Christoph Eimer

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Christoph Eimer (born March 12, 1977 in Neuss ) is a former German hockey player who was the director of the world championship team in 2002.

Career

Christoph Eimer started his career at Schwarz-Weiß Neuss . From 1995 to 1997 he played with his two brothers Martin and Simon at Crefelder HTC . In 1997 Martin and Christoph Eimer moved to Münchner SC , with whom they became German indoor hockey champions in 2003. In 2003 Christoph Eimer moved to Rome for two years and played there for HC Rome, he ended his career with Düsseldorf HC .

Christoph Eimer made his debut in the German national hockey team in 1996 and won the title at the European Indoor Championships in 1997 at the beginning of his international career . Also in 1997, the German team won the FIH Champions Trophy . In 1998 came third at the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht. In 1999 bucket won with the German team at both the European indoor hockey championship and the European field hockey championship . After a second place at the Champions Trophy 2000, the German team finished fifth at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.

In 2001 Christoph Eimer skipped the European Indoor Championships, but was part of the winning team at the Champions Trophy. In the final of the 2002 World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, he initiated the attack that led to the second goal in the 2-1 victory over Australia, it was the first win of the world title for Germany. In 2003 Christoph Eimer won three big titles with the German team: In January the team won the European Indoor Championships , in February the team won the first Indoor World Championships in Leipzig and in September the title at the European Field Hockey Championships followed . In 2004 he won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games .

For this he received on March 16, 2005 - together with the German Olympic hockey team - from Federal President Horst Köhler the Silver Laurel Leaf.

After that he only appeared sporadically in international matches. In total, Christoph Eimer played in 249 international matches from 1996 to 2006, 24 of them indoors.

Christoph Eimer is a doctor of medicine.

literature

  • National Olympic Committee for Germany: Sydney 2000. The German Olympic team. Frankfurt am Main 2000
  • National Olympic Committee for Germany: Athens 2004. The German Olympic team. Frankfurt am Main 2004

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Greetings from the Federal President on February 16, 2005 on the occasion of the awarding of the Silver Laurel Leaf to the German medalists of the 2004 Olympic Games.
  2. ↑ German national players
personal data
SURNAME Bucket, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH March 12, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuss