Germany men's national field hockey team
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).
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History
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.[2]
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
Summer Olympics
- 1908–1952 as
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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 |
 1908 |
5th place game | 5th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1920 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 1928 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 3 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1932 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
| 1936 |
Final | 2nd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
| 1948 |
Did not participate | ||||||||
 1952 |
5th place game | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1956 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
 1960 |
Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
 1964 |
5th place game | 5th | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 5 | Squad |
 1968 |
3rd place game | 4th | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 8 | Squad |
| 1972 |
Final | 1st | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1976 |
5th place game | 5th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 13 | Squad |
 1980 |
Withdrew | ||||||||
 1984 |
Final | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | Squad |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1988 |
Final | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | Squad |
 1992 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 6 | Squad |
| 1996 |
3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | Squad |
| 2000 |
5th place game | 5th | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | Squad |
 2004 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | Squad |
 2008 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | Squad |
| 2012 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | Squad |
 2016 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 18 | Squad |
| 2020 |
Qualified | ||||||||
| Total | 4 titles | 19/24 | 122 | 75 | 24 | 23 | 299 | 148 | |
World Cup
- 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 |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} 1971 |
5th place game | 5th | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 7 | Squad |
| 1973 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
 1975 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 14 | Squad |
 1978 |
3rd place game | 4th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 18 | Squad |
 1982 |
Final | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | Squad |
 1986 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | Squad |
 1990 |
3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | Squad |
| 1994 |
3rd place game | 4th | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 9 | Squad |
| 1998 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 10 | Squad |
| 2002 |
Final | 1st | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 11 | Squad |
| 2006 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 10 | Squad |
| 2010 |
Final | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 12 | Squad |
| 2014 |
5th place game | 6th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | Squad |
| 2018 |
Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 6 | Squad |
| 2023 |
To be determined | ||||||||
| Total | 2 titles | 14/14 | 97 | 56 | 20 | 21 | 238 | 141 | |
European Championships
- 1970–1987 as West Germany
- 1991–present as Germany
| EuroHockey Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA |
| 1970 |
Final | 1st | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 |
| 1974 |
Final | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 3 |
| 1978 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 |
| 1983 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 13 |
| 1987 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 7 |
 1991 |
Final | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 3 |
 1995 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| 1999 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 8 |
| 2003 |
Final | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 7 |
| 2005 |
3rd place game | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 |
| 2007 |
3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 9 |
| 2009 |
Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 13 |
| 2011 |
Final | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| 2013 |
Final | 1st | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
| 2015 |
Final | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 |
| 2017 |
3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 13 |
| 2019 |
3rd place game | 4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 11 |
| 2021 |
Qualified | |||||||
| 2023 |
Qualified as hosts | |||||||
| Total | 8 titles | 19/19 | 102 | 78 | 11 | 13 | 369 | 129 |
FIH Pro League
| FIH Pro League record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Position | Pld | W | D * | L | GF | GA | Squad | |
| 2019 | 6th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 38 | Squad | |
| 2020 | Qualified | Squad | |||||||
| Total | Best: 6th | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 30 | 38 | ||
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- 1987 as West Germany
- 1995–present as Germany
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record | |
|---|---|
| Year | Position |
| 1987 | 1st |
| 1995 | 2nd |
| 1998 | 2nd |
| 1999 | 3rd |
| 2000 | 5th |
| 2001 | 1st |
| 2003 | 2nd |
| 2004 | 4th |
| Best result: 1st place | |
Defunct competitions
Champions Trophy
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- *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.
Team
Current squad
The following 24 players were named for the FIH Pro League matches against Belgium on 22 and 23 September 2020.[3]
Caps updated as of 23 September 2020, after the match against Belgium.
Head coach: Kais al Saadi
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Mark Appel | 5 July 1994 | 21 | Club an der Alster |
| 30 | GK | Victor Aly | 2 June 1994 | 25 | Großflottbek |
| 32 | GK | Alexander Stadler | 16 October 1999 | 2 | TSV Mannheim |
| 4 | DF | Lukas Windfeder | 11 May 1995 | 114 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| 5 | DF | Linus Müller | 2 December 1999 | 7 | Mannheimer HC |
| 6 | DF | Martin Häner (Captain) | 27 August 1988 | 253 | Berliner HC |
| 13 | DF | Tobias Hauke | 11 September 1987 | 312 | Harvestehude |
| 18 | DF | Ferdinand Weinke | 26 January 1995 | 64 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| 25 | DF | Teo Hinrichs | 17 September 1999 | 21 | Mannheimer HC |
| 26 | DF | Niklas Bosserhoff | 15 April 1998 | 23 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| 29 | DF | Johannes Große | 7 January 1997 | 56 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 3 | MF | Mats Grambusch | 4 November 1992 | 148 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 11 | MF | Constantin Staib | 31 August 1995 | 70 | Hamburger Polo Club |
| 19 | MF | Justus Weigand | 20 April 2000 | 3 | Mannheimer HC |
| 20 | MF | Martin Zwicker | 27 February 1987 | 236 | Berliner HC |
| 24 | MF | Benedikt Fürk | 20 October 1988 | 170 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
| 27 | MF | Timur Oruz | 27 October 1994 | 80 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 7 | FW | Jonas Gomoll | 28 January 1993 | 45 | Berliner HC |
| 8 | FW | Paul-Philipp Kaufmann | 21 June 1996 | 3 | TSV Mannheim |
| 9 | FW | Niklas Wellen | 14 December 1994 | 138 | Pinoké |
| 17 | FW | Christopher Rühr | 19 December 1993 | 142 | Rot-Weiss Köln |
| 22 | FW | Marco Miltkau | 18 August 1990 | 105 | Klein Zwitserland |
| 23 | FW | Florian Fuchs | 10 November 1991 | 221 | Bloemendaal |
| 31 | FW | Malte Hellwig | 23 October 1997 | 22 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Mathias Müller | 3 April 1992 | 118 | Hamburger Polo Club |
v.  South Africa, 29 February 2020 |
| MF | Timm Herzbruch | 7 June 1997 | 78 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
v. South Africa, 29 February 2020 |
| FW | Jan Schiffer | 3 May 1998 | 2 | Uhlenhorst Mülheim |
v. South Africa, 29 February 2020 |
Coaches
| Years | Coach |
|---|---|
| 1969–1973 | Horst Wein |
| 1974–1990 | Klaus Lissek |
| 1990–2000 | Paul Lissek |
| 2000–2006 | Bernhard Peters |
| 2006–2015 | Markus Weise |
| 2015–2016 | Valentin Altenburg |
| 2016–2019 | Stefan Kermas |
| 2019 | Markus Weise (caretaker) |
| 2019–present[4] | Kais al Saadi |
See also
References
- "FIH Men's and Women's World Ranking". FIH. 21 December 2020. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "The German Times Online – Football Inc". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- "FIH Hockey Pro League: DHB-Teams mit je 24 Aktiven für die Belgien-Spiele". web.hockey.de (in German). Deutscher Hockey-Bund. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- "Al Saadi ist neuer Hockey-Bundestrainer". www.tagesspiegel.de (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
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