Germany men's national field hockey team
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The Germany men's national field hockey team is one of the most successful sides in the world, winning gold at the Summer Olympics four times (including once as West Germany), the Hockey World Cup twice, the EuroHockey Nations Championship eight times (including twice as West Germany) and the Hockey Champions Trophy nine times (including three times as West Germany).
History[edit]
The team caused an upset in the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup when they defeated Australia 2–1 with striker Olivier Domke scoring the winner after Germany came back from being 1–0 down. After this period the Germans went through a transition period, finishing lowly in the 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and the 2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy with several inexperienced players in their squad. Coach Bernhard Peters was looking to nurture the players for the World Cup such as Christopher Zeller, Moritz Fürste and Timo Wess, and was successful as the Germans won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, defeating Australia 4–3 in the final. Bernhard Peters left the team in order to pursue a career in football and is now a staff member at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[3]
On 6 November 2006, Markus Wiese was appointed as the new head coach. Success at the 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics followed this. Germany headed into the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup with a largely young and inexperienced squad but reached the final of the World Cup after strong performances throughout the tournament. In the final, they were defeated 2–1 by Australia.
Germany has played in the annual 2011 Hockey Champions Trophy held in Auckland, New Zealand. The team competed in pool B with Korea, Netherlands and host nation New Zealand. The team finished fifth in the tournament.
Competitive record[edit]
Summer Olympics[edit]
- 1908–1952 as
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Germany
- 1956–1964 as
United Team of Germany
- 1968–1988 as
West Germany
- 1992–present as
Germany
Summer Olympics record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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5th place game | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
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Did not participate | ||||||||
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3rd place game | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | Squad |
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Did not participate | ||||||||
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Final | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
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Did not participate | ||||||||
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5th place game | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
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Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
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5th place game | 5th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | Squad |
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Final | 1st | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Squad |
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5th place game | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | Squad |
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Withdrew | ||||||||
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Final | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
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Final | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | Squad |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squad |
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5th place game | 5th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | Squad |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | Squad |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 4th | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 27 | 19 | Squad |
Total | 4 titles | 19/24 | 130 | 79 | 24 | 27 | 326 | 167 |
World Cup[edit]
- 1971–1990 as
West Germany
- 1994–present as
Germany
World Cup record | |||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad |
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5th place game | 5th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 4th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | Squad |
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Final | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | Squad |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | Squad |
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Final | 1st | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | Squad |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | Squad |
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Final | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | Squad |
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5th place game | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | Squad |
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Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | Squad |
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Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 2 titles | 15/15 | 97 | 56 | 20 | 21 | 238 | 141 |
European Championships[edit]
- 1970–1987 as
West Germany
- 1991–present as
Germany
EuroHockey Championship record | ||||||||
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Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
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Final | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
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Final | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
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Final | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
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Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
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3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
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3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
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Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 |
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Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
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Final | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
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Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
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3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 |
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3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
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Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 12 |
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Qualified as hosts | |||||||
Total | 8 titles | 19/19 | 107 | 81 | 13 | 13 | 390 | 141 |
FIH Pro League[edit]
FIH Pro League record | |||||||||
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Season | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
2019 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 38 | Squad | |
2020–21 | 3rd | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 26 | 23 | Squad | |
2021–22 | Qualified | Squad | |||||||
Total | Best: 3rd | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 56 | 61 |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup[edit]
- 1987 as
West Germany
- 1995–present as
Germany
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record | |
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Year | Position |
1987 | 1st |
1995 | 2nd |
1998 | 2nd |
1999 | 3rd |
2000 | 5th |
2001 | 1st |
2003 | 2nd |
2004 | 4th |
Best result: 1st place |
Defunct competitions[edit]
Champions Trophy[edit]
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Hockey World League[edit]
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- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Team[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following 18 players were named on 28 May 2021 for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.[4]
Caps updated as of 5 August 2021, after the match against India.
