European Handball Championship 2008 / Germany
This article deals with the German national handball team at the 2008 European Championship in Norway.
qualification
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team
Squad
| No. | Surname | society | LS / goals (before EM) | Games | Gates |
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Time penalties |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goalkeeper (% balls held) | ||||||||
| 1 | Henning Fritz |  Rhine-Neckar lion
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217/0 | 8th | (27%) | - | - | - |
| 12 | Johannes Bitter | HSV Hamburg
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78/2 | 8th | (34%) | - | 1 | - |
| Outfield player | ||||||||
| 2 | Pascal Hens | HSV Hamburg
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140/408 | 8th | 31 | 1 | - | - |
| 3 | Frank von Behren ** | GWD Minden
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161/353 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | - |
| 4th | Oliver Roggisch ** | Rhine-Neckar lion
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77/23 | 6th | 1 | 5 | 8th | 1 |
| 5 | Dominik Klein | THW Kiel
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54/114 | 8th | 9 | - | - | - |
| 6th | Rolf Hermann * | TBV Lemgo
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24/40 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 8th | Sebastian Preiss | TBV Lemgo
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88/214 | 7th | 10 | 1 | 4th | - |
| 10 | Oleg Velyky * | HSV Hamburg
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37/122 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - |
| 11 | Holger Glandorf | HSG Nordhorn
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70/216 | 8th | 36 | 1 | 2 | - |
| 13 | Markus Baur | TBV Lemgo
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220 /684 | 8th | 28/16 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 14th | Christian Zeitz | THW Kiel
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147/437 | 8th | 12 | 1 | 3 | - |
| 15th | Torsten Jansen | HSV Hamburg
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131/356 | 8th | 23/5 | 5 | - | - |
| 17th | Andrei Klimovets | Rhine-Neckar lion
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49/126 | 8th | 20th | 3 | 5 | - |
| 18th | Michael Kraus | TBV Lemgo
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51/126 | 8th | 17th | - | 1 | - |
| 19th | Florian Kehrmann | TBV Lemgo
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202/ 739 | 7th | 32 | 2 | 1 | - |
| 21st | Lars Kaufmann | TBV Lemgo
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39/71 | 7th | - | 1 | - | - |
| 22nd | Stefan Schröder | HSV Hamburg
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39/71 | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - |
| total | 1824/4102 | 8th | 224/21 | 23 | 31 | 1 | ||
| Trainer / supervisor | ||||||||
| Heiner Brand
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Trainer | |||||||
| Martin Heuberger
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Assistant coach | |||||||
* nominated / canceled after the preliminary round (Hermann / Velyky)
** nominated / canceled after the main round (by Behren / Roggisch)
Preliminary round matches (Group C)
In the preliminary round, the German team met Belarus , Hungary and Spain .
Germany 34:26 (16:13) Belarus 
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(January 17th in Bergen , Haukelandshallen )
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Markus Baur (7/5), Holger Glandorf (5), Andrej Klimovets (4), Dominik Klein (4), Florian Kehrmann (4), Pascal Hens (3), Torsten Jansen (2 ), Michael Kraus (2), Oleg Velyky (2), Christian Zeitz (1), Oliver Roggisch, Sebastian Preiß
BLR: Wital Feschtschanka, Andrej Krajnou - Barys Puchouski (10/1), Sjarhej Harbok (4), Aljaxej Ussik (4), Iwan Brouka (4/2), Uladsimer Klimawez (2), Maxim Babitschau (1), Aljaxej Wassiljeu (1), Maxim Karschakewitsch, Sjarhej Uboschanka, Jury Hramyka, Aljaxandr Zitou, Andrej Kurtschau
Hungary 24:28 (12:13) Germany
(January 19 in Bergen , Haukelandshallen )
UNG: Nenad Puljezević, Nándor Fazekas - Tamás Mocsai (4), Balázs Laluska (4), Ferenc Ilyés (4), Gyula Gál (3), Gábor Császár (3/2), László Nagy (3), Péter Gulyás (2 ), Nikola Eklemović (1), Szabolcs Zubai, Szabolcs Törő, Gergő Iváncsik, Gábor Herbert
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Torsten Jansen (5), Markus Baur (5/4), Pascal Hens (4), Sebastian Preiß (3), Holger Glandorf (3), Florian Kehrmann (3), Andrej Klimovets (2 ), Michel Kraus (2), Christian Zeitz (1), Lars Kaufmann, Oliver Roggisch, Dominik Klein
Germany 22:30 (12:12) Spain 
(January 20th in Bergen , Haukelandshallen )
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Holger Glandorf (4), Florian Kehrmann (4), Andrej Klimovets (4), Markus Baur (3/1), Christian Zeitz (2), Dominik Klein (2), Sebastian Preiß (1 ), Pascal Hens (1), Michael Kraus (1), Lars Kaufmann, Torsten Jansen, Oliver Roggisch
SPA: José Javier Hombrados, José Manuel Sierra - Juan García (8/2), Alberto Entrerríos (3), Julen Aguinagalde (3), Rubén Garabaya (3), Albert Rocas (3), Ion Belaustegui (3), David Davis (2), Mariano Ortega (2), Raúl Entrerríos (2), Iker Romero (1), Asier Antonio, José María Rodríguez
Main round games (Group II)
In the main round, the German team met Iceland , France and Sweden .
