Johannes Sellin

Johannes Sellin
Sellin in the German national team, 16 September 2014
Personal information
Born	(1990-12-31) 31 December 1990 (age 34) Wolgast, Germany
Nationality	German
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Right wing
Club information
Current club	HC Erlangen
Number	23
Youth career
Team
–	HSV Insel Usedom
2007-2009	Füchse Berlin
Senior clubs
Years	Team
2008–2013	Füchse Berlin
2013–2017	MT Melsungen
2017–2023	HC Erlangen
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2023	Germany	54	(108)
Teams managed
2023-2024	HC Erlangen 2nd team
2024	HC Erlangen Assistant
2024-	HC Erlangen
Medal record European Championship 2016 Poland

Johannes Sellin (born 31 December 1990) is a former German handball player and handball coach. As a player he played the German national team, ^{[1] [2]} and was part of the German team that won the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship. ^[3]

Playing career

Sellin played youth handball at SV Insel Usedom. In 2007 he joined Füchse Berlin, where he started in the second team. From 2009 to 2013 he played for Reinickendorf Füchse Berlin. ^[4] In 2011 he won the U21 World Championship with the German youth team. ^[5] The same year he reached the final four of the 2011-12 EHF Champions League. Afterwards he joined MT Melsungen on a two year deal. ^[6] On 14 March 2012 he debuted for the German national team in a match against Iceland. In 2017 he joined HC Erlangen, where he played for the rest of his career until 2023. ^[7]

Career statistics

Season	Team	League	Games	Goals	Penalty goals	Outfield goals
2009/10	Füchse Berlin	Bundesliga	14	26	1	25
2010/11	Füchse Berlin	Bundesliga	26	31	0	31
2011/12	Füchse Berlin	Bundesliga	22	50	0	50
2012/13	Füchse Berlin	Bundesliga	26	100	9	91
2013/14	MT Melsungen	Bundesliga	32	140	39	101
2014/15	MT Melsungen	Bundesliga	35	114	30	83
2015/16	MT Melsungen	Bundesliga	32	159	40	119
2016/17	MT Melsungen	Bundesliga	31	205	67	138
2017/18	HC Erlangen	Bundesliga	18	61	9	52
2018/19	HC Erlangen	Bundesliga	23	77	8	69
2019/20	HC Erlangen	Bundesliga	27	113	32	81
2020/21	HC Erlangen	Bundesliga	32	66	18	48
2021/22	HC Erlangen	Bundesliga	31	85	1	84
2022/23	HC Erlangen	Bundesliga	33	53	0	53
2009–2023	Career Total	Bundesliga	404	1321	254	1067

Coaching Career

After his career he was appointed the coach for the second team of HC Erlangen on the third tier of German handball. ^[8] In 2024 he joined the first team coaching staff as assitant. ^[9] On October 1st the same year, he replaced Martin Schwalb as the head coach at the club. ^[10]

Achievements

• European Championship :
  •  Gold: 2016

References

1. DHB profile
2. "Johannes Sellin". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
3. "2016 European Championship roster" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
4. ""Mein Ziel ist es, Profihandballer zu werden" - Johannes Sellin" (in German). Handball-World. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
5. "U21-Weltmeister sind "Juniorsportler Mannschaft des Jahres"" (in German). Handball-World. 14 October 2011.
6. "Melsungen schließt Kaderplanung mit Neuzugang aus Berlin ab" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
7. "Erlangen präsentiert HBL-Toptorjäger als Rahmel-Ersatz" (in German). handball-world.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
8. "HC Erlangen verkündet neue Funktionen für Johannes Sellin ab Sommer" (in German). handball-world.news. 1 April 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2023.
9. "Neuer Co-Trainer, zwei Verlängerungen, ein Abgang - HC Erlangen mit vier Personalentscheidungen".
10. "Trainer-Hammer: Martin Schwalb kehrt zurück in die Handball Bundesliga" (in German). handball-world.news. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 1 October 2024.