Germany men's national handball team
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Article ImagesThe Germany national handball team is the country's national men's handball team and represents Germany in international tournaments in men's handball and is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won three World Championships and two European Championship.
Germany | |||
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Information | |||
Association | Deutscher Handballbund | ||
Coach | Alfreð Gíslason | ||
Assistant coach | Mattias Andersson Erik Wudtke | ||
Captain | Johannes Golla | ||
Most caps | Frank-Michael Wahl (344) | ||
Most goals | Frank-Michael Wahl (1412) | ||
Colours | |||
Results | |||
Summer Olympics | |||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1936) | ||
Best result | 1st (1936) | ||
World Championship | |||
Appearances | 26 (First in 1938) | ||
Best result | 1st (1938, 1978, 2007) | ||
European Championship | |||
Appearances | 15 (First in 1994) | ||
Best result | 1st (2004, 2016) | ||
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Honours
Competition | Total | |||
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Olympic Games | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
World Championship | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
European Championship | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
Competitive record
For East Germany team record, look here.
Olympic Games
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | |
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1936 | Champions | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 19 | |
1972 | Main round | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 93 | |
1976 | Semi-finals | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 97 | |
1980 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1984 | Runners-up | 2 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 131 | 113 | |
1988 | did not qualify | ||||||||
1992 | Preliminary round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 116 | 123 | |
1996 | Preliminary round | 7 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 128 | |
2000 | Knockout stage | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 203 | 180 | |
2004 | Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 216 | 181 | |
2008 | Preliminary round | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | |
2012 | did not qualify | ||||||||
2016 | Third place | 3 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 246 | 217 | |
2020 | Quarterfinals | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 172 | 162 | |
2024 Paris | Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 248 | 228 | |
2028 Los Angeles | TBD | ||||||||
2032 Brisbane | |||||||||
Total | 12/15 | 1 Title | 78 | 47 | 5* | 26 | 1800 | 1671 |
World Championship
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1938 | Champions | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 |
1954 | Runners-up | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 30 |
1958 | Third place | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 149 | 70 |
1961 | Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 64 |
1964 | Fourth place | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 96 | 86 |
1967 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 158 | 139 |
1970 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 81 |
1974 | Preliminary Round | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 126 | 100 |
1978 | Champions | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 105 | 86 |
1982 | Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 128 | 123 |
1986 | Main Round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 134 | 135 |
1990 | did not qualify | |||||||
1993 | Main Group | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 154 |
1995 | Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 221 | 184 |
1997 | did not qualify | |||||||
1999 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 182 |
2001 | Quarter-finals | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 233 | 189 |
2003 | Runners-up | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 306 | 219 |
2005 | Main Round | 9 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 323 | 232 |
2007 | Champions | 1 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 304 | 260 |
2009 | Main Round | 5 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 232 | 202 |
2011 | Main Round | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 268 | 246 |
2013 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 200 | 176 |
2015 | Quarter-finals | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 250 | 221 |
2017 | Round of 16 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 170 | 128 |
/ 2019 | Fourth place | 4 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 269 | 237 |
2021 | Main Round | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 163 | 122 |
/ 2023 | Quarter-finals | 5 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 291 | 247 |
/ / 2025 | Qualified | |||||||
2027 | Qualified as host | |||||||
2029 | Qualified as co-host | |||||||
2031 | To be determined | |||||||
Total | 29/32 | 3 Titles | 185 | 123 | 15* | 47 | 4803 | 3922 |
European Championship
Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D | L | GS | GA |
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1994 | 9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 135 | 131 |
1996 | 7th/8th place | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 131 | 135 |
1998 | Third place | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 177 | 159 |
2000 | 9th/10th place | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 129 | 136 |
2002 | Runners-up | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 201 | 188 |
2004 | Champions | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 244 | 208 |
2006 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 223 | 193 |
2008 | Fourth place | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 224 | 224 |
2010 | Main round | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 165 |
2012 | Main round | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 156 | 156 |
2014 | did not qualify | |||||||
2016 | Champions | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1* | 1 | 223 | 200 |
2018 | Main round | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 156 | 145 |
2020 | 5th/6th place | 5 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 232 | 202 |
2022 | Main round | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 194 | 192 |
2024 | Fourth place | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 255 | 239 |
2026 | to be determined | |||||||
2028 | to be determined | |||||||
Total | 15/18 | 2 titles | 106 | 53 | 16* | 37 | 2837 | 2673 |
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided in a penalty shootout.
