Steffen Weinhold

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Steffen Weinhold
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Weinhold in 2018
Personal information
Born (1986-07-19) 19 July 1986 (age 39)
Fürth, West Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back / Centre back
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 13
Youth career
Team
 TSV Altenberg
TSV Zirndorf
Senior clubs
YearsTeam
2003–2007
 HC Erlangen
2007–2009
 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
2009–2012
 TV Grosswallstadt
2012–2014
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2014–2024
 THW Kiel
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008–2021
 Germany 137 (336)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
European Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Poland

Steffen Weinhold (born 19 July 1986) is a German former professional handball player for THW Kiel. [1] In 2016 he was part of the German team that won the European Championship. [2] In 2021 he announced the end of his time in the German national team. [3] He has previously been the captain of the German national team.

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Career

Weinhold played for various team in his youth before joining HC Erlangen from HG Zirndorf, a club in Fürth, Bavaria at the age of 15. [4] [5] He won the European Youth championship in 2006.

At the age of 17 he debuted for the Erlangen first team in the 2. Bundesliga. [6] In 2007 he joined Bundesliga team HSG Nordhorn, where he won the EHF Cup in 2008. In 2009 he joined TV Großwallstadt, where he played for three years before joining SG Flensburg-Handewitt. [7] Here he won the 2013-14 EHF Champions League.

In 2014 he joined THW Kiel. [8] Here he won both the German Championship, DHB-Pokal and the 2019-20 EHF Champions League. He left Kiel after the 2023-24 season. [9]

Club statistics

SeasonTeamLeagueGamesGoalsPenalty GoalsOutfield goals
2007/08HSG NordhornBundesliga3419019
2008/09HSG NordhornBundesliga341000100
2009/10TV GroßwallstadtBundesliga341290129
2010/11TV GroßwallstadtBundesliga321130113
2011/12TV GroßwallstadtBundesliga2467067
2012/13SG Flensburg-HandewittBundesliga3491091
2013/14SG Flensburg-HandewittBundesliga321176111
2014/15THW KielBundesliga3399099
2015/16THW KielBundesliga2158158
2016/17THW KielBundesliga2160060
2017/18THW KielBundesliga2782082
2018/19THW KielBundesliga3194094
2019/20THW KielBundesliga2046046
2020/21THW KielBundesliga3770070
2021/22THW KielBundesliga3269069
2022/23THW KielBundesliga1544044
2023/24THW KielBundesliga1930030
2007–2024TotalBundesliga480128871281

National team

Weinhold debuted for the German national team on February 27th, 2008 under coach Heiner Brand in a friendly against Switzerland.

At the 2013 World Championship he won the player of the match award in the first game.

At the 2016 European Championship, he was the captain of the German team, when Uwe Gensheimer was not available. In the initial round match against Slovenia, he won the player of the match award. In the main round game against Russia, he got a torn muscle injury, and could not complete the tournament. In his absence, Germany won the final against Spain, and he became a European champion.

At the 2016 Olympics he was not initially in the team, but was called in to replace injured Patrick Groetzki. [10] Here he won a bronze medal with the German team, forwhich he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt. [11]

He played his 100th game for Germany in a friendly against Iceland on 7 January 2018.

He also represented Germany at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. [12] After the Olympics he retired from the national team, but continued to compete at club level. [3]

Achievements

References

  1. ↑ DHB profile
  2. ↑ "Profile". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. 1 2 "ABSCHIED AUS DER NATIONALMANNSCHAFT". DHB.de. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Karriere von Nationalspieler Weinhold begann in Zirndorf" (in German). Nordbayern. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Handballstars im Wohnzimmer: Auch Weinhold schaut vorbei" (in German). Nordbayern. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "Ein großes Talent auf Rückraum Rechts: Toyota-Handball präsentiert Steffen Weinhold (HSG Nordhorn)" (in German). Handball-Bundesliga. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Flensburg-Handewitt verpflichtet weiteren Nationalspieler" (in German). handball-world.com. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Weinhold wechselt von Flensburg zum THW Kiel" (in German). handball-world.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Steffen Weinhold am Mittwoch zum letzten Mal im THW-Trikot in Kiel" (in German). THW Kiel. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ↑ "Linkshänder für Linkshänder: Spielertausch im DHB-Team vor drittem Olympia-Spiel" (in German). handball-world.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 1 November 2016.
  12. ↑ "Cumulative Statistics: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation . Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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