Germany women's national field hockey team

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Germany
Deutscher Hockey-Bund.png
Nickname(s)Die Danas
Association Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
Confederation EHF (Europe)
Head Coach Valentin Altenburg
Assistant coach(es)Johannes Schmitz
Mirko Stenzel
Cedric Wehmeier
ManagerFabian Schuler
Captain Nike Lorenz
Sonja Zimmermann
FIH ranking
Current 5 Steady2.svg (2 December 2023) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances10 (first in 1984 )
Best result1st (2004)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1974 )
Best result1st (1976, 1981)
EuroHockey Championship
Appearances15 (first in 1984 )
Best result1st (2007, 2013)

The Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified Germany since 1991.

Contents

The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Tournament records

World Cup [2]
YearHost cityPosition
1974 Flag of France.svg Mandelieu, France 3rd
1976 Flag of Germany.svg West Berlin, West Germany 1st
1978 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain 2nd
1981 Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina 1st
1983 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 4th
1986 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia 8th
1994 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland 4th
1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht, Netherlands 3rd
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth, Australia 7th
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain 8th
2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario, Argentina 4th
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands 8th
2018 Flag of England.svg London, England 5th
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Terrassa, Spain & Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands 4th
European Championships [3]
YearHost cityPosition
1984 Flag of France.svg Lille, France 3rd
1987 Flag of England.svg London, England 4th
1991 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Brussels, Belgium 2nd
1995 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
1999 Flag of Germany.svg Cologne, Germany 2nd
2003 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain 3rd
2005 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland 2nd
2007 Flag of England.svg Manchester, England 1st
2009 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2011 Flag of Germany.svg Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2013 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Boom, Belgium 1st
2015 Flag of England.svg London, England 3rd
2017 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 4th
2019 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Antwerp, Belgium 2nd
2021 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 2nd
2023 Flag of Germany.svg Mönchengladbach, Germany 3rd
World League [4]
YearRoundHost cityPosition
2012–13 Semifinal Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st
Final Flag of Argentina.svg San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina 7th
2014–15 Semifinal Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, Spain 3rd
Final Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario, Argentina 3rd
2016–17 Semifinal Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg, South Africa 2nd
Final Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand 6th
FIH Pro League [5]
YearHost cityPosition
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd
2020–21 N/A4th
2021–22 N/A6th
2022–23 N/A5th
Olympic Games [6]
YearHost cityPosition
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States 2nd
1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea 5th
1992 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain 2nd
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, United States 6th
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia 7th
2004 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece 1st
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 4th
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 7th
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3rd
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan 6th
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, France Qualified
Champions Trophy [7]
YearHost cityPosition
1987 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
1989 Flag of Germany.svg Germany, West Germany 3rd
1991 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany 2nd
1993 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands 3rd
1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina 4th
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany 2nd
1999 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane, Australia 3rd
2000 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands 2nd
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands DNP
2002 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Macau, China
2003 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia
2004 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario, Argentina 2nd
2005 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra, Australia 5th
2006 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands 1st
2007 Flag of Argentina.svg Quilmes, Argentina 3rd
2008 Flag of Germany.svg Mönchengladbach, Germany 2nd
2009 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia 4th
2010 Flag of England.svg Nottingham, England 4th
2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands 8th
2012 Flag of Argentina.svg Roasario, Argentina 4th
2014 Flag of Argentina.svg Mendoza, Argentina 7th
2016 Flag of England.svg London, England DNP
2018 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Changzhou, China
Champions Challenge I [8]
YearHost cityPosition
2002 Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg, South Africa DNP
2003 Flag of Italy.svg Catania, Italy 1st
2005 – 2014 Did Not participate

Team

Current squad

Squad for the 2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup. [9] [10]

