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

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player.

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 Okapi Aalst is a Belgian professional basketball club from Aalst, Belgium. The club competes in the top tier BNXT League and plays its home games in the Okapi Forum, which has a seating capacity of 2,800 people. Okapi is a long-time participant o ...

for the rest of the season. Steinbach won the

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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 Spirou Charleroi, commonly known simply as Spirou, is a Belgian professional basketball club that is located in Charleroi. The club competes in the BNXT League, the highest tier of basketball in Belgium. The club's home arena is the Spiroudome whi ...

at the start of the 2012–13 season. Steinbach retired at the age of 26 after several hip operations which ended his career.Steinbach: 'Ik ben een slechte investering geweest voor Charleroi'
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Honours

* Belgian League Most Promising Player of the Year: (2010) *

Champion (1): (2012) * Belgian Player of the Year (1): (2012)

References

1989 births Living people Belgian men's basketball players Okapi Aalstar players Point guards Spirou Charleroi players Sportspeople from Ghent {{Belgium-basketball-bio-stub