Andrei Xepkin
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| Player information | |
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| Nickname | "El Gigante" |
| birthday | May 1, 1965 |
| place of birth | Zaporizhia , Soviet Union |
| citizenship |
 Soviet (until 1991), Ukrainian (until 1997), Spanish (since 1997)
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| height | 2.05 m |
| Playing position | Circular rotor |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Club information | |
| society | Career ended |
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| -1991 |
STR Zaporizhia
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| 1991-1992 |
Maristas de Málaga
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| 1992-1993 |
Avidesa Alzira
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| 1993-2005 |
FC Barcelona
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| 3 / 2007-2007 |
 THW Kiel
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| 2007-2008 |
FC Barcelona
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| National team | |
| Games (goals) | |
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Soviet Union |
78 (226) 161 (?) |
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As of January 29, 2014 |
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Andrei Xepkin [ ʃɛpkin ] (originally Ukrainian Андрій Щепкін / Andrij Schtschepkin , scientific transliteration Andrij Ščepkin ; born May 1, 1965 in Zaporizhia , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union ) is a former Soviet, Ukrainian and Spanish handball player . He won a total of ten European cups in his playing career and is the record winner of the most important European club competition with seven titles in the EHF Champions League.
Career
society
Andrei Xepkin played until 1991 in his home at STR Zaporizhia , then switched pivot player in the Spanish league ASOBAL , where he in 1993 when FC Barcelona played. During this time he won the Champions League and the Spanish championship six times . He ended his career in 2005, but was signed up to the end of the season by the German Bundesliga club THW Kiel in March 2007 in response to Marcus Ahlm's injury-related loss . With the Kiel team, Xepkin won the triple of the Champions League, German Championship and DHB Cup . In the 2007/08 season he played again for FC Barcelona.
National team
Andrei Xepkin played a total of 161 international matches for the Soviet and Ukrainian national teams . After taking Spanish citizenship, he scored 226 goals in 78 appearances for the Spanish national handball team .
Others
Xepkin is married to Viktoria and has two children.
successes
society
- Champions League winner 2007 with THW Kiel
- German champion 2007 with the THW Kiel
- DHB Cup winner 2007 with THW Kiel
- Champions League winner 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2005 with FC Barcelona
- Spanish champions in 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2003 with FC Barcelona
- 2003 EHF Cup winner with FC Barcelona
- Winner of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1994 and 1995 with FC Barcelona
- Club European Championship winner 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2004 with FC Barcelona
- King's Cup winner 1994, 1997, 1998 and 2000 with FC Barcelona
- League Cup winner 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001 and 2002 with FC Barcelona
National team
- Bronze at the 2000 Olympic Games with Spain
- Bronze at the 2000 European Championship with Spain
- Silver at the 1998 European Championship with Spain
- Silver at the 1990 World Cup with the Soviet Union
Spelling of his name
The German sports press often uses the spelling Andrej Tschepkin , which is incorrect. The correct German transcription of his name from the Ukrainian is Andrij Schtschepkin or Andrei Schtschepkin when transcribing from Russian. However, since Xepkin took on Spanish citizenship in 1998, his name was changed to Andrei Xepkin , which is the Catalan transcription of his name.
Individual evidence
- ^ Multiple Winners of the EHF Champions League
- ↑ THW reacts to injury misery : Xepkin committed to thw-handball.de from 27./28. Retrieved March 6, 2013, February 6, 2015
- ↑ From "Andrej Tschepkin" is "Andrei Xepkin" on thw-handball.de dated 3 April 2007, accessed on February 6, 2015
Web links
- Andrei Xepkin in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Data about Xepkin on the THW Kiel website
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Xepkin, Andrei |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Щепкін, Андрій (Ukrainian); Shchepkin, Andrij; Ščepkin, Andrij (scientific transliteration) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Soviet, Ukrainian and Spanish handball players |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zaporizhia , Ukrainian SSR , Soviet Union |