DHB team - European Handball Championship definitely without Drux and Wiede
Germany's handball players will definitely have to do without injured backcourt players Paul Drux and Fabian Wiede at the 2024 European Championship on home soil.
The duo from Bundesliga runners-up Füchse Berlin are not in the extended 35-man European Championship squad that the German Handball Federation submitted to the European Handball Federation (EHF) on Thursday.
National coach Alfred Gislason may only field players from this pool at the finals from January 10 to 28 next year. Also not included are circle player Hendrik Pekeler, who recently rejected a comeback in the national team for health reasons, and former European champion Julius Kühn.
On the other hand, backcourt players Philipp Weber and Luca Witzke, who are currently injured, can still hope to take part in the European Championship. They are also in the extended squad, as are five U21 world champions: David Späth, Justus Fischer, Renars Uscins, Nils Lichtlein and Max Beneke.
"This squad of 35 has potential"
"This squad of 35 has potential. Anyone who has made it into this group can dream of being part of a great handball story in January. We will see a very ambitious national team," said DHB Sports Director Axel Kromer.
Shortly before Christmas, Gislason will name the squad that will compete for medals at the European Championship. The DHB team will face Switzerland, North Macedonia and record world champions France in the preliminary round. In preparation for the tournament, the German team will take part in a short training course from December 27 to 29 in Frankfurt am Main as well as two international test matches against Portugal on January 4 in Flensburg and January 6 in Kiel.
The extended 35-man squad for the 2024 European Handball Championship:
Goal: Joel Birlehm (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Silvio Heinevetter (TVB Stuttgart), Daniel Rebmann (VfL Gummersbach), David Späth (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Andreas Wolff (Industria Kielce)
Left wing: Rune Dahmke (THW Kiel), Lukas Mertens (SC Magdeburg), Matthias Musche (SC Magdeburg), Tim Nothdurft (Bergischer HC)
Left back: Martin Hanne (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf), Sebastian Heymann (Frisch Auf Göppingen), Julian Köster (VfL Gummersbach), Lukas Stutzke (Bergischer HC)
Left center back: Tim Suton (TBV Lemgo Lippe), Philipp Weber (SC Magdeburg)
Center back: Simon Ernst (SC DHfK Leipzig), Juri Knorr (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Nils Lichtlein (Füchse Berlin), Marian Michalczik (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf), Luca Witzke (SC DHfK Leipzig)
Right back: Max Beneke (VfL Potsdam/Füchse Berlin), Kai Häfner (TVB Stuttgart), David Schmidt (Frisch Auf Göppingen), Franz Semper (SC DHfK Leipzig), Renars Uscins (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf)
Right back/right wing: Christoph Steinert (HC Erlangen)
Right wing: Patrick Groetzki (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Tim Hornke (SC Magdeburg), Timo Kastening (MT Melsungen), Lukas Zerbe (TBV Lemgo)
Circle: Sebastian Firnhaber (HC Erlangen), Justus Fischer (TSV Hannover-Burgdorf), Johannes Golla (SG Flensburg-Handewitt), Jannik Kohlbacher (Rhein-Neckar Löwen), Tim Zechel (HC Erlangen)
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- The runners-up of the Bundesliga, 'Füchse Berlin', will be missing their injured backcourt players Paul Drux and Fabian Wiede during the 2024 European Handball Championship in Germany.
- Despite their absence, other talented players like Philipp Weber and Luca Witzke, who are currently injured, remain in contention for the European Championship squad.
- The German National Handball Team will be showcasing a very ambitious squad at the European Championship, as stated by DHB Sports Director Axel Kromer.
- The team will be facing Switzerland, North Macedonia, and world champions France in the preliminary round, with an aim to clinch a medal.
- Before the tournament, the team will participate in a short training course in Frankfurt am Main and two international test matches against Portugal.
- The extended 35-man squad for the European Championship includes goalkeepers like Joel Birlehm, Daniel Rebmann, and David Späth from Rhein-Neckar Löwen.
- On the wings, players like Rune Dahmke, Matthias Musche, and Tim Nothdurft from SC Magdeburg and TBV Lemgo Lippe have made the cut.
- The backcourt is strengthened by players like Martin Hanne, Sebastian Heymann, and Julian Köster from various clubs, while Luca Witzke and Nils Lichtlein will add to the center back position.
- On the right side of the squad, players like Max Beneke, Kai Häfner, and David Schmidt are eyeing their positions, while the circle is bolstered with the likes of Sebastian Firnhaber and Johannes Golla.
Source: www.stern.de
