Maren Brinker

{{Infobox volleyball player

| name = Maren Fromm

| image = Maren Brinker 2013 01.jpg

| caption = 2013

| full_name =

| nickname =

| nationality = German

| birth_name = Maren Brinker

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1986|7|10|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wilhelmshaven, West Germany

| position = Outside hitter

| height = 1.84 m

| weight = 68 kg

| spike = 303 cm

| block = 295 cm

| team = Çanakkale Belediyespor

| currentnumber = 4

| nationalteam = Germany

| nationalyears = 2007–

| years = 2002–2005
2005
2005–2006
2006–2009
2009–2010
2010–2011
2011–2012
2012–2013
2013–2014
2014–2016
2016
2016–2017
2017–

| clubs = Oldenburger Turnerbund
VC Olympia Berlin
USC Braunschweig
Bayer 04 Leverkusen
USC Münster
Smart Allianz Stuttgart
Scavolini Pesaro
Futura Volley Busto Arsizio
Impel Wrocław
Metalleghe Sanitars Montichiari
Trabzon İdmanocağı
Schweriner SC
Çanakkale Belediyespor

| medals-title = Medal record

| medals =

{{MedalCountry | {{GER}} }}

| updated = 31 December 2017

}}

Maren Fromm (née Brinker; born 10 July 1986) is a retired German volleyball player, a member of Germany women's national volleyball team.

Personal life

On 24 June 2017 she married Christian Fromm, German national team volleyball player.[http://www.volleywood.net/volleyball-features/home-family/maren-brinker-christian-fromm-tie-the-knot/ Maren Brinker & Christian Fromm Tie The Knot] - volleywood.net - 30-06-2017

Career

Brinker represented her country in the FIVB World Grand Prix 2009.{{cite web |title=Brinker |url=http://www.fivb.org/EN/Volleyball/Competitions/worldgrandprix/2009/Players.asp?Tourn=WGP2009&Team=GER&No=120333 |accessdate=August 27, 2009 |publisher=Fédération Internationale de Volleyball}} She signed for the Italian club Unendo Yamamay Busto Arsizio in June 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=12630&ID=2,3,6 |title=Maren Brinker joins Kozuch to play for Italy's BUSTO ARSIZIO |publisher=CEV |location=Busto Arsizio, Italy |date=2012-06-03 |accessdate=2013-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100115/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=12630&ID=2,3,6 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead}} and won the 2012 Italian Supercup with this club.{{cite news |url=http://www.pallavoliamo.it/news.aspx?newsissueid=8649 |title=La Unendo Yamamay alza il primo trofeo stagionale |language=Italian |date=2012-10-12 |accessdate=2013-03-10}}

In the 2012–13 CEV Women's Champions League Brinker won the bronze medal with her club after falling to Rabita Baku in the semifinals,{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport_Vari/Pallavolo/09-03-2013/volley-champions-league-baku-busto-arsizio-3-2-farfalle-ko-semifinale-92387160046.shtml |title=Volley, Champions League: Baku-Busto Arsizio 3–2, farfalle k.o. in semifinale |last=Pasini |first=Gian Luca |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |location=Istanbul, Turkey |language=Italian |date=2013-03-09 |accessdate=2013-03-10}} but defeating Galatasaray Daikin to claim the podium finish.{{cite news |url=http://www.gazzetta.it/Sport_Vari/Pallavolo/10-03-2013/pallavolo-champions-busto-chiude-terza-inutile-rimonta-galatasaray-barbolini-92399924931.shtml |title=Pallavolo. Champions: Busto chiude terza, inutile rimonta del Galatasaray di Barbolini |last=Pasini |first=Gian Luca |newspaper=La Gazzetta dello Sport |location=Istanbul, Turkey |language=Italian |date=2013-03-10 |accessdate=2013-03-10}} She also won the Best Server award of the tournament.{{cite web |url=http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=14351&ID=5 |title=Vakifbank ISTANBUL wins second Champions League title with perfect record |publisher=CEV |location=Istanbul, Turkey |date=2013-03-10 |accessdate=2013-03-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130313090758/http://www.cev.lu/News.aspx?NewsID=14351&ID=5 |archive-date=2013-03-13 |url-status=dead}}

2014 in the FIVB Championships in Italy, she carried the German team into the second round where they fell one point short of reaching the quarter-finals (final 9th place).{{Cite web|url=http://italy2014.fivb.org/en|title = FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship Italy 2014}}

After 11 years in the national team, she announced her retirement in the 2018 FIVB Women's World Championship {{Cite web |url=http://www.worldofvolley.com/Latest_news/Germany/101636/ger-w-maren-brinker-retires-from-national-team.html |title=GER W: Maren Brinker retires from national team |website=www.worldofvolley.com |date=22 October 2018 |language=en |access-date=2019-07-14}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.volleywood.net/volleyball-related-news/volleyball-news-europe/germany-volleyball-news-europe/germanys-maren-brinker-retires-from-national-team/ |title=Germany's Maren Brinker Retires From National Team |website=www.volleywood.net |access-date=2019-07-14}}

