Nickname(s) | Die Adler (The Eagles) Die Mannschaft (The Team) | |||
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Association | Deutscher Volleyball-Verband | |||
Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | Michał Winiarski | |||
FIVB ranking | 10 (as of 2 December 2023) | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 4 [lower-alpha 1] (First in 1968 ) | |||
Best result | (1972 (GDR)) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 12 [lower-alpha 2] (First in 1956 ) | |||
Best result | (1970 (GDR)) | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 3 [lower-alpha 3] (First in 1965 ) | |||
Best result | (1969 (GDR)) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 24 [lower-alpha 4] (First in 1958 ) | |||
Best result | (2017) | |||
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German) | ||||
The Germany men's national volleyball team represents Germany in international volleyball competitions. It is governed by the German Volleyball Association. Germany won the gold medal at the 1970 World Championship as East Germany and the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship.
After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records. Since 1992 they have appeared at the Olympic Games on two occasions, finishing with a ninth place at Beijing 2008 and a fifth place at London 2012. However, Germany have enjoyed some recent success on the continental stage, winning gold at the 2015 European Games and silver at the 2017 European Championship. Before reunification, East Germany finished fourth at Mexico City 1968, before winning the silver medal at Munich 1972. East Germany were also crowned FIVB World Champions in 1970 and clinched the FIVB World Cup in 1969.
By West Germany national team, East Germany national team and Germany national team
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1964 | did not qualify | |||||||
1968 | 4th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 449 | 374 |
1972 | Silver | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 295 | 256 |
1976 | did not qualify | |||||||
1980 | ||||||||
1984 | ||||||||
1988 | ||||||||
1992 | ||||||||
1996 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2004 | ||||||||
2008 | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 418 | 440 |
2012 | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 429 | 463 |
2016 | did not qualify | |||||||
2020 | ||||||||
2024 | qualified | |||||||
Total | 5/15 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 50 | 46 | 1591 | 1533 |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1949 | did not enter | |||||||
1952 | ||||||||
1956 | 12th place | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 480 | 387 |
1960 | did not qualify | |||||||
1962 | 11th place | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 480 | 329 |
1966 | 4th place | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 505 | 407 |
1970 | Champions | 12 | 11 | 1 | 35 | 7 | 595 | 378 |
1974 | 4th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 478 | 446 |
1978 | 9th place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 361 | 437 |
1982 | 12th place | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 363 | 439 |
1986 | did not qualify | |||||||
1990 | ||||||||
1994 | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 128 | 193 |
1998 | did not qualify | |||||||
2002 | ||||||||
2006 | 9th place | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 1196 | 1183 |
2010 | 8th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 659 | 689 |
2014 | Third place | 16 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 1243 | 1136 |
2018 | did not qualify | |||||||
2022 | 15th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 291 | 311 |
2025 | Future event | |||||||
Total | 1 Title | 122 | 71 | 51 | 238 | 184 | 6779 | 6335 |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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1965 | 5th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 342 | 358 |
1969 | Gold | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 410 | 296 |
1977 | did not qualify | |||||||
1981 | ||||||||
1985 | ||||||||
1989 | ||||||||
1991 | 7th place | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 9 | N/A | N/A |
1995 | did not qualify | |||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2003 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2011 | ||||||||
2015 | ||||||||
2019 | ||||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 26 | 17 | 9 | 61 | 33 | N/A | N/A |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1990 | did not participate | |||||||
1991 | ||||||||
1992 | Intercontinental Round | 12th Place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 35 | Squad |
1993 | Intercontinental Round | 8th place | 20 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 42 | Squad |
1994 | Intercontinental Round | 10th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 33 | Squad |
1995 | did not participate | |||||||
1996 | ||||||||
1997 | ||||||||
1998 | ||||||||
1999 | ||||||||
2000 | ||||||||
2001 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 36 | Squad |
2002 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | Squad |
2003 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | Squad |
2004 | did not qualify | |||||||
2005 | ||||||||
2006 | ||||||||
2007 | ||||||||
2008 | ||||||||
2009 | ||||||||
2010 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | Squad |
2011 | Intercontinental Round | 11th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | Squad |
2012 | Pool play | 5th place | 14 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 15 | Squad |
2013 | Intercontinental Round | 7th place | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | Squad |
2014 | Intercontinental Round | 16th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | Squad |
2015 | withdrew | |||||||
2016 | Group Final Round | 26th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | Squad |
2017 | Group Final Round | 27th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | Squad |
Total | 5th place | 13/28 | 156 | 62 | 94 | 261 | 338 | — |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Nations League record | |||||||||
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Year | Result | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL | Squad |
2018 | 9th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1299 | 1307 | Squad |
2019 | 14th place | 15 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 1349 | 1470 | Squad |
2021 | 13th place | 15 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 1255 | 1360 | Squad |
2022 | 12th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 969 | 1103 | Squad |
2023 | 11th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 963 | 1036 | Squad |
Total | 5/5 | 69 | 21 | 48 | 108 | 166 | 5835 | 6276 | — |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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2015 | Gold | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 665 | 559 |
2019 | Volleyball tournament not held | |||||||
2023 | ||||||||
Total | 1 Title | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 665 | 559 |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
1948 | did not enter | |||||||
1950 | ||||||||
1951 | ||||||||
1955 | ||||||||
1958 | 1st Round | 9th place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 10 | Squad |
