Daniel Stephan (born 3 August 1973) is a German former handball player. He was named IHF World player of the year in 1998[1] and the German handball player of the years 1997 to 1999.
Stephan was a member of the Germany national team from 1995, winning the 2004 European Men's Handball Championship. The same year he won slver medals at the 2004 Olympics. Germany finished only 3rd in the group, but went on to beat Spain in the quarters and Russia in the semis. They then lost to Croatia in the final 24-26.[5]
He retired in 2005, after an injury series not wanting to end, which had let him never take part at a World Men's Handball Championship.
Post-playing Career
In 2007 Stephan became the sporting director at Lemgo.[6] After missing qualification for the 2010-11 EHF Champions League both he and head coach Markus Baur were fired.[7] June the same year he was named the sporting director at HSG Düsseldorf n the 2. Handball-Bundesliga. He was here a year, before he left the position at his own wish.[8]
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