Renārs Uščins

Renārs Uščins
Uščins with Germany in 2024
Personal information
Born (2002-04-29) 29 April 2002 (age 22)
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
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team

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

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

His father is former Latvia national team player Armands Uščins.[1]

Honours

Germany U21

Germany U19

Individual

  • All-Star right back of the Olympic Games: 2024[3]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Paris 2024 Men's All-Star team revealed". ihf.info. IHF. 11 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.


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