Martin Schmidt (handball player)

Martin Schmidt

Player information
birthday	22nd December 1969
place of birth	Achim , Germany
citizenship	German
height	1.87 m
Playing position	Right winger
Throwing hand	Left
Club information
society	Career ended
Clubs in the youth
from ... to	society
1977-1983	TSV Achim
1983-1987	TV bathing
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
1987-1989	TV bathing
1989-1991	SG Bremen-Ost
1991-2003	THW Kiel
2003–?	SV Mönkeberg
National team
Debut on	November 4, 1994 in Magdeburg
against	Hungary
	Games (goals)
Germany	42 (67)
Status: national team December 29, 2008

Martin Schmidt (born December 22, 1969 in Achim ) is a former German handball player .

Schmidt, who came up with the number 11, played as a left-hander mostly on the right winger . In his youth, Schmidt began playing handball at his home club TSV Achim. In his youth he switched to TV Baden, where he began his active career. In 1989 he went to SG Bremen Ost and after two years the THW Kiel took him under contract. After twelve years in Kiel, he ended his Bundesliga career in 2003 and went to SV Mönkeberg , where he let his career end.

During his time as a Bundesliga player, he scored 461 goals in a total of 321 Bundesliga games, 19 of them by seven meters . For the national team Schmidt played 42 international matches in which he scored 67 goals.

Schmidt has a degree in business administration. He is married to Andrea, with whom he has a son and two daughters.

successes

• German champion 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002
• DHB Cup 1998, 1999 and 2000
• DHB Supercup 1995 and 1998
• EHF Cup 1998 and 2002
• EHF Champions League finalist 2000

• 7th place at the 1996 Olympic Games
• 8th place at the European Championship 1996

Web links

• Martin Schmidt in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
• Martin Schmidt in the database of the European Handball Federation (English)
• Martin Schmidt on the THW Kiel website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Martin Schmidt