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Jorn Steinbach

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Nationality
  
Belgian

2012–present
  
Spirou Charleroi

Position
  
Point guard

2009–2012
  
Okapi Aalstar

Height
  
1.80 m


NBA draft
  
2011 / Undrafted

Role
  
Basketball Player

Name
  
Jorn Steinbach

Pro career
  
2008

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Born
  
January 20, 1989 (age 35) Ghent, Belgium (
1989-01-20
)

Listed height
  
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Jorn Steinbach (born 20 January 1989) is a former Belgian professional basketball player.

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Professional career

Steinbach made his debut in the Tweede Nationale (the Belgian second division) for Waregem. In March 2009 he signed a contract with professional club Okapi Aalstar for the rest of the season. Steinbach won the Belgian Cup in 2011–12, the season in which he had a breakthrough campaign. Steinbach averaged 10.3 points a game for Okapi and was named Belgian Player of the Year.

He signed a 2-year contract with Spirou Charleroi at the start of the 2012–13 season.

Steinbach retired at the age of 26 after several hip operations which ended his career.

Honours

  • Belgian League Most Promising Player of the Year: (2010)
  • Belgian Cup Champion (1): (2012)
  • Belgian Player of the Year (1): (2012)

    • References

    Jorn Steinbach Wikipedia
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