Thierry Omeyer

Thierry Omeyer

Thierry Omeyer on December 30, 2006
Player information
Nickname	"Titi"
birthday	2nd November 1976
place of birth	Mulhouse , France
citizenship	French
height	1.92 m
Playing position	goalkeeper
Throwing hand	right
Club information
society	Career ended
Clubs as active
from ... to	society
0000-1994	SC Cernay
1994-2000	SC Sélestat
2000-2006	Montpellier HB
2006-2013	THW Kiel
2013-2014	Montpellier AHB
2014-2019	Paris Saint-Germain
National team
Debut on	September 19, 1999
against	Romania
	Games (goals)
France	358 (4)
As of June 7, 2019

Thierry Omeyer at the European Handball Championship 2010

Thierry Omeyer (born November 2, 1976 in Mulhouse , France ) is a former French handball goalkeeper who last played for the French club Paris Saint-Germain . In 2008 he was elected world handball player. He is a knight of the French Legion of Honor and an officer of the French National Order of Merit . With five World Cup titles, he is the sole record holder in this category and with ten titles in major handball events (World Cup, European Championship, Olympic Games), he is the most successful national player to date.

Career

society

With Montpellier HB Omeyer won five French championships and five cup wins. In 2003 he won the Champions League with Montpellier . With the THW Kiel he reached u. a. In 2007 and 2012 the triple with winning the Champions League, DHB Cup and German championship. After the 2012/13 season, Thierry Omeyer returned to France and played again for Montpellier. For the 2014/15 season he moved to Paris Saint-Germain together with William Accambray . He ended his career after the 2018/19 season.

National team

In September 1999 he made his debut for the French national team in the European Championship qualification in Dijon against Romania . With her Omeyer was 2008 and 2012 Olympic champion, 2001 , 2009 , 2011 , 2015 and 2017 world champion and 2006 , 2010 and 2014 European champion.

Private

Omeyer is 1.92 m tall and weighs 93 kg. He is married and has a daughter and a son. His twin brother Christian, who played in the backcourt, was in the squad of the French club SC Sélestat for many years.

successes

• with the THW Kiel
  • German champion (6) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012 and 2013
  • DHB Cup winner (6) 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2013
  • Champions League winner (3) in 2007 , 2010 and 2012
  • DHB Supercup winner (4) 2007, 2008, 2011 and 2012
  • Super Globe winner 2011
  • EHF Champions Trophy winner 2007
• with Montpellier HB
  • French champion (5) in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006
  • French cup winner (6) 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006
  • Champions League winner 2003
  • French league cup winner (4) in 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2014
  • EHF European Cup finalist 2013/14
• with Paris Saint-Germain
  • French champion (5) 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
  • French Cup Winner (2) 2015, 2018
  • French Supercup winner (1) 2014
• with the French national team
  • Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012
  • World champion 2001, 2009, 2011, 2015 and 2017
  • European Champion 2006, 2010 and 2014
  • Silver medal at the 2016 Olympic Games
  • Third place in the 2003 and 2005 World Cup, fourth in 2007
  • Third place in 2008, fourth in 2000
  • All-Star-Team (best goalkeeper): EM 2006, OS 2008, WC 2009, WC 2011, OS 2012

Awards

• Knight of the French National Order of Merit (2001)
• World handball player 2008
• Player of the 2008/09 Bundesliga season
• Knight of the Legion of Honor (2012)
• Officer of the French National Order of Merit (2013)
• Most valuable player at the 2015 World Handball Championship in Qatar

Bundesliga record

At the 7m in the game TV Großwallstadt - THW Kiel on December 30, 2006

season	society	Division	Games	Gates	7 meters	Field gates
2006/07	THW Kiel	Bundesliga	34	0	0	0
2007/08	THW Kiel	Bundesliga	34	0	0	0
2008/09	THW Kiel	Bundesliga	34	0	0	0
2009/10	THW Kiel	Bundesliga	34	1	0	1
2010/11	THW Kiel	Bundesliga	34	2	0	2
2011/12	THW Kiel	Bundesliga	34	0	0	0
2012/13	THW Kiel	Bundesliga	34	1	0	1
2006-2013	total	Bundesliga	238	4th	0	4th

Series of images: Thierry Omeyer in a counter-attack

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  Michael Müller with a jump shot

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  Thierry Omeyer with a jumping jack

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  The throw was repelled

Surname

The surname Omeyer has German roots and, according to Omeyer himself, comes from the Mulhouse area; in German, Omeyer can also be pronounced “Oh, Meyer”.

Web links

Commons : Thierry Omeyer  - collection of images, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ experts-handball.com: Thierry Omeyer ( memento from August 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on August 23, 2017
2. ↑ archiv.thw-handball.de: Daniel Narcisse was also awarded a Knight of the Legion of Honor
3. ↑ ^{a b} on legiondhonneur.fr, accessed on March 21, 2013 and Cérémonie de remise de décorations aux médaillés Olympiques de Londres ( Memento from March 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) on elysee.fr, accessed on March 21, 2013
4. ↑ Record world champion! France storms the throne again . In: https://www.tz.de/ . January 29, 2017 ( tz.de [accessed January 15, 2018]).
5. ↑ Thierry Omeyer returns to France in 2013
6. ↑ www.handball-world.com Off to the Seine: Omeyer and Accambray are moving in France from April 15, 2014, accessed on April 15, 2014
7. ↑ www.rfi.fr Thierry Omeyer, la retraite d'un géant du handball of June 6, 2019, accessed on June 6, 2019
8. ^ European Handball Federation - Thierry Omeyer / Player. Retrieved February 22, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Thierry Omeyer - PSG.fr. Retrieved February 22, 2018 . 
10. ^ Lequipe.fr: Christian, l'autre Omeyer
11. ↑ Qatar 2015 All Star Team announced. IHF, February 4, 2015, accessed on July 27, 2015 . 
12. ↑ KN interview with Thierry Omeyer: “Shout at them and show yourself!” . In: archiv.thw-handball.de . June 30, 2006. Retrieved December 28, 2011.