Peter Gerfen
| Player information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | "Gun" |
| birthday | 2nd October 1969 |
| place of birth | Minden , Germany |
| citizenship |
 German
|
| height | 1.82 m |
| Playing position | Left winger |
| Throwing hand | right |
| Clubs in the youth | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1974-1982 |
RW Unterlübbe
|
| 1982-1986 |
Green and white Dankersen
|
| Clubs as active | |
| from ... to | society |
| 1986-1992 |
GWD Minden
|
| 1992-1995 |
VfL Bad Schwartau
|
| 1995-1997 |
SG BHW Hameln
|
| 1997-1999 |
TSG Bielefeld
|
| 1999-2001 |
Eschweger TSV
|
| 2001-2001 |
BSV Phoenix Sinzheim
|
| 2001-2002 |
Eintracht Hildesheim
|
| 2002-2003 |
HSG Spradow
|
| 2003-2005 |
HSG Gütersloh
|
| 2005-2006 |
VfL Hameln
|
| 2006-2007 |
MTV Obernkirchen
|
| 2007-2009 |
SV Alfeld
|
| 2009-2009 |
TSG Emmerthal
|
| 2009-2009 |
HSG Schaumburg North
|
| 2009-2010 |
MTV Groß Lafferde
|
| National team | |
| Debut on | May 13, 1994 |
| against |
 Japan in Paris
|
| Games (goals) | |
|
Germany
|
3 (7) |
| Clubs as coaches | |
| from ... to | society |
| 2008-2009 |
SV Alfeld
|
| 2009-2009 |
HSG Schaumburg North
|
| 2012-2013 |
TV oak thingy yellow
|
|
As of December 24, 2014 |
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Peter Gerfen (born October 2, 1969 in Minden ) is a handball trainer and former handball player .
Life
Peter “Gun” Gerfen, as he was called because of his goal danger, was considered a fast and tricky player in the German handball Bundesliga in the mid-1990s. In the 1993/94 season Gerfen was the top scorer in the handball Bundesliga with 224 goals . He was successful at international club level with VfL Hameln . In the 1995/96 season he reached the final of the Euro City Cup with his team , in which they were defeated by the Norwegian team Drammen HK . In 1994 and 1995 Gerfen was appointed to the national handball team, for which he played three international matches during this time .
After his professional career was over, Gerfen played in the third and fourth leagues in Germany for a few more years. In the 2008/09 season Gerfen was the top scorer in the fourth division at the age of 40.
In 2010 Gerfen was the first professional handball player to make public that he had suffered from burnout syndrome , depression and anxiety at the age of 27 . His career as a top athlete came to an end.
Sporting successes
- 1988–89 junior national player
- 1989 4th place Junior World Championship 1989 in Spain
- 1992/93 two participations in military world championships 1992 and 1993 in Poland and in Egypt
- 1992/93 top scorer in the 2nd handball Bundesliga
- 1992/93 promotion to the 1st handball league with VfL Bad Schwartau
- 1993/94 top scorer in the handball Bundesliga 1993/94 (224 goals this season)
- 1994–96 national team player
- 1994 Extended roster European Championship 1994 in Portugal
- 1995/96 Vice-European Cup winner 1996 VfL Hameln
Others
- 2007 Peter Gerfen as cover model finalist for Men's Health
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b What is Peter Gerfen actually doing? ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://www.sn-online.de/Sport/Sport-lokal/MTV-erwischt-es-im-Tabellenkeller
- ↑ List of goalscorers 2008/09 ( Memento from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from October 6, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento from September 21, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerfen, Peter |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gun (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German handball player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2nd October 1969 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minden |