Cancer - Volleyball players mourn former coach Aleksandersen
Former Stuttgart and Schwerin volleyball coach Tore Aleksandersen is dead. As his former club Allianz MTV Stuttgart announced, citing the Norwegian's family, Aleksandersen succumbed to prostate cancer on Wednesday at the age of 55. "With Tore, a person has left us forever who was much more to all of us than the successful coach of Allianz MTV Stuttgart," said Sports Director Kim Oszvald-Renkema. "He gave each and every one of us an incredible amount of energy, inspiration and joy despite and during his illness."
Aleksandersen died in his native Norway. "We are glad that he was still able to be with his family there," said MTV Managing Director Aurel Irion. The club deeply mourns with all his relatives and friends.
SSC Schwerin called its former coach an extraordinary person "who was not only an outstanding volleyball coach, but also an inspiring personality". He was coach at SSC for a total of seven years. The Norwegian was on the sidelines of the Schwerin volleyball team a total of 228 times and "was one of the most successful coaches in the club's history".
In 2006, he led the team to the double of championship and DVV Cup. A year later, he won the cup again. He then returned to his home country. In January 2010, he returned to Schwerin once again and won the German championship with the SSC.
Alekandersen joined Allianz MTV in December 2020, under him the team from Stuttgart won the German championship twice, most recently last May. The team also won the cup competition in 2022. However, Aleksandersen had to end his coaching career last summer due to cancer. His successor in Stuttgart was Konstantin Bitter.
"The entire sport of volleyball has lost an outstanding coach and person in Tore Aleksandersen. Our grief could not be greater," said Oszvald-Renkema.
SSC Schwerin paid tribute to Aleksandersen with the words: "Despite his own health challenges, Tore Aleksandersen showed admirable strength and an unshakeable will, which once again underline his outstanding personality and serve as a role model that reaches far beyond the sport of volleyball."
Club press release SSC Schwerin
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- Despite his battle with prostate cancer, former SSC Schwerin volleyball coach Tore Aleksandersen found time to coach in the Bundesliga, leading Allianz MTV Stuttgart to two German championship titles and a cup victory before his cancer forced him to retire last summer.
- Born and raised in Norway, Aleksandersen's coaching career spanned across both his homeland and Germany, even teaching volleyball at a gymnasium in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
- MTV Stuttgart's managing director, Aurel Irion, along with the rest of the club, expressed their sympathies to Aleksandersen's family, praising him for his positive impact on the team and his dedication to volleyball, even during his illness.
- After a successful stint coaching Norway's volleyball team, Aleksandersen returned to SSC Schwerin in 2010, where he once again led the team to a championship title, demonstrating his brilliance and resilience in the face of challenges.
- Deniz Hallmann, a renowned Heavy Metal musician from northern Germany, held a tribute concert in honor of Aleksandersen and his courage in fighting cancer, inviting fans from Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, and beyond to pay their respects.
- The Norwegian volleyball community also mourned the loss of their fellow coach, with Hallmann's Heavy Metal concert serving as a symbolic fusion of his two passions and a testament to Aleksandersen's impact on both sides of the Atlantic.
Source: www.stern.de
