Stefan Kobel

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Stefan Kobel Volleyball (beach)
portrait
birthday February 13, 1974
place of birth Langenhard , Switzerland
size 1.90 m
partner Patrick Heuscher
successes
2004 - Olympic bronze
2004 - Third EM
2004 - Victory World Tour Gstaad
2005 - Second EM
2005 - Victory World Tour Paris
2006 - Third EM
2006 - Victory World Tour Roseto
(As of December 31, 2006)

Stefan Kobel (born February 13, 1974 in Langenhard , Switzerland ) is a former Swiss beach volleyball player. He played in the position of defender.

Career

Kobel tried in his youth at FC Kollbrunn-Rikon first as Football - Goalie . He started his volleyball career at VC Smash Winterthur at the age of 19 . There he met Patrick Heuscher , with whom he formed a beach volleyball duo from 1996. Her greatest success was winning the bronze medal at the 2004 Olympic Games . In the same year they won the world series tournament in Gstaad and came third in the European championship . The following year they moved into the European Championship finals and were successful on the World Tour in Paris . In 2006, in addition to winning the tournament in Roseto degli Abruzzi, they achieved another third place at the European Championship .

In addition, the Heuscher / Kobel team was also five-time Swiss champions (2000, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005). The Heuscher / Kobel duo was named Swiss Team of the Year in 2004.

At the end of 2006, Kobel announced his resignation. His partner Patrick Heuscher found a new partner in Sascha Heyer .

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personal data
SURNAME Kobel, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss beach volleyball player
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Langenhard , Switzerland