Mark Schmetz
Mark Schmetz on August 30, 2008 at the Schlecker Cup |
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| Player information | |
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| Nickname | "HYMER / The Flying Dutchman" |
| birthday | 3rd January 1977 |
| place of birth | Geleen , Netherlands |
| citizenship |
 Dutch
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| height | 1.80 m |
| Playing position | Right winger |
| Throwing hand | Left |
| Club information | |
| society |
Limburg Lions
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| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| -1998 |
Hirschmann V&L
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| 1998-2000 |
 TSG Herdecke
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| 2000-2002 |
SG Wallau / Massenheim
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| 2002-2008 |
TUSEM food
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| 2008-2010 |
TBV Lemgo
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| 2010-2011 |
HSG Ahlen-Hamm
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| 2011–2012 |
ASV Hamm-Westphalia
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| 2012-2016 | inactive |
| 2016–2016 |
TUSEM food
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| National team | |
| Games (goals) | |
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Netherlands
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103 (316) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2012-2016 |
HV KRAS / Volendam
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| 2016-2019 |
Limburg Lions
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As of November 1, 2019 |
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Mark Schmetz (born January 3, 1977 in Geleen , Netherlands ) is a former Dutch handball player and current handball trainer .
Player career
Schmetz, was used mostly as a right winger. He is considered the most successful Dutch handball player.
Mark Schmetz started playing handball in his hometown at the first division club Hirschmann / V & L. At V&L he also made his debut in the first Dutch league and won the Dutch Cup once before moving to TSG Herdecke in Germany in 1998 in the second handball league . In 2000 he joined the first division club SG Wallau / Massenheim ; During his time with Hessen, he was voted Dutch handball player of the year in 2001.
In 2002 Schmetz went to the top club TUSEM Essen . Here he won the EHF Cup in 2005 ; this makes Schmetz the first ever Dutch European handball cup winner. In the same year, however, the sporting low blow for his club: Essen did not receive a Bundesliga license for the 2005/06 season and had to be relegated to the regional league. Schmetz was one of only three players who made it into the regional league. Essen rose immediately back to the 2nd league in 2006 and in 2007 to the 1st handball league . In 2008 Schmetz left Essen for Lemgo. In 2010 he won the EHF Cup for the second time with the TBV. Schmetz then moved to the new Bundesliga club HSG Ahlen-Hamm; the syndicate was dissolved again after relegation.
At the end of the 2011/12 season Schmetz temporarily ended his active handball career, but returned in February 2016 to his long-term club TUSEM Essen and helped out in the 2nd handball league.
Coaching career
From 2012 Schmetz worked as head coach at the Dutch first division club HV KRAS / Volendam . Under his leadership, Volendam won the Dutch championship and the trophy in 2013. In summer 2016 he moved to league competitor Limburg Lions . The Lions won the Dutch championship in 2017 under his leadership. In spring 2019 he ended his work with the Limburg Lions. For the 2020/21 season he will take over the German club SG Schalksmühle-Halver .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nationaal Team Heren 2010-2011 ( Memento from October 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ a b Schmetz future coach in Volendam
- ↑ Nieuwspagina June 2001 ( Memento from June 30, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ handball-world.news: From the coaching bench back to the field: Essen reactivates EHF cup winners , accessed on May 1, 2019
- ↑ handball-world.com: Former HBL professional becomes coach at Limburg Lions , accessed on June 22, 2016
- ↑ handball-world.com: Schalksmühle-Halver: Mark Schmetz will be the new head coach at the SGSH Dragons from the coming season , accessed on November 1, 2019
Web links
- Data from Mark Schmetz on the ASV Hamm-Westfalen website ( Memento from January 7, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
- FAZ: Mark Schmetz - the flying Dutchman
- Presentation at the Dutch Handball Federation ( Memento from January 17, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Schmetz, Mark |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch handball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd January 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jellies |