Nicolai Theilinger

Nicolai Theilinger

Nicolai Theilinger
Player information
Nickname	"Parts"
birthday	February 9, 1992
place of birth	Koengen , Germany
citizenship	German
height	1.93 m
Playing position	Back right
Throwing hand	Left
Club information
society	Fresh on Göppingen
Jersey number	3
Clubs in the youth
from ... to	society
2002-2008	TSV Köngen
2008-2011	VfL Pfullingen
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
2011–2012	VfL Pfullingen
2012-2015	TV 1893 Neuhausen
2015-2019	HC Erlangen
2019–	Fresh on Göppingen
National team
Debut on	18th March 2017
against	Sweden
	Games (goals)
Germany	2 (2)
As of August 3, 2019

Nicolai Theilinger (born February 9, 1992 in Koengen ) is a German handball player . The left-hander has been playing in the first Bundesliga for Frisch Auf Göppingen since 2019 .

Career

youth

Nicolai Theilinger grew up in the municipality of Köngen in Baden-Württemberg . There he attended the high school Burgschule Köngen. Nicolai discovered his love for handball with the minis of the EK-Köngen. He also found his passion for athletics at TSV Köngen. He followed this up to the age of 14. At the same time, Nicolai switched to TSV Köngen in handball in the E-Jugend. Here he played up to the B youth. In the B youth, Nicolai then moved to VfL Pfullingen . Under the leadership of Alexander Job , the young team became South German champions and later twice South German runner-up in the A-youth.

National team Nicolai was also a popular player in the youth national team. Under the direction of Christian Schwarzer (DHB youth coordinator) and Heiko Karrer (DHB trainer) the Victors Cup was won and played against Denmark, among others. In addition, a tournament was played in France where Nicolai was the best German shooter with 11 goals. During a trip to Egypt three encounters against the Egyptian national team were on the program. Nicolai scored 56 goals in 22 international matches.

Active time

Nicolai Theilinger was under contract in his first year at VfL Pfullingen and was allowed to gain additional experience through a second game right at the second division TV 1893 Neuhausen . With his promotion to the Bundesliga, Nicolai moved completely to Neuhausen. A year later, he was relegated to the 2nd Bundesliga. The following winter, Nicolai moved to the former Bundesliga club HC Erlangen at the halfway point of the season . However, this unhappily descended in an exciting final battle of the season. After another year in the 2nd Bundesliga, he was immediately promoted back to the upper house of German handball, where they found themselves in the secured midfield after the end of the season. For the 2019/20 season he switched to league rivals Frisch Auf Göppingen .

National team In March 2017, national coach Christian Prokop nominated the German national team for the senior squad . In his first two games Nicolai scored 2 goals against Sweden.

societies

League clubs youth

season	youth	society
2002/03	E-youth	TSV Köngen
2003/04	E-youth	TSV Köngen
2004/05	D- youth	TSV Köngen
2005/06	D- youth	TSV Köngen
2006/07	C- youth	TSV Köngen
2007/08	C- youth	TSV Köngen
2008/09	B-youth	VfL Pfullingen
2009/10	A-youth	VfL Pfullingen
2010/11	A-youth	VfL Pfullingen

League clubs active

season	society	Division	Calls	Field gates	placement
2010/11	VfL Pfullingen	BWOL	27	106	7th place
2011/12	VfL Pfullingen	BWOL	27	109	3rd place
2011/12	TV Neuhausen (2nd right to play)	2nd Bundesliga	9	9	3rd place
2012/13	TV Neuhausen	1st National League	34	80	17th place
2013/14	TV Neuhausen	2nd Bundesliga	34	66	7th place
2014/15	TV Neuhausen	2nd Bundesliga	23	93
As of Feb. 2015	HC Erlangen	1st National League	13	39	18th place
2015/16	HC Erlangen	2nd Bundesliga	40	161	1st place
2016/17	HC Erlangen	1st National League	32	107	9th place
2017/18	HC Erlangen	1st National League	17th	38	13th place
2018/19	HC Erlangen	1st National League	17th	15th	9th place
2019/20	Fresh on Göppingen	1st National League

National team

season	number	Type of games	Field gates
2016/17	2	Friendly match	3

Sporting successes

• 2009 B-Youth South German Champion (VfL Pfullingen)
• 2010 A-Youth South German Vice Champion (VfL Pfullingen)
• 2011 A-Youth South German Vice Champion (VfL Pfullingen)
• 2012 Promotion to the 1st Bundesliga (TV Neuhausen)
• 2015 promotion to the 1st Bundesliga (HC Erlangen)
• 2017 election as player of the season of the club (HC Erlangen)

Style of play

The defensive Theilinger convinced in his games with his athleticism and assertiveness. In addition, he is very powerful, powerful in the back, strong in one on one with a special eye for the better standing teammate.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ focus.de: DHB team loses in national coach debut against Sweden. Retrieved December 25, 2017 (German). 
2. ↑ kosmos-web - EDV Consulting: Handball-Pfullingen: VfL Pfullingen is South German Vice !!! Accessed December 24, 2017 (German). 
3. ↑ kosmos-web - EDV Consulting: Handball-Pfullingen: Theilinger with DHB youth in Denmark. Accessed December 24, 2017 (German). 
4. ↑ Reutlinger General-Anzeiger: Beware of Oliver Beiser. Accessed December 24, 2017 (German). 
5. ^ Theilinger throws nine goals in Egypt - handball in the region - Eßlinger Zeitung . ( esslinger-zeitung.de [accessed December 24, 2017]).
6. ↑ DHB
7. ↑ handball-world.news: Frisch auf Göppingen obliges left-handers from Erlangen on March 27, 2019, accessed on March 27, 2019
8. ↑ w.media Ltd NL Germany: Nicolai Theilinger voted Player of the Season in Erlangen. Retrieved December 24, 2017 .