All-Star centre back of the Olympic Games: 2024 Best young player of the World Championship: 2023 All-Star centre back of the European Championship: 2024