Clubs

class="wikitable sortable"
scope=col \| Club ! scope=col \| From ! scope=col \| To
scope=row \| {{GER}} Oldenburger Turnerbund \|2002-2003 \|2004-2005
scope=row \| {{GER}} VC Olympia Berlin \|2005-2005 \|2005-2005
scope=row \| {{GER}} USC Braunschweig \|2005-2006 \|2005-2006
scope=row \| {{GER}} TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen \|2006-2007 \|2008-2009
scope=row \| {{GER}} USC Münster \|2009-2010 \|2009-2010
scope=row \| {{GER}} VC Stuttgart \|2010-2011 \|2010-2011
scope=row \| {{ITA}} Robursport Volley Pesaro \|2011-2012 \|2011-2012
scope=row \| {{ITA}} Futura Volley Busto Arsizio \|2012-2013 \|2012-2013
scope=row \| {{POL}} Impel Wrocław \|2013-2014 \|2013-2014
scope=row \| {{ITA}} Promoball Flero{{cite web\|url=http://www.promoballvbf.it/comunicati.php?id=1196 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514000244/http://www.promoballvbf.it/comunicati.php?id=1196 \|archive-date=2014-05-14 \|title=Maren Brinker: "Proverò a fare la differenza"\|date=13 May 2014}} \|2014-2015 \|2015-2016
scope=row \| {{TUR}} İdmanocağı Spor Kulübü{{cite web\|url=http://www.voleybolunsesi.com/content.php?cid=08&id=29645&topic=2\|title=Tecrübeli Alman oyuncu İdmanocağı'nda\|date =19 June 2016}} \|Aug 2016 \|Nov 2016
scope=row \| {{GER}} Schweriner SC{{cite web\|url=http://www.ssc-vb.de/inhalt/genialer-gl%C3%BCcksgriff-maren-brinker-ist-ab-sofort-schwerinerin \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112213017/http://www.ssc-vb.de/inhalt/genialer-gl%C3%BCcksgriff-maren-brinker-ist-ab-sofort-schwerinerin \|archive-date=2016-11-12 \|title=Genialer Glücksgriff: Maren Brinker ist ab sofort Schwerinerin\|date =12 November 2016}} \|2016-2017 \|2016-2017
scope=row \| {{TUR}} Çanakkale Belediye \|2017-2018 \|2017-2018 {{cite web \| url=https://women.volleybox.net/maren-fromm-p1401/clubs \| title=Maren Fromm » clubs }}

class="wikitable sortable"

scope=col | Club

! scope=col | From

! scope=col | To

scope=row | {{GER}} Oldenburger Turnerbund

|2002-2003

|2004-2005

scope=row | {{GER}} VC Olympia Berlin

|2005-2005

scope=row | {{GER}} USC Braunschweig

|2005-2006

scope=row | {{GER}} TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen

|2006-2007

|2008-2009

scope=row | {{GER}} USC Münster

|2009-2010

scope=row | {{GER}} VC Stuttgart

|2010-2011

scope=row | {{ITA}} Robursport Volley Pesaro

|2011-2012

scope=row | {{ITA}} Futura Volley Busto Arsizio

|2012-2013

scope=row | {{POL}} Impel Wrocław

|2013-2014

scope=row | {{ITA}} Promoball Flero{{cite web|url=http://www.promoballvbf.it/comunicati.php?id=1196 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514000244/http://www.promoballvbf.it/comunicati.php?id=1196 |archive-date=2014-05-14 |title=Maren Brinker: "Proverò a fare la differenza"|date=13 May 2014}}

|2014-2015

|2015-2016

scope=row | {{TUR}} İdmanocağı Spor Kulübü{{cite web|url=http://www.voleybolunsesi.com/content.php?cid=08&id=29645&topic=2|title=Tecrübeli Alman oyuncu İdmanocağı'nda|date =19 June 2016}}

|Aug 2016

|Nov 2016

scope=row | {{GER}} Schweriner SC{{cite web|url=http://www.ssc-vb.de/inhalt/genialer-gl%C3%BCcksgriff-maren-brinker-ist-ab-sofort-schwerinerin |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161112213017/http://www.ssc-vb.de/inhalt/genialer-gl%C3%BCcksgriff-maren-brinker-ist-ab-sofort-schwerinerin |archive-date=2016-11-12 |title=Genialer Glücksgriff: Maren Brinker ist ab sofort Schwerinerin|date =12 November 2016}}

|2016-2017

scope=row | {{TUR}} Çanakkale Belediye

|2017-2018

|2017-2018 {{cite web | url=https://women.volleybox.net/maren-fromm-p1401/clubs | title=Maren Fromm » clubs }}