Head coach: Valentin Altenburg

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
2DF Kira Horn (1995-02-12) 12 February 1995 (age 28)492 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam
3MF Amelie Wortmann (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996 (age 27)764 Flag of Germany.svg UHC Hamburg
4MF Nike Lorenz (captain) (1997-03-12) 12 March 1997 (age 26)14137 Flag of Germany.svg Rot-Weiss Köln
5DF Selin Oruz (1997-02-05) 5 February 1997 (age 26)1202 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorfer HC
8MF Anne Schröder (1994-09-11) 11 September 1994 (age 29)17416 Flag of Germany.svg Club an der Alster
9MF Elisa Gräve (1996-10-18) 18 October 1996 (age 27)895 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorfer HC
11MF Lena Micheel (1998-04-29) 29 April 1998 (age 25)6816 Flag of Germany.svg UHC Hamburg
12FW Charlotte Stapenhorst (1995-06-15) 15 June 1995 (age 28)12835 Flag of Germany.svg Zehlendorfer Wespen
15GK Nathalie Kubalski (1993-09-03) 3 September 1993 (age 30)300 Flag of Germany.svg Düsseldorfer HC
16DF Sonja Zimmermann (captain) (1999-06-15) 15 June 1999 (age 24)5516 Flag of Germany.svg Mannheimer HC
17FW Pauline Heinz (2001-05-01) 1 May 2001 (age 22)242 Flag of Germany.svg Rüsselsheimer RK
20GK Julia Sonntag (1991-11-01) 1 November 1991 (age 32)730 Flag of Germany.svg Rot-Weiss Köln
22FW Cécile Pieper (1994-08-31) 31 August 1994 (age 29)14715 Flag of the Netherlands.svg HGC
24FW Pia Maertens (1996-01-06) 6 January 1996 (age 28)6026 Flag of Germany.svg Rot-Weiss Köln
25DF Viktoria Huse (1995-10-24) 24 October 1995 (age 28)8111 Flag of Germany.svg Club an der Alster
28FW Jette Fleschütz (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21)243 Flag of Germany.svg Großflottbeker THGC
30DF Hanna Granitzki (1997-07-31) 31 July 1997 (age 26)784 Flag of Germany.svg Club an der Alster
31MF Linnea Weidemann (2003-09-15) 15 September 2003 (age 20)70 Flag of Germany.svg Berliner HC
35FW Benedetta Wenzel (1997-03-31) 31 March 1997 (age 26)201 Flag of Germany.svg Berliner HC
71MF Laura Saenger (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 29)70 Flag of Germany.svg Harvestehuder THC

Notable players

Results

2021 Fixtures & Results

2021 Statistics
PldWWDLDLGFGAGDPts
831131011−112

FIH Pro League

7 March 2021 Away 2 Netherlands  Flag of the Netherlands.svg3–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Amsterdam, Netherlands
14:00 Dicke Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Welten Field hockey ball.svg 34', 36'
Report Stadium: Wagener Hockey Stadium
3 April 2021 Away 5 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg0–0
(2–3 p)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 Report Stadium: CeNARD
4 April 2021 Away 6 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg1–3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Buenos Aires, Argentina
17:00 Gorzelany Field hockey ball.svg 51' Report Stapenhorst Field hockey ball.svg 3'
Heinz Field hockey ball.svg 24'
Maertens Field hockey ball.svg 31'
Stadium: CeNARD

XXXII Olympic Games

26 July 2020 Pool A Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Tokyo, Japan
09:30Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
27 July 2020 Pool A Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of India.svg  India Tokyo, Japan
21:15Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
29 July 2020 Pool A Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of Ireland.svg  Ireland Tokyo, Japan
12:15Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
31 July 2020 Pool A South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgvFlag of Germany.svg  Germany Tokyo, Japan
09:30Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium
1 August 2020 Pool A Germany  Flag of Germany.svgvFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Tokyo, Japan
18:30Stadium: Oi Hockey Stadium

Goalscorers

2020 Goalscoring Table
Pos.PlayerFGPCPSTotal
1 Pia Maertens 5106
2 Rebecca Grote 0415
3 Lena Micheel 2103
Sonja Zimmermann 030
5 Naomi Heyn 2002
6 Pauline Heinz 1001
Kira Horn 100
Viktoria Huse 010
Nike Lorenz 010
Anne Schröder 100
Total1211124

See also

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