Christoph Bechmann
Christoph Bechmann (born November 23, 1971 in Speyer ) is a former German national hockey player who won bronze at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , as well as the 2006 world championship.
Career
Christoph Bechmann, nicknamed "Duffi" or "Bechi", was the captain of the German national team. In 2006 he ended his career in the national team after appearing 300 times for Germany and scoring 179 goals.
In 2006 he became assistant trainer at the Club an der Alster. On August 1, 2006, he switched to Rot-Weiss Cologne as a trainer . In the 2011/12 season, Bechmann returned to Hamburg and became assistant trainer under Christian “Büdi” Blunck at Harvestehuder THC (HTHC). From the 2012/13 season he trained the team as head coach together with assistant coach Stephan Platz. With the men of the HTHC he became German indoor hockey champion in spring 2013. In 2014 he won the European Cup of National Champions in Hall with the HTHC, the European Cup of National Champions on the Field (EHL) and was German field hockey champion. In the spring of 2015 he was again German champion in indoor hockey.
Stations as a player
- HC Speyer (1975–1985)
- TG Frankenthal (1985-1992)
- Dürkheimer HC (1992–1994)
- Gladbacher HTC (1994–1999)
- Harvestehuder THC (1997, 1999-2002)
- Club on the Alster (2002-2005)
International success as a player
- 1994 4th place World Championship Sydney
- 1995 1st place European Championship Dublin
- 1995 1st place in the Champions Trophy Men Berlin
- 1996 4th place Olympic Games Men Atlanta
- 1996 3rd place in the Champions Trophy Men Madras
- 1997 1st place in the Champions Trophy Men Adelaide
- 1998 3rd place in the world championship in Utrecht
- 1999 1st place European Indoor Championships Slagelse
- 1999 1st place European Championship Padua
- 2000 2nd place in the Champions Trophy Men Amstelveen
- 2000 5th place Olympic Games Men Sydney
- 2002 1st place World Championship Kuala Lumpur
- 2002 2nd place in the Champions Trophy Men Cologne
- 2003 1st place at the European Championships in Barcelona
- 2004 3rd place Olympic Games Athens
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bechmann, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German national hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 23, 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Speyer |