At , Fritz is a relatively short goalkeeper who began playing major-league handball with
SC Magdeburg. He moved to
THW Kiel in 2001 and was a member of the Men's German National Handball team from 2002. The German team took second place in the European championships in Sweden that year and another second place in the world championships 2003 in Portugal. In 2004, he participated in the team's success in Slovenia, where it won the European Championships. In 2004 in Athens, he played with the team to another second place. The opening game of the
2007 World Cup was his 200th game on the national team. He played a great championship, became Most Valuable Player in several games and was nominated for the All Star Team. Fritz has been the
goalkeeping coach of the
German national team since 2014. == Career ==