Manuel Wilhelm
| Player information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Manuel Wilhelm | |
| birthday | December 15, 1980 | |
| place of birth | Ludwigsburg , Germany | |
| society | ||
| society | RG Heidelberg | |
| position | Second row striker, number 8 | |
| Clubs as active | ||
| Years | society | Games (points) |
|
RG Heidelberg SC Neuenheim CAU Valencia RG Heidelberg |
29 (9) |
|
| National team | ||
| Years | National team | Games (points) |
| 2003-2014 | Germany | 46 (20) |
Manuel Wilhelm (born December 15, 1980 in Heidelberg ) is a former German rugby union player and currently sports director and chairman of the board (sport) of the German Rugby Association .
Life
Wilhelm, whose father comes from Ghana , has been playing rugby since he was six . In the Bundesliga , he debuted with the RG Heidelberg , later changed but for a season for local rivals SC Neuenheim before 2001 RG Heidelberg returned, where he ended his playing career in 2015. After his military service , he was also in the squad of the Spanish first division CAU Valencia active .
His successes include winning the German rugby championship twice in 2006 and 2007, winning the 2004 cup and seven national championship titles in Olympic 7-a-side rugby between 1998 and 2010, all of which he won as a player in RG Heidelberg. In addition, Wilhelm won the 2003 German University Championship with the University of Mannheim . In addition to his work as a club player, Wilhelm also played for the German national team from 2003 to 2014 , with which he won the European Nations Cup in Division II in 2008 . In 1998 and 1999, he also took part in the World Cups in Toulouse, France, and Cardiff , Welsh , as a U19 international .
Wilhelm is also known in the German rugby scene as the founder of the largest German-language rugby internet portal TotalRugby.de and as a commentator, co-commentator and expert on rugby broadcasts for the TV stations ProSieben Maxx , Sport1 , Eurosport and DAZN . He is also a co-initiator of the well-known beach rugby club Romantics BRFC and co-founder of the international 7-a-side rugby tournament Oktoberfest Sevens , which has been held every year in Munich's Olympic Stadium since 2017 .
In 2010, Wilhelm worked for one season with the Queensland Reds' Australian super rugby franchise .
Within the German Rugby Association , Wilhelm was manager and competitive sports advisor on the staff of the German 7-man national team from 2012 to 2016 . As sports director of the German Rugby Association, Wilhelm has been responsible for all competitive sports in Germany since January 2017. In January 2020, he was appointed chairman of the board.
successes
player
- German champion : 2006, 2007
- DRV Cup : 2004
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Manuel Wilhelm appointed to the board of rugby.de, accessed: January 12, 2020
- ↑ Rugby: WM-Quali LIVE on SPORT1 sport1.de, accessed: February 4, 2017.
- ↑ Eurosport shows the Rugby World Cup 2015 live ( Memento from February 4, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Stimme.de, accessed: February 4, 2017.
- ↑ TR interview with DRV sports director Wilhelm: Creating structures and setting ambitious goals totalrugby.de, accessed: February 3, 2017.
- ↑ DRV installs new sports director rugby.de, accessed: February 3, 2017.
- ↑ Rugby: DRV sports director Manuel Wilhelm in an interview spox.com, accessed: February 3, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilhelm, Manuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German rugby union player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg , Germany |