Head coach: Kais al Saadi
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
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32 | GK | Alexander Stadler | 16 October 1999 | 18 | ![]() |
4 | DF | Lukas Windfeder | 11 May 1995 | 132 | ![]() |
5 | DF | Linus Müller | 2 December 1999 | 26 | ![]() |
6 | DF | Martin Häner | 27 August 1988 | 272 | ![]() |
10 | DF | Johannes Große | 7 January 1997 | 75 | ![]() |
24 | DF | Benedikt Fürk | 20 October 1988 | 186 | ![]() |
26 | DF | Niklas Bosserhoff | 15 April 1998 | 41 | ![]() |
3 | MF | Mats Grambusch | 4 November 1992 | 161 | ![]() |
13 | MF | Tobias Hauke (Captain) | 11 September 1987 | 334 | ![]() |
19 | MF | Justus Weigand | 20 April 2000 | 13 | ![]() |
20 | MF | Martin Zwicker | 27 February 1987 | 257 | ![]() |
27 | MF | Timur Oruz | 27 October 1994 | 95 | ![]() |
8 | FW | Paul-Philipp Kaufmann | 21 June 1996 | 21 | ![]() |
9 | FW | Niklas Wellen | 14 December 1994 | 159 | ![]() |
11 | FW | Constantin Staib | 31 August 1995 | 89 | ![]() |
12 | FW | Timm Herzbruch | 7 June 1997 | 93 | ![]() |
17 | FW | Christopher Rühr | 19 December 1993 | 160 | ![]() |
23 | FW | Florian Fuchs | 10 November 1991 | 239 | ![]() |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months or are a part of the current training squad.
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Victor Aly | 2 June 1994 | 30 | ![]() |
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GK | Mark Appel | 5 July 1994 | 24 | ![]() |
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DF | Teo Hinrichs | 17 September 1999 | 28 | ![]() |
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DF | Mathias Müller | 3 April 1992 | 121 | ![]() |
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DF | Benedikt Schwarzhaupt | 14 January 2001 | 6 | ![]() |
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DF | Paul Dösch | 11 May 1998 | 4 | ![]() |
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DF | Christopher Kutter | 22 January 2000 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Antheus Barry | 6 October 2002 | 2 | ![]() |
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DF | Luca Wolff | 23 November 2001 | 1 | ![]() |
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DF | Ferdinand Weinke | 26 January 1995 | 64 | ![]() |
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MF | Moritz Rothländer | 10 November 1997 | 19 | ![]() |
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MF | Mario Schachner | 19 September 2001 | 3 | ![]() |
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MF | Erik Kleinlein | 3 December 2001 | 2 | ![]() |
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MF | Luis Gill | 27 November 1997 | 2 | ![]() |
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FW | Marco Miltkau | 18 August 1990 | 113 | ![]() |
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FW | Jonas Gomoll | 28 January 1993 | 46 | ![]() |
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FW | Malte Hellwig | 23 October 1997 | 25 | ![]() |
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FW | Thies Prinz | 7 July 1998 | 19 | ![]() |
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FW | Hannes Müller | 18 May 2000 | 5 | ![]() |
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FW | Raphael Hartkopf | 24 November 1998 | 4 | ![]() |
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Coaches[edit]
Years | Coach |
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1969–1973 | ![]() |
1974–1990 | ![]() |
1990–2000 | ![]() |
2000–2006 | ![]() |
2006–2015 | ![]() |
2015–2016 | ![]() |
2016–2019 | ![]() |
2019 | ![]() |
2019–present[5] | ![]() |
See also[edit]
- East Germany men's national field hockey team
- Germany men's national under-21 field hockey team
- Germany women's national field hockey team
References[edit]
- ^ Germany looking to turn excitement to excellence fihproleague.com. Retrieved 30 July 2021
- ^ "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "The German Times Online – Football Inc". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Al Saadi ist neuer Hockey-Bundestrainer". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2019.