Germany men's national handball team

The Germany national handball team is one of the most successful handball teams in the world, having won three World Championships and two European Championship.

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Information
AssociationDeutscher Handballbund
CoachAlfreð Gíslason
Assistant coachMattias Andersson
Erik Wudtke
CaptainJohannes Golla
Most capsFrank-Michael Wahl (344)
Most goalsFrank-Michael Wahl (1412)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
Summer Olympics
Appearances11 (First in 1936)
Best resultGold 1st (1936)
World Championship
Appearances26 (First in 1938)
Best resultGold 1st (1938, 1978, 2007)
European Championship
Appearances14 (First in 1994)
Best resultGold 1st (2004, 2016)
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Germany men's national handball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1936 BerlinTeam
Silver medal – second place1984 Los AngelesTeam
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place2016 Rio de JaneiroTeam
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1938 Germany
Gold medal – first place1978 Denmark
Gold medal – first place2007 Germany
Silver medal – second place1954 Sweden
Silver medal – second place2003 Portugal
Bronze medal – third place1958 East Germany
European Championship
Gold medal – first place2004 Slovenia
Gold medal – first place2016 Poland
Silver medal – second place2002 Sweden
Bronze medal – third place1998 Italy
World Outdoor Championship
Gold medal – first place1938 Germany
Gold medal – first place1952 Switzerland
Gold medal – first place1955 West Germany
Gold medal – first place1959 Austria
Gold medal – first place1966 Austria
Silver medal – second place1963 Switzerland

Honours

Competition1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)Total
Olympic Games 1214
World Championship 3216
European Championship 2114
Total65314

Competitive record

For East Germany East Germany team record, look here.

Olympic Games

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Germany 1936Champions155009619
West Germany 1972Main round662138289
Canada 1976Semi-finals4640211597
Soviet Union 1980did not qualify
United States 1984Runners-up26501131113
South Korea 1988did not qualify
Spain 1992Preliminary round106114116123
United States 1996Preliminary round76402144128
Australia 2000Knockout stage58512203180
Greece 2004Runners-up28503216181
China 2008Preliminary round95212126130
United Kingdom 2012did not qualify
Brazil 2016Third place38602246216
Japan 2020Quarterfinals66303172162
Total11/141 Title70424*2416451438

World Championship

Year Round Position GP W D* L GS GA
Nazi Germany 1938Champions13300239
Sweden 1954Runners-up243016130
East Germany 1958Third place3430114970
West Germany 1961Fourth place4640210764
Czechoslovakia 1964Fourth place463129686
Sweden 1967Quarter-finals65302158139
France 1970Quarter-finals565018881
East Germany 1974Preliminary Round96402126100
Denmark 1978Champions1642010586
West Germany 1982Main Round77412128123
Switzerland 1986Main Round77403134135
Czechoslovakia 1990did not qualify
Sweden 1993Main Group67322154154
Iceland 1995Fourth place49702221184
Japan 1997did not qualify
Egypt 1999Quarter-finals59801244182
France 2001Quarter-finals88314233189
Portugal 2003Runners-up29711306219
Tunisia 2005Main Round99513323232
Germany 2007Champions110901304260
Croatia 2009Main Round58422232202
Sweden 2011Main Round119504268246
Spain 2013Quarter-finals57502200176
Qatar 2015Quarter-finals79612250221
France 2017Round of 1696501170128
Denmark/Germany 2019Fourth place410622269237
Egypt 2021Main Round126312163122
Poland/Sweden 2023Quarter-finals59702291247
Croatia/Denmark/Norway 2025to be determined
Germany 2027Qualified as host
Total26/303 Titles18512315*4748033922

European Championship

Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
Portugal 19949th/10th place96213135131
Spain 19967th/8th place86114131135
Italy 1998Third place3 7502177159
Croatia 20009th/10th place96123129136
Sweden 2002Runners-up2 8512201188
Slovenia 2004Champion1 8611244208
Switzerland 20065th/6th place57511223193
Norway 2008Fourth place48404224224
Austria 2010Main round106123157165
Serbia 2012Main round76213156156
Denmark 2014did not qualify
Poland 2016Champion1 8701223200
Croatia 2018Main round96222156145
AustriaNorwaySweden 20205th/6th place58602232202
HungarySlovakia 2022Main round77403194192
Germany 2024Qualified as host
DenmarkNorwaySweden 2026to be determined
PortugalSpainSwitzerland 2028to be determined
Total15/182 titles1025213*3727382590
*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

Squad for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship[1][2]

Head coach: Iceland Alfreð Gíslason

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
4 P Johannes Golla (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 1.95 m 48 154 Germany SG Flensburg-Handewitt
15 CB Juri Knorr (2000-05-09) 9 May 2000 1.90 m 27 41 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
17 RW Lukas Zerbe (1996-01-17) 17 January 1996 1.84 m 16 26 Germany TBV Lemgo
18 LB Julian Köster (2000-03-16) 16 March 2000 2.00 m 17 29 Germany VfL Gummersbach
19 RB Djibril M'Bengue (1992-05-13) 13 May 1992 1.95 m 9 11 Germany Bergischer HC
20 LB Philipp Weber (1992-09-15) 15 September 1992 1.94 m 64 152 Germany SC Magdeburg
24 RW Patrick Groetzki (1989-07-04) 4 July 1989 1.89 m 156 378 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
25 RB Kai Häfner (1989-07-10) 10 July 1989 1.92 m 120 275 Germany MT Melsungen
33 GK Andreas Wolff (1991-03-03) 3 March 1991 1.98 m 126 13 Poland Industria Kielce
34 LW Rune Dahmke (1993-04-10) 10 April 1993 1.89 m 41 76 Germany THW Kiel
36 LW Lukas Mertens (1996-03-22) 22 March 1996 1.82 m 12 25 Germany SC Magdeburg
39 LB Lukas Stutzke (1998-01-14) 14 January 1998 1.95 m 6 7 Germany Bergischer HC
40 CB Simon Ernst (1994-04-02) 2 April 1994 1.95 m 54 39 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig
41 GK Joel Birlehm (1997-04-25) 25 April 1997 1.96 m 4 0 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
44 RB Christoph Steinert (1990-01-18) 18 January 1990 1.95 m 13 30 Germany HC Erlangen
48 P Jannik Kohlbacher (1995-07-19) 19 July 1995 1.93 m 82 162 Germany Rhein-Neckar Löwen
80 LB Paul Drux (1995-02-07) 7 February 1995 1.92 m 115 207 Germany Füchse Berlin
96 P Tim Zechel (1996-09-28) 28 September 1996 1.93 m 4 5 Germany HC Erlangen
99 CB Luka Witzke (1999-04-03) 3 April 1999 1.92 m 12 23 Germany SC DHfK Leipzig

History of coaches

References

  1. "Mit 18 in die WM-Vorbereitung" (in German). handball.net. 23 December 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
  2. "Team Roster Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
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