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Steffen Weinhold

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Steffen Weinhold
Weinhold in 2018
Personal information
Born (1986-07-19) 19 July 1986 (age 38)
Fürth, West Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Right back / Centre back
Club information
Current club THW Kiel
Number 13
Youth career
Team
 TSV Altenberg
 TSV Zirndorf
Senior clubs
Years Team
2003–2007
 HC Erlangen
2007–2009
 HSG Nordhorn-Lingen
2009–2012
 TV Grosswallstadt
2012–2014
 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
2014–2024
 THW Kiel
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2021
 Germany 137 (336)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Poland

Steffen Weinhold (born 19 July 1986) is a German former professional handball player for THW Kiel.[1] In 2016 he was part of the German team that won the European Championship.[2] In 2021 he announced the end of his time in the German national team.[3] He has previously been the captain of the German national team.

Career

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Weinhold played for various team in his youth before joining HC Erlangen from HG Zirndorf, a club in Fürth, Bavaria at the age of 15.[4][5] He won the European Youth championship in 2006.

At the age of 17 he debuted for the Erlangen first team in the 2. Bundesliga.[6] In 2007 he joined Bundesliga team HSG Nordhorn, where he won the EHF Cup in 2008. In 2009 he joined TV Großwallstadt, where he played for three years before joining SG Flensburg-Handewitt.[7] Here he won the 2013-14 EHF Champions League.

In 2014 he joined THW Kiel.[8] Here he won both the German Championship, DHB-Pokal and the 2019-20 EHF Champions League. He left Kiel after the 2023-24 season.[9]

Club statistics

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Season Team League Games Goals Penalty Goals Outfield goals
2007/08 HSG Nordhorn Bundesliga 34 19 0 19
2008/09 HSG Nordhorn Bundesliga 34 100 0 100
2009/10 TV Großwallstadt Bundesliga 34 129 0 129
2010/11 TV Großwallstadt Bundesliga 32 113 0 113
2011/12 TV Großwallstadt Bundesliga 24 67 0 67
2012/13 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 34 91 0 91
2013/14 SG Flensburg-Handewitt Bundesliga 32 117 6 111
2014/15 THW Kiel Bundesliga 33 99 0 99
2015/16 THW Kiel Bundesliga 21 58 1 58
2016/17 THW Kiel Bundesliga 21 60 0 60
2017/18 THW Kiel Bundesliga 27 82 0 82
2018/19 THW Kiel Bundesliga 31 94 0 94
2019/20 THW Kiel Bundesliga 20 46 0 46
2020/21 THW Kiel Bundesliga 37 70 0 70
2021/22 THW Kiel Bundesliga 32 69 0 69
2022/23 THW Kiel Bundesliga 15 44 0 44
2023/24 THW Kiel Bundesliga 19 30 0 30
2007–2024 Total Bundesliga 480 1288 7 1281

National team

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Weinhold debuted for the German national team on February 27th, 2008 under coach Heiner Brand in a friendly against Switzerland.

At the 2013 World Championship he won the player of the match award in the first game.

At the 2016 European Championship, he was the captain of the German team, when Uwe Gensheimer was not available. In the initial round match against Slovenia, he won the player of the match award. In the main round game against Russia, he got a torn muscle injury, and could not complete the tournament. In his absence, Germany won the final against Spain, and he became a European champion.

At the 2016 Olympics he was not initially in the team, but was called in to replace injured Patrick Groetzki.[10] Here he won a bronze medal with the German team, forwhich he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.[11]

He played his 100th game for Germany in a friendly against Iceland on 7 January 2018.

He also represented Germany at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.[12] After the Olympics he retired from the national team, but continued to compete at club level.[3]

Achievements

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References

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  1. ^ DHB profile
  2. ^ "Profile". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ a b "ABSCHIED AUS DER NATIONALMANNSCHAFT". DHB.de. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Karriere von Nationalspieler Weinhold begann in Zirndorf" (in German). Nordbayern. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Handballstars im Wohnzimmer: Auch Weinhold schaut vorbei" (in German). Nordbayern. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Ein großes Talent auf Rückraum Rechts: Toyota-Handball präsentiert Steffen Weinhold (HSG Nordhorn)" (in German). Handball-Bundesliga. 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Flensburg-Handewitt verpflichtet weiteren Nationalspieler" (in German). handball-world.com. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Weinhold wechselt von Flensburg zum THW Kiel" (in German). handball-world.com. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Steffen Weinhold am Mittwoch zum letzten Mal im THW-Trikot in Kiel" (in German). THW Kiel. 28 May 2024. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Linkshänder für Linkshänder: Spielertausch im DHB-Team vor drittem Olympia-Spiel" (in German). handball-world.com. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 1 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Statistics: Germany" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
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