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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 3 times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship eight times (including twice as West Germany) and the Hockey Champions Trophy ten times (including three times as West Germany).

Germany
Nickname(s)Honamas
AssociationDeutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
ConfederationEHF (Europe)
Head CoachAndré Henning
Assistant coach(es)Pasha Gademan
ManagerEric Langner
CaptainMats Grambusch
Most capsMatthias Witthaus
Philipp Crone (327)
Top scorerBjörn Michel (229)
Home
Away
FIH ranking
Current 2 Increase 3 (13 August 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances20 (first in 1908)
Best result1st (1972, 1992, 2008, 2012)
World Cup
Appearances15 (first in 1971)
Best result1st (2002, 2006, 2023)
EuroHockey Championships
Appearances18 (first in 1970)
Best result1st (1970, 1978, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2013)
Medal record
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Olympic Games 4 4 4
World Cup 3 2 4
EuroHockey Championship 8 4 3
Champions Trophy 10 7 7
Pro League 0 0 1
Total 25 17 19
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1972 Munich Team
Gold medal – first place 1992 Barcelona Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing Team
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Team
Silver medal – second place 1936 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 1984 Los Angeles Team
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Silver medal – second place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 1928 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Melbourne Team
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur
Gold medal – first place 2006 Mönchengladbach
Gold medal – first place 2023 Bhubaneswar/Rourkela
Silver medal – second place 1982 Bombay
Silver medal – second place 2010 New Delhi
Bronze medal – third place 1973 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 1975 Kuala Lumpur
Bronze medal – third place 1986 London
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Utrecht
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 1970 Brussels
Gold medal – first place 1978 Hanover
Gold medal – first place 1991 Paris
Gold medal – first place 1995 Dublin
Gold medal – first place 1999 Padua
Gold medal – first place 2003 Barcelona
Gold medal – first place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Gold medal – first place 2013 Boom
Silver medal – second place 1974 Madrid
Silver medal – second place 2009 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2015 London
Silver medal – second place 2021 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Amsterdam
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Moscow
Bronze medal – third place 2005 Leipzig
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1986 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 1987 Amstelveen
Gold medal – first place 1988 Lahore
Gold medal – first place 1991 Berlin
Gold medal – first place 1992 Karachi
Gold medal – first place 1995 Berlin
Gold medal – first place 1997 Adelaide
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rotterdam
Gold medal – first place 2007 Kuala Lumpur
Gold medal – first place 2014 Bhubaneswar
Silver medal – second place 1980 Karachi
Silver medal – second place 1993 Kuala Lumpur
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lahore
Silver medal – second place 2000 Amstelveen
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cologne
Silver medal – second place 2006 Terrassa
Silver medal – second place 2009 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 1981 Karachi
Bronze medal – third place 1983 Karachi
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Perth
Bronze medal – third place 1989 West Berlin
Bronze medal – third place 1990 Melbourne
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Madras
Bronze medal – third place 2016 London
Semifinal match 2006 between Germany and Spain

History

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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

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D* L GF GA Squad
  1908 5th place game 5th 2 1 0 1 1 4 Squad
  1920 did not participate
  1928 3rd place game 3rd 4 3 0 1 11 3 Squad
  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
  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
  1976 5th place game 5th 6 3 1 2 22 13 Squad
  1980 Withdrew
  1984 Final 2nd 7 4 1 2 14 6 Squad
  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 3rd place game 4th 8 4 0 4 27 19 Squad
  2024 Final 2nd 8 6 1 1 23 11 Squad
Total 4 titles 20/25 138 85 25 28 349 178

World Cup

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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

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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

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FIH Pro League record
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 4th 16 8 2 6 40 36 Squad
2022–23 6th 16 6 2 8 31 35 Squad
2023–24 6th 16 5 6 5 33 29 Squad
Total Best: 3rd 72 28 17 27 160 141

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

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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

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*Draws include matches decided on a penalty shoot-out.

