Edgar Schwank

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Edgar Schwank
Player information
birthday 2nd November 1973
place of birth Latvian SSR , Soviet Union
citizenship GermanGerman German
height 2.00 m
Playing position Back right
Throwing hand Left
Clubs as active
from ... to society
0000-1995 LatviaLatvia ASK Riga
1995-1997 GermanyGermany VfL Hameln
1997-1999 GermanyGermany VfL Bad Schwartau
1999-2001 GermanyGermany ThSV Eisenach
2001-2004 GermanyGermany TuS N-Lübbecke
National team
  Games (goals)
LatviaLatvia Latvia Germany
GermanyGermany  		50 (?)
12 (?)
Clubs as coaches
from ... to society
2008-2013 GermanyGermany SHG Hofgeismar / Grebenstein

As of May 17, 2014

Edgar Schwank ( Latvian Edgars Švanks ; born November 2, 1973 ) is a former Latvian - German handball trainer and handball player and has been a team manager of the Latvian men's national handball team since 2013 .

Career

The 2.00 m tall native of Latvia began playing handball in Riga . In 1995 the right back player moved to the German Bundesliga club VfL Hameln . In 1997 he joined VfL Bad Schwartau . After two years he went to ThSV Eisenach . In 2001 he signed with the first division relegated TuS N-Lübbecke , with whom he returned to the upper house in 2002 . He also had to relegate in 2003 , but returned to the Bundesliga a year later. As a result, his contract was no longer extended.

Edgar Schwank played 50 international matches for the Latvian national team from 1992. Since his grandfather came from Görlitz , he received the German passport in 1996. He then played another twelve games for the German men's national handball team .

After the end of his career, he trained the national league team SHG Hofgeismar / Grefenstein and was active as a player agent for the Latvian legionnaires in the 2nd and 3rd league. He has been the team manager of the Latvian selection since 2013.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de opponents team VfL Bad Schwartau 1998/99 , accessed on September 3, 2019
  2. ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de Opponent Squad ThSV Eisenach 1999/2000 , accessed on September 3, 2019
  3. ↑ a b archiv.thw-handball.de opponents team TuS N-Lübbecke 2002/03 , accessed on September 3, 2019
  4. ↑ Eddi Schwank in conversation ( Memento from May 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ www.blickpunkt-nienburg.de Nienburgs Kristaps Ence appointed to the national team on September 17, 2013, accessed on May 17, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Schwank, Edgar
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Švanks, Edgars (Latvian)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Latvian-German handball player, coach and official
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd November 1973