Germany 35:27 (17:12) Iceland 
(January 22nd in Trondheim , Trondheim Spectrum )
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Holger Glandorf (9), Florian Kehrmann (6), Pascal Hens (5), Sebastian Preiß (4), Markus Baur (3/2), Torsten Jansen (2), Andrej Klimovets (2 ), Christian Zeitz (2), Dominik Klein (2), Lars Kaufmann, Oliver Roggisch, Michael Kraus
ISL: Birkir Ívar Guðmundsson, Hreidar Guðmundsson - Ólafur Stefánsson (8/4), Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson (6), Vignir Svavarsson (4), Alexander Petersson (4), Snorri Guðjónsson (2), Hannes Jón Jónsson (1), Logi Geirsson (1), Einar Hólmgeirsson (1), Bjarni Fritzson, Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson, Sigfús Sigurðsson, Róbert Gunnarsson
Germany 23:26 (10:11) France 
(January 23 in Trondheim , Trondheim Spectrum )
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Michael Kraus (6), Torsten Jansen (5/2), Florian Kehrmann (4), Holger Glandorf (2), Pascal Hens (2), Christian Zeitz (2), Markus Baur (1 ), Andrej Klimovets (1), Sebastian Preiß, Lars Kaufmann, Oliver Roggisch, Dominik Klein
FRA: Daouda Karaboué, Thierry Omeyer - Nikola Karabatić (8), Jérôme Fernandez (7/1), Daniel Narcisse (6), Luc Abalo (2), Olivier Girault (1), Bertrand Gille (1), Didier Dinart (1 ), Cédric Paty, Sébastien Ostertag, Christophe Kempe, Fabrice Guilbert, Guillaume Gille
Germany 31:29 (16:18) Sweden 
(January 24th in Trondheim , Trondheim Spectrum )
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Holger Glandorf (7), Pascal Hens (7), Markus Baur (5/4), Florian Kehrmann (5), Andrej Klimovets (4), Christian Zeitz (2), Sebastian Preiß (1 ), Lars Kaufmann, Torsten Jansen, Oliver Roggisch, Michael Kraus, Dominik Klein
SWE: Tomas Svensson, Dan Beutler - Kim Andersson (9), Martin Boquist (6), Jan Lennartsson (4/1), Dalibor Doder (3), Henrik Lundström (2/2), Oscar Carlén (1), Robert Arrhenius (1), Jonas Källman (1), Jonas Larholm (1/1), Marcus Ahlm (1), Johan Petersson, Magnus Jernemyr
Semifinals
In the semi-finals, the German team met the first place in main round group I, Denmark .
Denmark 26:25 (10:13) Germany
(January 26th in Lillehammer , Håkans Hall )
DAN: Kasper Hvidt, Peter Henriksen - Lars Christiansen (6/3), Michael V. Knudsen (4), Kasper Nielsen (3), Joachim Boldsen (3), Lasse Boesen (3), Jesper Jensen (2), Bo Spellerberg (2), Kasper Søndergaard Sarup (1), Jesper Nøddesbo (1), Lars Jørgensen (1), Hans Lindberg, Lars Krogh Jeppesen
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Florian Kehrmann (6), Holger Glandorf (4), Markus Baur (4), Pascal Hens (3), Michal Kraus (3), Torsten Jansen (2), Sebastian Preiß (1), Andrej Klimovets (1), Christian Zeitz (1), Lars Kaufmann, Dominik Klein, Frank von Behren
3rd place match
In the game for third place, the German team met the loser of the first semi-final, France .
France 36:26 (18: 9) Germany
(January 27th in Lillehammer , Håkans Hall )
FRA: Daouda Karaboué, Thierry Omeyer - Olivier Girault (8/5), Daniel Narcisse (7), Nikola Karabatić (6), Luc Abalo (6), Cédric Paty (2), Sébastien Ostertag (2), Christophe Kempe (2 ), Geoffroy Krantz (1), Jérôme Fernandez (1), Guillaume Gille (1), Fabrice Guilbert, Didier Dinart
DEU: Henning Fritz, Johannes Bitter - Torsten Jansen (7/3), Pascal Hens (6), Stefan Schröder (3), Michael Kraus (3), Holger Glandorf (2), Andrej Klimovets (2), Rolf Hermann (1 ), Christian Zeitz (1), Dominik Klein (1), Lars Kaufmann, Markus Baur, Frank von Behren