Michael Kraus (handballer)

Michael Kraus
Personal information
Born (1983-09-28) 28 September 1983
Göppingen, West Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club TVB 1898 Stuttgart
Number 10
Youth career
Team
–
 TSG Eislingen
–
 TS Göppingen
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002 – 2007
 Frisch Auf Göppingen
2007 – 2010
 TBV Lemgo
2010 – 2013
 HSV Hamburg
2013 – 2016
 Frisch Auf Göppingen
2016 – 2019
 TVB 1898 Stuttgart
2019 – 2020
 SG BBM Bietigheim
2026 –
 Los Angeles Team Handball Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–
 Germany 129[1] (401)
Medal record
World Championship
2007 Germany Team

Michael "Mimi" Kraus (born 28 September 1983) is a former German handballer. He is a world champion from the 2007 World Champion. For this he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.[2]

Career

Kraus played youth handball at TSG Eislingen and TS Göppingen. He started his senior career at Frisch Auf Göppingen in 2002 before moving to TBV Lemgo in 2007. He then HSV Hamburg in 2010 for a 300.000€ transfer fee.[3] After winning the EHF Champions League with Hamburg[4] he returned to play for his hometown club.

In July 2014 Kraus was suspended by the German Handball Association's Anti-Doping Commission, for three different control violations.[5] In August the same year, he was acquitted of the charge, as 'no fault could be proven against him'.[6] The German Anti-Doping Agency appealed the decision,[7] after which the parties agreed on an arbitration, which suspended Kraus retroactively for three months.[8]

In 2016 he won the EHF Cup with Frisch Auf Göppingen, beating French HBC Nantes in the final.

The following summer he joined TVB 1898 Stuttgart.[9] In 2019 he moved to TVB 1989 Stuttgart, with another move to SG BBM Bietigheim in 2019 until 2020.[10] He retired in 2020, when he was released of his contract with Bietigheim.[11]

In 2026 he returned to the handball court, when he joined American Los Angeles Team Handball Club.[12] Here he won the 2026 American Championship.[13]

National team

Kraus was a German international since 2005. On January 28, 2008, he was dropped from the German national team squad for the upcoming international matches by then-national coach Heiner Brand. Brand cited his perceived poor performance at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship as the reason for his decision..[14] In February 2008 he was recalled, and then represented Germany at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where his team placed 9th.[15]

From 2011 to 2014 he was once again out of the German national team, but returned on April 4th, 2014 in a match against Hungary.[16]

Private

Kraus has a twin sister named Alena. His older brother Christian Kraus was a multiple German champion and also double youth world champion sabre fencer.[17] His sister-in-law is TV presenter Tina Kraus.[18]

After retiring and opened a gym with his wife,[19] German YouTuber Isabel "Bella" Kraus, who he married in 2014 and with whom he has four children, two girls and two boys.[20]

Titles

Hamburg
Lemgo
Frisch Auf Göppingen
Los Angeles
  • American Championship 2026: Winner

References

  1. ^ DHB profile
  2. ^ "Handball – WM: Merkel lädt Handball-Weltmeister ins Kanzleramt" (in German). focus.de. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. ^ "Wechselzeit in der HBL: Knapp achtzig Neuzugänge" (in German). handball-world.com. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ "Hamburg setzt dem Wahnsinn die Krone auf!" (in German). kicker online. 2 June 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
  5. ^ "Verstoß gegen Anti-Doping-ReglementGestürzter Handball-Star: „Mimi" Kraus vorläufig suspendiert" (in German). focus.de. 23 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Keine Sperre: Anti-Doping-Kommission spricht Kraus frei" (in German). handball-world.com. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Gericht im Fall Kraus konstituiert" (in German). Sport1.de. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
  8. ^ "Entscheidung im Fall Kraus". nada.de (in German). German Anti-Doping Agency - NADA. 22 December 2015.
  9. ^ "Nächster Weltmeister für TVB Stuttgart" (in German). handball-world.com. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
  10. ^ "SG BBM Bietigheim und Mimi Kraus gehen getrennte Wege". handball-world.news. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Vertragsauflösung: SG BBM Bietigheim und Mimi Kraus gegen getrennte Wege" (in German). handball-world. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  12. ^ "Mit 42 erstmals ins Ausland: Neuer Klub für Mimi Kraus" (in German). handball-world.news. 27 February 2026. Retrieved 27 February 2026.
  13. ^ "Deutsche Handball-Legenden neue USA-Meister". Bild. 2 March 2026. Retrieved 2 March 2026.
  14. ^ Bierschwale J; Schlüter K (28 January 2008). "Brand schmeißt Spieler-Trio aus dem Kader". Die Welt (in German).
  15. ^ "Michael Kraus Biography and Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  16. ^ "Der Sündenbock darf wieder ran". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 4 April 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  17. ^ "Michael Kraus' Bruder: Auch er ist Profisportler" (in German). Promipool. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 5 March 2026.
  18. ^ "Christian Kraus schließt Bund der Ehe" (in German). Deutscher Fechter-Bund e.V. 13 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
  19. ^ "Jahrelanger Traum geht in Erfüllung: Mimi und Bella Kraus eröffnen Fitnessstudio" (in German). tag24.de. 4 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Mimi Kraus hat sich getraut" (in German). swp.de. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
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