Team

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Current squad

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The following 20 players were named on 22 October 2024 for the test matches matches against India in New Delhi, India on 23 and 24 October 2024.[3]

Caps updated as of 9 August 2024, after the match against the Netherlands.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) CapsClub
39 GK Joshua Onyekwue (2002-11-01) 1 November 2002 (age 22) 2   Crefelder HTC
74 GK Jean Danneberg (2002-11-08) 8 November 2002 (age 22) 36   Rot-Weiss Köln
4 DF Lukas Windfeder (1995-05-11) 11 May 1995 (age 29) 163   Uhlenhorst Mülheim
8 DF Benedikt Schwarzhaupt (2001-01-14) 14 January 2001 (age 23) 28   Real Club de Polo
14 DF Teo Hinrichs (1999-09-17) 17 September 1999 (age 25) 71   Real Club de Polo
15 DF Tom Grambusch (1995-08-04) 4 August 1995 (age 29) 125   Rot-Weiss Köln
20 DF Niklas Bosserhoff (1998-04-15) 15 April 1998 (age 26) 70   Hamburger Polo Club
39 DF Luca Wolff (2001-11-23) 23 November 2001 (age 22) 10   Pinoké
18 MF Mario Schachner (2001-09-19) 19 September 2001 (age 23) 10   Mannheimer HC
23 MF Martin Zwicker (1987-02-27) 27 February 1987 (age 37) 326   Berliner HC
24 MF Erik Kleinlein (2001-12-03) 3 December 2001 (age 22) 9   Mannheimer HC
30 Henrik Mertgens (1999-05-31) 31 May 1999 (age 25) 0   Uhlenhorst Mülheim
31 MF Adrian Lehmann-Richter (1998-06-21) 21 June 1998 (age 26) 0   Klein Zwitserland
41 MF Matteo Poljaric (2002-02-11) 11 February 2002 (age 22) 2   Mannheimer HC
6 FW Raphael Hartkopf (1998-11-24) 24 November 1998 (age 25) 29   Mannheimer HC
7 FW Thies Prinz (1998-07-07) 7 July 1998 (age 26) 82   Rot-Weiss Köln
29 FW Malte Hellwig (1997-10-23) 23 October 1997 (age 27) 60   Uhlenhorst Mülheim
40 FW Ben Hasbach (2005-06-22) 22 June 2005 (age 19) 0   Mannheimer HC
62 FW Elian Mazkour (2001-03-09) 9 March 2001 (age 23) 12   Rot-Weiss Köln
97 FW Florian Sperling (2002-08-24) 24 August 2002 (age 22) 4   UHC Hamburg

Recent call-ups

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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
GK Alexander Stadler (1999-10-16) 16 October 1999 (age 25) 56   Den Bosch 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Mathias Müller (1992-04-03) 3 April 1992 (age 32) 172   Hamburger Polo Club 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Johannes Große (1997-01-07) 7 January 1997 (age 27) 122   Club an der Alster 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Gonzalo Peillat (1992-08-12) 12 August 1992 (age 32) 60   Mannheimer HC 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Moritz Ludwig (2001-09-14) 14 September 2001 (age 23) 58   Uhlenhorst Mülheim 2024 Summer Olympics
DF Antheus Barry (2002-10-06) 6 October 2002 (age 22) 20   Rot-Weiss Köln v.   Great Britain, 28 June 2024
MF Mats Grambusch (Captain) (1992-11-04) 4 November 1992 (age 32) 196   Gladbacher HTC 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Hannes Müller (2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24) 64   UHC Hamburg 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Paul-Philipp Kaufmann (1996-06-21) 21 June 1996 (age 28) 59   Hamburger Polo Club 2024 Summer Olympics
MF Michel Struthoff (2003-04-19) 19 April 2003 (age 21) 18   Rot-Weiss Köln v.   Australia, 11 June 2024
FW Niklas Wellen (1994-12-14) 14 December 1994 (age 29) 213   Crefelder HTC 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Christopher Rühr (1993-12-19) 19 December 1993 (age 30) 196   Rot-Weiss Köln 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Marco Miltkau (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 34) 155   Klein Zwitserland 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Justus Weigand (2000-04-20) 20 April 2000 (age 24) 62   Mannheimer HC 2024 Summer Olympics
FW Constantin Staib (1995-08-31) 31 August 1995 (age 29) 111   Hamburger Polo Club v.   Spain, 6 June 2024
FW Timm Herzbruch (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 27) 107   Uhlenhorst Mülheim v.   Spain, 6 June 2024

Coaches

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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)
2019–2021[4]   Kais al Saadi
2021–present   André Henning[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
  2. ^ "The German Times Online – Football Inc". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Mit folgendem Kader treten die HONAMAS in Indien an". hockey.de (in German). German Hockey Federation. 22 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Al Saadi ist neuer Hockey-Bundestrainer". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  5. ^ "André Henning übernimmt die Honamas". hockey.de (in German). 17 December 2021. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
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