- **Gold background color indicates that the tournament was won. Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Team
Current squad
Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. A 17-player roster was announced on 10 June 2024.[1] The final roster was revealed on 8 July 2024.[2]
Head coach: Alfreð Gíslason[3]
No. | Pos. | Name | Date of birth (age) | Height | App. | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | David Späth | 29 April 2002 (aged 22) | 2.00 m | 20 | 0 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
4 | P | Johannes Golla | 5 November 1997 (aged 26) | 1.95 m | 83 | 287 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt |
7 | CB | Luca Witzke | 3 April 1999 (aged 25) | 1.91 m | 29 | 61 | SC DHfK Leipzig |
11 | LB | Sebastian Heymann | 1 March 1998 (aged 26) | 1.98 m | 36 | 64 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
14 | P | Justus Fischer | 6 February 2003 (aged 21) | 1.94 m | 14 | 11 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf |
15 | CB | Juri Knorr | 9 May 2000 (aged 24) | 1.91 m | 60 | 230 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
18 | LB | Julian Köster | 16 March 2000 (aged 24) | 2.00 m | 50 | 119 | VfL Gummersbach |
23 | RB | Renārs Uščins | 29 April 2002 (aged 22) | 1.89 m | 20 | 61 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf |
25 | RB | Kai Häfner | 10 July 1989 (aged 35) | 1.92 m | 146 | 349 | TVB Stuttgart |
29 | RW | Tim Hornke | 4 August 1990 (aged 33) | 1.88 m | 22 | 57 | SC Magdeburg |
33 | GK | Andreas Wolff | 3 March 1991 (aged 33) | 1.98 m | 161 | 14 | THW Kiel |
34 | LW | Rune Dahmke | 10 April 1993 (aged 31) | 1.89 m | 74 | 111 | THW Kiel |
36 | LW | Lukas Mertens | 22 March 1996 (aged 28) | 1.82 m | 47 | 108 | SC Magdeburg |
44 | RB | Christoph Steinert | 18 January 1990 (aged 34) | 1.96 m | 48 | 87 | HC Erlangen |
71 | LB | Marko Grgić | 11 September 2003 (aged 20) | 1.98 m | 4 | 8 | ThSV Eisenach |
80 | P | Jannik Kohlbacher | 19 July 1995 (aged 29) | 1.93 m | 114 | 225 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen |
History of coaches
- 1925–1933 – Carl Schelenz
- 1934–1939 – Otto Günther Kaundinya
- 1940–1945 – Carl Schelenz
- 1946–1955 – Fritz Fromm
- 1955–1972 – Werner Vick
- 1972–1974 – Horst Käsler
- 1974–1982 – Vlado Stenzel
- 1982–1987 – Simon Schobel
- 1987–1989 – Petre Ivănescu
- 1989–1992 – Horst Bredemeier
- 1992–1993 – Armin Emrich
- 1993–1996 – Arno Ehret
- 1997–2011 – Heiner Brand
- 2011–2014 – Martin Heuberger
- 2014–2017 – Dagur Sigurðsson
- 2017–2020 – Christian Prokop
- 2020–present – Alfreð Gíslason
References
- ^ "Über Hennef nach Paris". handball.net (in German). 10 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "Teams für Paris stehen" (in German). handball.net. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Team roster: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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