Field hockey team representing Germany
Germany Nickname(s) Honamas Association Deutscher Hockey-Bund Confederation EHF (Europe) Head Coach André Henning Assistant coach(es) Pasha GademanJamilon Mülders Manager Eric Langner Captain Mats Grambusch Most caps Matthias Witthaus Top scorer Björn Michel (229)FIH ranking Current 3 [1] Olympic Games Appearances 20 (first in 1908 ) Best result 1st (1972 , 1992 , 2008 , 2012 ) World Cup Appearances 15 (first in 1971 ) Best result 1st (2002 , 2006 , 2023 ) EuroHockey Championships Appearances 18 (first in 1970 ) Best result 1st (1970 , 1978 , 1991 , 1995 , 1999 , 2003 , 2011 , 2013 )
Semifinal match 2006 between Germany and Spain 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 3 times, 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 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 1956–1964 as 1968–1988 as 1992–present as World Cup 1971–1990 as 1994–present as World Cup record Year Round Position Pld W D * L GF GA Squad 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 Final 1st 7 4 3 0 26 13 Squad Total 3 titles 15/15 104 60 23 21 264 154
European Championships 1970–1987 as 1991–present as 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 Final 2nd 5 3 2 0 21 12 2023 3rd place game 4th 5 2 2 1 10 6 Total 8 titles 19/19 112 83 15 14 400 147
FIH Pro League Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 1987 as 1995–present as Defunct competitions *Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out. Team Current squad The following 24 players were named on 6 February 2024 for the FIH Pro League matches against Argentina and Belgium in Santiago del Estero , Argentina from 15 to 19 February 2024.[3]
Head coach: André Henning
Recent call-ups The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.
Coaches See also References ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH . 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024 . ^ "The German Times Online – Football Inc". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014 . ^ "Der Kader für die anstehenden Pro League Spiele der Herren im Februar 2024 steht". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation . 6 February 2024. ^ "Al Saadi ist neuer Hockey-Bundestrainer". Der Tagesspiegel . Retrieved 4 November 2019 . ^ "André Henning übernimmt die Honamas". hockey.de (in German). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021 . External links Official website FIH profile
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