Christian Schwarzer

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Men's handball
Olympic medalist
Schwarzer on March 24th 2007
Medal record
Silver	2004 Athens	Team competition

Christian Schwarzer after the game SG Kronau/Östringen – TBV Lemgo on 22 November 2006

Christian "Blacky" Schwarzer (born 23 October 1969) is a German handball player.

Born in Braunschweig, he has played for VfL Fredenbeck from 1987 to 1991 and for TV Niederwürzbach from 1991 to 1999. While playing for FC Barcelona Handbol from 1999 to 2001, the German handball player of the year 2001, won the National Championship of Spain, the National Cup of Spain and the EHF Champions League in 2000. Since 2001, he is playing for TBV Lemgo, with which he won the National Cup of Germany in 2002, the National Championship of Germany in 2003 and the EHF Cup in 2006.

Schwarzer has taken part in six World Men's Handball Championship, five European Men's Handball Championships and three Olympic Games. As of January 2007, he has made 310 international matches with 949 goals. He made his first game for the German national handball team against the German Democratic Republic in Wilhelmshaven on 21 November 1989. In 2004, he retired but was reactivated for the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship. After becoming World champion, he stepped down again.