Germany men's national volleyball team

Germany
Nickname(s) Die Adler (The Eagles)
Die Mannschaft (The Team)
Association Deutscher Volleyball-Verband (DVV)
Confederation CEV
Head coach Vital Heynen
FIVB ranking 7 (as of September 2014)
Uniforms
 
Home
 
Away
Summer Olympics
Appearances 3 (First in 1972)
Best result 5th (2012)
World Championship
Appearances 6 (First in 1956)
Best result 3rd (2014)
European Championship
Appearances 14 (First in 1963)
Best result Fourth Place, 1991, 1993
Website www.volleyball-verband.de (German)
The German team during 2006 World Championship.
Germany men's national volleyball team
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver 1972 Munich (GDR) Team
World Championship
Gold 1970 Bulgaria (GDR) Team
Bronze 2014 Poland Team
World Cup
Gold 1969 East Germany (GDR) Team

The Germany men's national volleyball team is the national team of Germany. It is governed by the DVV (Deutscher Volleyball-Verband) and takes part in international volleyball competitions.

After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.

Results

Summer Olympics

FIVB World Championship

World League

European Championship

European League

Coaches history

Years Name
1956 Germany Eberhard Schulz
1957–1958 Germany Werner Lohr
1958–1970* Germany Edgar Blossfeldt
1959–1960 Poland Jerzy Pławczyk
1961–1964 Germany Alexander Mühle
1965–1971 Slovakia Miroslav Rovný
1971 Czechoslovakia Josef Stolarik
1971 Japan Akira Kato
1971–1972 Germany Manfred Kindermann
1973–1974 Germany Michael Gregori
1974–1975 Romania Sebastian Mihăilescu
1976–1983 Germany Michael Gregori
1983–1987 Poland Zbigniew Jasiukiewicz
1987–1990 Romania Stelian Moculescu
1990–1994 Slovakia Igor Prieložný
1995–1998 Germany Olaf Kortmann
1999–2008 Romania Stelian Moculescu
2009–2011 Argentina Raúl Lozano
2012– Belgium Vital Heynen
  • Coaching changes from 1958 to 1970.

Current squad

The following is the German roster in the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1]

Head coach: Belgium Vital Heynen

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2012 club
1Fromm, ChristianChristian Fromm15 August 19902.04 m (6 ft 8 in)99 kg (218 lb)345 cm (136 in)324 cm (128 in)Italy Sir Safety Perugia
2Steuerwald, MarkusMarkus Steuerwald7 March 19891.82 m (6 ft 0 in)85 kg (187 lb)340 cm (130 in)318 cm (125 in)France Paris Volley
3Schwarz, SebastianSebastian Schwarz2 October 19851.97 m (6 ft 6 in)94 kg (207 lb)340 cm (130 in)325 cm (128 in)Poland Lotos Trefl Gdańsk
5Kühner, SebastianSebastian Kühner15 March 19872.03 m (6 ft 8 in)91 kg (201 lb)341 cm (134 in)332 cm (131 in)Germany SCC Berlin
6Kaliberda, DenysDenys Kaliberda24 June 19901.93 m (6 ft 4 in)95 kg (209 lb)343 cm (135 in)314 cm (124 in)Poland Jastrzębski Węgiel
7Westphal, DirkDirk Westphal31 January 19862.03 m (6 ft 8 in)92 kg (203 lb)354 cm (139 in)331 cm (130 in)Poland Czarni Radom
8Böhme, MarcusMarcus Böhme25 August 19852.11 m (6 ft 11 in)116 kg (256 lb)360 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Turkey Fenerbahçe
9Grozer, GeorgGeorg Grozer27 November 19842.00 m (6 ft 7 in)102 kg (225 lb)374 cm (147 in)345 cm (136 in)Russia Belogorie Belgorod
10Schöps, JochenJochen Schöps (C)8 October 19832.00 m (6 ft 7 in)100 kg (220 lb)360 cm (140 in)335 cm (132 in)Poland Asseco Resovia
11Kampa, LukasLukas Kampa29 November 19861.96 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (200 lb)335 cm (132 in)320 cm (130 in)Poland Czarni Radom
12Tille, FerdinandFerdinand Tille8 December 19881.85 m (6 ft 1 in)75 kg (165 lb)338 cm (133 in)316 cm (124 in)Poland PGE Skra
15Broshog, TimTim Broshog2 December 19872.05 m (6 ft 9 in)112 kg (247 lb)340 cm (130 in)332 cm (131 in)Belgium Noliko Maaseik
16Günthör, MaxMax Günthör9 August 19852.07 m (6 ft 9 in)93 kg (205 lb)350 cm (140 in)325 cm (128 in)Germany VfB Friedrichshafen
18Andrei, MichaelMichael Andrei6 August 19852.10 m (6 ft 11 in)98 kg (216 lb)345 cm (136 in)340 cm (130 in)Belgium Topvolley Antwerpen

References

  1. "Team Roster – Germany". poland2014.fivb.org. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

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