Andy Schmid (handball player)

Andy Schmid

Schmid 2015
Player information
birthday	August 30, 1983
place of birth	Horgen , Switzerland
citizenship	Swiss
height	1.90 m
Playing position	Back center
Throwing hand	right
Club information
society	Rhine-Neckar lion
Jersey number	2
Clubs in the youth
from ... to	society
0000-2002	BSV Borba Lucerne
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
2002-2004	SG Stans / Lucerne
2004-2007	Grasshopper Club Zurich
2007-2009	ZMC Amicitia Zurich
2009-2010	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2010–	Rhine-Neckar lion
National team
Debut on	December 19, 2003
against	Luxembourg
	Games (goals)
Switzerland	182 (875)
As of July 9, 2020

Andy Schmid (born August 30, 1983 in Horgen , Canton of Zurich ; actually Andre Schmid) is a Swiss handball player .

Career

Schmid went through all youth teams of BSV Borba Luzern . From 2002 to 2004 he played in the National League B for the newly founded game community SG Stans / Lucerne . In 2004 he made his debut with Grasshopper Club Zurich in the National League A and stayed until 2007. He then played for ZMC Amicitia Zurich , with whom he won the championship twice. In the 2009/10 season Schmid played mostly on the back center for the Danish club Bjerringbro-Silkeborg . On March 29, 2010, the Rhein-Neckar Löwen announced Schmid's commitment for the 2010/11 season. Schmid received a four-year contract, which was extended in September 2013 for a further two years and in 2014 prematurely until 2018. In 2016, the contract was extended early until June 30, 2020. In 2018, the contract was again extended prematurely by 2 years until 2022.

Schmid has played 182 international matches for Switzerland so far, scoring 875 goals. He made his debut on December 19, 2003 in the international match against Luxembourg. Schmid wears the shirt number 2 in the national team and in the club.

Play style

Schmid is considered one of the best playmakers of his time. In particular, his frequent acrobatic allusions to the circle and his predictive game overview are his strengths.

In addition, Schmid has a precise shot from a distance. Under coach Nikolaj Jacobsen he was used almost exclusively in attack. If he was used in defense, he only defended on the wing position. From there he initiates the switching game.

In the national team he is regularly the first seven-meter shooter. He usually throws seamlessly and without faking the throw in advance.

successes

• DHB Cup 2018
• EHF European Cup : 2013
• Swiss champions 2008 and 2009
• Most Valuable Player (MVP) of the NLA 2008 and 2009
• Player of the Season of the Handball Bundesliga 2013/14
• Player of the season of the handball Bundesliga 2014/15
• Player of the season of the handball Bundesliga 2015/16
• Player of the season of the handball Bundesliga 2016/17
• Player of the season of the handball Bundesliga 2017/18
• German champion 2016 and 2017 with the Rhein-Neckar Löwen
• DHB Supercup 2016, 2017 and 2018 with the Rhein-Neckar-Löwen

statistics

season	league	society	Gates	Games	O
2004/05	NLA	Grashopper Club Zurich	084	30th	2.8
2005/06	NLA	Grashopper Club Zurich	118	33	3.6
2006/07	NLA	Grashopper Club Zurich	144	34	4.2
2007/08	NLA	ZMC Amicitia Zurich	252	32	7.9
2008/09	NLA	ZMC Amicitia Zurich	209	32	6.5
2009/10	HHL	Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2010/11	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	044	31	1.7
2011/12	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	084	34	2.5
2012/13	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	156	34	4.6
2013/14	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	161	34	4.7
2014/15	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	114	36	3.2
2015/16	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	164	32	5.3
2016/17	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	156	34	4.6
2017/18	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	189	34	5.6
2018/19	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	164	34	4.8
2019/20	HBL	Rhine-Neckar lion	117	25th	4.7
2004-2009	NLA	total	807	161	5.0
2010-2020	HBL	total	1349	328	4.1
2004-2020	all	total	2156	489	4.4

Web links

Commons : Andy Schmid  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Andy Schmid in the Munzinger archive ( beginning of article freely accessible)
• Portrait on the website of the Rhein-Neckar-Löwen
• Player statistics Rhein-Neckar-Löwen
• Andy Schmid in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
• Schmid's profile at handball.ch
• Anniversary: ​​100th international match for Andy Schmid

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} handball.ch: Profile Andy Schmid . As of July 9, 2020.
2. ↑ EHF CL player database: EHF CL player profile . As of August 4, 2019.
3. ↑ ^{a b c} tagblatt.ch: Handball professional Andy Schmid: "In Switzerland, life paths are as if on rails" from August 21, 2018, accessed on December 27, 2018
4. ↑ eurohandball.com: Andy Schmid. Retrieved March 29, 2010
5. ↑ nzz.ch: Director Schmid leaves Amicitia Zurich on December 18, 2008, accessed on March 30, 2018
6. ↑ rhein-neckar-loewen.de: Andy Schmid changes to the Rhein-Neckar Löwen. Retrieved March 29, 2010, July 18, 2019
7. ↑ Schmid becomes a lion. In: Kicker-Online of March 29, 2010, accessed on March 29, 2010
8. ^ Rhein-Neckar Löwen bind director Schmid until 2016 In: Schwäbische Zeitung from September 17, 2013, accessed on September 17, 2013
9. ↑ rhein-neckar-loewen.de: Andy Schmid extended until 2018 , accessed on September 1, 2014
10. ↑ Löwen-News: Successful trio extended in the long term . In: Rhein-Neckar Löwen - DKB Handball Bundesliga . ( rhein-neckar-loewen.de [accessed on June 23, 2017]).
11. ↑ rhein-neckar-loewen.de: "Would like to end my career in the lions jersey" , accessed on October 8, 2018
12. ↑ blick.ch: Andy Schmid elected MVP on July 2, 2008, accessed on March 30, 2018
13. ↑ ^{a b c d} https://www.dkb-handball-bundesliga.de/de/n/news/player-des-monats/player-des-monats-2017-18/andy-schmid-ist-der-player -der-season-2017-18 / accessed on January 14, 2019
14. ↑ Löwen-News: Hattrick for Andy Schmid. In: Rhein-Neckar Löwen - DKB Handball Bundesliga. Retrieved June 3, 2016 . 
15. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i j} https://www.dkb-handball-bundesliga.de/de/import/player/andy-schmid/#s1434504-1=5c38b15f under "Statistics" and "Historically", accessed on January 14, 2019

predecessor	Honors	successor
Domagoj Duvnjak	MVP of the Bundesliga 2014-2018	Rasmus lye