Timo Weß

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Timo Wess
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Timo Weß, 2012
Personal information
Born (1982-07-02) 2 July 1982 (age 40)
Moers, West Germany
Playing position Defender
Youth career
1988–1995 Moerser SC
1995–2000 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
Senior career
YearsTeam
2000–2003 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
2003–2004 Crefeld
2004–2005 Uhlenhorst Mülheim
2005–2007 Crefeld
2007–2012 Rot-Weiss Köln
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2012 Germany 252
Medal record
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2006 Mönchengladbach Team
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2003 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2005 Leipzig Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Cologne Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 Terrassa Team
Men's indoor field hockey
Indoor World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Vienna Team

Timo Weß (born 2 July 1982) is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, and gold at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. He was born in Moers, North Rhine-Westphalia.

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The defender, who played for German club Crefelder HTC, made his international senior debut for the national team on February 26, 2001 in a friendly against India in Mumbai. As of December 18, 2005, Weß earned 137 caps for his native country, in which he scored 13 goals. Previously he played for HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim. Since the Athens Olympics he was the captain of the Men's National Team. At the end of his international career, he had earned 252 caps. [1]

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References

  1. "Nationalspieler: Herren". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2018.