Jorn Steinbach

Jorn Steinbach

Personal information
Born	(1989-01-20) January 20, 1989 (age 35) Ghent, Belgium[1]
Listed height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
NBA draft	2011: undrafted
Playing career	2008–2014
Position	Point guard
Number	4
Career history
2009–2012	Okapi Aalstar
2012–2014	Spirou Charleroi
Career highlights and awards
Belgian Player of the Year (2012) Belgian League Most Promising Player of the Year (2010) Belgian Cup winner (2012)

Basketball match: BC Telenet Oostende (yellow) - Belgacom Spirou Charleroi (red) in the Sleuyter Arena, Ostend

Jorn Steinbach (born 20 January 1989) is a former Belgian professional basketball player.[2][3]

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.[4]

Steinbach retired at the age of 26 after several hip operations which ended his career.[5]

Honours

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

References

1. Leroux, Daniel. "Jorn Steinbach – Profile". RealGM.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
2. "STEINBACH, JORN". EurocupBasketball.com. 1989-01-20. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
3. "Jorn Steinbach – Profile". Eurobasket.com. Retrieved 2014-08-10.
4. "BELGACOM SPIROU tabs Steinbach". EurocupBasketball.com. 2012-06-11. Archived from the original on 2014-08-12.
5. Steinbach: 'Ik ben een slechte investering geweest voor Charleroi'