Jorn Smits (born 3 September 1992) is a Dutch handball player for GC Amicitia Zürich and the Dutch national team.
Career Initially, Smits first practiced football at the age of 6, but his cousin asked him to participate in handball training during the winter break. He then started to play handball at V&L in Geleen. At the age of 15, Smits made his debut in the first team of V&L in the Eredivisie. Some time later, he also played in the first team of Limburg Lions led by Aleksandr Rymanov.Jorn wil Jorn zijn, niet ‘de zoon van’ , Ingrid Lemmens, De Limburger, 17 November 2009 In 2011, he went to Skanderborg Håndbold in Denmark. Smits made his debut for the national team on 5 June 2012 against Belgium.Jorn Smits , HandbalNL, geraadpleegd op 29 June 2021
In 2012, Smits returned to the Netherlands to play for Volendam. He grew to captain the team and became a fixture in the national team. During the time that Smits played at Volendam, the club won the national championship once, the national cup twice and the Dutch Supercup once.
In 2016 Smits moved to Danish side Randers HK and two years later he went to Germany to play for TV Emsdetten. In Germany, Smits had little playing time in Germany and in February 2020 he rejoined Volendam.Jorn Smits tekent bij KRAS/Volendam en sluit direct aan bij de selectie , groot-waterland.nl, 14 February 2020
In January 2021, Smits returned to Denmark to play for TTH Holstebro with his brother.Handbalinternational Jorn Smits keert terug naar Denemarken , De Limburger, 14 January 2021
Personal life His parents, and Cecile Leenen, played handball at high level. His brother Kay Smits and sister Inger Smits also play handball at a high level.De genen van handbalfamilie Smits: 'Later beseffen we hoe bijzonder dit is' , NOS, 19 januari 2021
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