1963 | 1st Round | 9th place | 10 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 5 | Squad |
1967 | Final Group | 4th place | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 12 | Squad |
1971 | Final Group | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | Squad |
1975 | 1st Round | 7th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | Squad |
1977 | 1st Round | 9th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Squad |
1979 | 1st Round | 9th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Squad |
1981 | Final Group | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | Squad |
1983 | Final Group | 6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | Squad |
1985 | did not qualify | |||||||
1987 | ||||||||
1989 | 1st Round | 9th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | Squad |
1991 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | Squad |
1993 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | Squad |
1995 | 2nd Round | 8th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
1997 | Groups Round | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | Squad |
1999 | did not qualify | |||||||
2001 | Groups Round | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | Squad |
2003 | 2nd Round | 7th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | Squad |
2005 | did not qualify | |||||||
2007 | 2nd Round | 5th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | Squad |
2009 | 2nd Round | 5th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | Squad |
2011 | 1st Round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
2013 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Squad |
2015 | Quarterfinals | 8th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
2017 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Squad |
2019 | Quarterfinals | 8th Place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | Squad |
2021 | Quarterfinals | 5th Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | Squad |
2023 | Round of 16 | 9th Place | Squad | |||||
Total | Final | 24/32 | 167 | 91 | 76 | 323 | 289 | — |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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2004 | 4th place | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 1218 | 1149 |
2005 | 5th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 1025 | 1001 |
2006 | 5th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 1082 | 1041 |
2007 | 6th place | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 1091 | 1048 |
2008 | 4th place | 14 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 1261 | 1194 |
2009 | Gold | 14 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 1270 | 1173 |
Total | 1 Title | 78 | 45 | 33 | 173 | 131 | 6947 | 6606 |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
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2019 | Did not Enter | |||||||
2023 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 611 | 493 |
Total | 1 Title | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 611 | 493 |
Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Q Qualified to Olympic games
Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL | QO |
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2000 | Pre–qualification Round | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 779 | 760 | X |
2004 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 309 | 324 | X |
2008 | 5th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 639 | 611 | Q |
2012 | 2nd place | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 813 | 729 | Q |
2016 | 4th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 471 | 444 | X |
2019 | 2nd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 421 | 408 | X |
Total | 6 Title | 35 | 23 | 15 | 83 | 70 | 3,432 | 3,276 | 2 |
The following is the German roster in the 2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments. [1] [2]
Head coach: Michał Winiarski
No. | Name | Date of birth | Height | Weight | Spike | Block | 2023–24 club |
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1 | Christian Fromm | 15 August 1990 | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) | 99 kg (218 lb) | 345 cm (136 in) | 324 cm (128 in) | Rapid București |
2 | Johannes Tille | 5 July 1997 | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | 73 kg (161 lb) | 331 cm (130 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Berlin Recycling Volleys |
3 | Denys Kaliberda | 24 June 1990 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | Top Volley Latina |
5 | Moritz Reichert | 15 March 1995 | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 336 cm (132 in) | 314 cm (124 in) | Tourcoing LM |
9 | György Grozer (C) | 27 November 1984 | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | 102 kg (225 lb) | 374 cm (147 in) | 345 cm (136 in) | Arkas Spor |
10 | Julian Zenger | 26 August 1997 | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | 80 kg (180 lb) | 330 cm (130 in) | 315 cm (124 in) | Pallavolo Padova |
12 | Anton Brehme | 10 August 1999 | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | 97 kg (214 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Berlin Recycling Volleys |
13 | Ruben Schott | 8 July 1994 | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | 89 kg (196 lb) | 326 cm (128 in) | 309 cm (122 in) | Berlin Recycling Volleys |
14 | Moritz Karlitzek | 12 August 1996 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 91 kg (201 lb) | 335 cm (132 in) | 310 cm (120 in) | AZS Olsztyn |
17 | Jan Zimmermann | 12 February 1993 | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 312 cm (123 in) | Galatasaray |
18 | Florian Krage | 11 January 1997 | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | 90 kg (200 lb) | 343 cm (135 in) | 331 cm (130 in) | Spacer's Toulouse Volley |
19 | Erik Röhrs | 24 April 2001 | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | 82 kg (181 lb) | 338 cm (133 in) | 325 cm (128 in) | SVG Lüneburg |
21 | Tobias Krick | 22 October 1998 | 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) | 85 kg (187 lb) | 350 cm (140 in) | 330 cm (130 in) | Berlin Recycling Volleys |
25 | Lukas Maase | 28 August 1998 | 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) | 95 kg (209 lb) | 340 cm (130 in) | 320 cm (130 in) | Paris Volley |
Years | Name |
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1956–1956 | Eberhard Schulz |
1957–1958 | Werner Lohr |
1958–1970 | Edgar Blossfeldt |
1959–1960 | Jerzy Pławczyk |
1961–1964 | Alexander Mühle |
1965–1971 | Miroslav Rovný |
1971–1971 | Josef Stolarik |
1971–1971 | Akira Kato |
1971–1972 | Manfred Kindermann |
1973–1974 | Michael Gregori |
1974–1975 | Sebastian Mihăilescu |
1976–1983 | Michael Gregori |
1983–1987 | Zbigniew Jasiukiewicz |
1987–1990 | Stelian Moculescu |
1990–1994 | Igor Prieložný |
1995–1998 | Olaf Kortmann |
1999–2008 | Stelian Moculescu |
2009–2011 | Raúl Lozano |
2012–2016 | Vital Heynen |
2017–2021 | Andrea Giani |
2022–present | Michał Winiarski |
The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Germany national volleyball team.
Period | Kit provider |
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2003–2021 | Asics Erreà Stanno |
2021–2023 | Hummel |
2023– | Kempa Mikasa |
Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Kempa Sport other sponsors: Mikasa, volleyballdirekt and Kintex.
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