Benedikt Fürk (born 20 October 1988) is a German

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player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Uhlenhorst Mülheim and the German national team.

International career

Fürk made his debut for the senior national team in May 2010 against

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. In November 2018, he was selected in the Germany squad for the

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. After the game against

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he got an injury and had to withdraw from the tournament. On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squads for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the

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Honours

Club

Uhlenhorst Mülheim *

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: 2017–18, 2018–19 *Indoor Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2015–16 * EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup:

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International

Germany * EuroHockey Championship:

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Germany U21 * Junior World Cup:

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furk, Benedikt 1988 births Living people German male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Male field hockey midfielders 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim players Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Germany Place of birth missing (living people) Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players 21st-century German people