Overview
- The 35-year-old confirmed he will end his playing career after the ongoing Bundesliga campaign, according to a club statement on Tuesday.
- With Magdeburg he collected the German championship, the DHB-Pokal, the EHF European League, the EHF Champions League and the IHF Super Globe.
- His club journey included two spells at SCM bookending 2014–2019 at TBV Lemgo Lippe, totaling 466 Bundesliga appearances and 1,492 goals.
- For Germany he logged 23 caps with 53 goals and earned Paris 2024 Olympic silver, though a foot injury curtailed his tournament after the opener.
- Coach Bennet Wiegert called the decision hard to accept given their long shared history, while Hornke said he will remain based in Magdeburg and aims to savor a final title pursuit this season.