Handball - DHB team with one newcomer and four U21 world champions at the European Championships
With four European champions from 2016, four U21 world champions and one newcomer, national coach Alfred Gislason is embarking on his medal mission at the European Handball Championship.
The 64-year-old Icelander has nominated 19 players with whom he will start his immediate preparations for the home finals from January 10 to 28 at a training course in Frankfurt am Main next Wednesday.
"A really strong team"
"We have put together a really strong team with very high quality and just as much self-confidence, backed by the outstanding German home crowd," said DHB Sports Director Axel Kromer about the squad.
World-class goalkeeper Andreas Wolff, left winger Rune Dahmke, backcourt player Kai Häfner and circle runner Jannik Kohlbacher are still in the squad from the European Championship triumph almost eight years ago. Goalkeeper David Späth, backcourt players Renars Uscins and Nils Lichtlein as well as circle player Justus Fischer made the squad from the U21 team that won the World Championship title last summer.
Fischer the youngest, Groetzki the most experienced
At 20, Fischer is the youngest member of the DHB team, while right winger Patrick Groetzki is the most experienced with 34 years and 171 international caps. Martin Hanne is taking part for the first time. The 22-year-old right-handed player from Bundesliga club TSV Hannover-Burgdorf is a candidate for the left back position.
At the European Championship, the German team will face Switzerland, North Macedonia and record world champions France in the preliminary round. The first two teams in the group advance to the main round. "I'm looking forward to our team, the work in preparation and the tournament itself," said Gislason.
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- Justus Fischer, the youngest member of the German national handball team, will join experienced players like Patrick Groetzki at the European Handball Championship.
- Apart from the four European champions from 2016, four U21 world champions and a newcomer, the German handball team also includes those who were part of the U21 team that won the World Championship title last summer, such as David Späth, Renars Uscins, Nils Lichtlein, and Justus Fischer.
- The German handball team, headed by coach Alfred Gislason, will face Switzerland, North Macedonia, and record world champions France in the preliminary round of the European Championship.
- Men's handball will see a strong German team at the European Handball Championship, with prominent names like Andreas Wolff, Rune Dahmke, Kai Häfner, and Jannik Kohlbacher still in the squad from the previous European Championship triumph.
- Germany's DHB team for the European Championship includes some new faces such as Martin Hanne, a 22-year-old right-handed player from the Bundesliga club TSV Hannover-Burgdorf, who has been chosen as a candidate for the left back position.
- With their recent victories, the German handball team, known for its exceptional performances, has become a force to reckon with at the European Championship, particularly in the presence of their home crowd.
- Frankfurter Handball Club debutant and goalkeeper Patrick Wiencek is an exciting addition to the German handball team for the European Championship, bringing fresh energy to their medal quest.
Source: www.stern.de
