Germany men's national field hockey team explained

Germany
Size:150 px
Association:Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
Nickname:Honamas
Confederation:EHF (Europe)
Coach:André Henning
Assistant:Pasha Gademan
Manager:Eric Langner
Captain:Mats Grambusch
Most Caps:Matthias Witthaus
Philipp Crone (327)
Top Scorer:Björn Michel (229)
Olympic Apps:20
Olympic First:1908
Olympic Best:1st (1972, 1992, 2008, 2012)
World Cup Apps:15
World Cup First:1971
World Cup Best:1st (2002, 2006, 2023)
Regional Name:EuroHockey Championships
Regional Cup Apps:18
Regional Cup First:1970
Regional Cup Best:1st (1970, 1978, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2013)
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The Germany men's national field hockey team is one of the most successful sides in the world, winning gold at the Summer Olympics four times (including once as West Germany), the Hockey World Cup 3 times, the EuroHockey Nations Championship eight times (including twice as West Germany) and the Hockey Champions Trophy ten times (including three times as West Germany).

History

The team caused an upset in the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup when they defeated Australia 2–1 with striker Olivier Domke scoring the winner after Germany came back from being 1–0 down. After this period the Germans went through a transition period, finishing lowly in the 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and the 2004 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy with several inexperienced players in their squad. Coach Bernhard Peters was looking to nurture the players for the World Cup such as Christopher Zeller, Moritz Fürste and Timo Wess, and was successful as the Germans won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, defeating Australia 4–3 in the final. Bernhard Peters left the team in order to pursue a career in football and is now a staff member at TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.[1]

On 6 November 2006, Markus Wiese was appointed as the new head coach. Success at the 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and a gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics followed this. Germany headed into the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup with a largely young and inexperienced squad but reached the final of the World Cup after strong performances throughout the tournament. In the final, they were defeated 2–1 by Australia.

Germany has played in the annual 2011 Hockey Champions Trophy held in Auckland, New Zealand. The team competed in pool B with Korea, Netherlands and host nation New Zealand. The team finished fifth in the tournament.

Competitive record

Summer Olympics

Summer Olympics record
YearRoundPositionSquad
19085th place game5th210114Squad
1920did not participate
19283rd place game3rd4301113Squad
1932did not participate
1936Final2nd4301149Squad
1948did not participate
19525th place game5th5401204Squad
19563rd place game3rd522186Squad
1960Quarter-finals7th5203114Squad
19645th place game5th9450175Squad
19683rd place game4th9513168Squad
1972Final1st9810215Squad
19765th place game5th63122213Squad
1980Withdrew
1984Final2nd7412146Squad
1988Final2nd7511167Squad
1992Final1st7610206Squad
19963rd place game4th7313139Squad
20005th place game5th7421178Squad
20043rd place game3rd74212112Squad
2008Final1st7430147Squad
2012Final1st75112014Squad
20163rd place game3rd85212318Squad
20203rd place game4th84042719Squad
2024Final2nd86112311Squad
Total4 titles20/25138852528349178

World Cup

World Cup record
YearRoundPosition *Squad
19715th place game5th7403127Squad
19733rd place game3rd752072Squad
19753rd place game3rd74121814Squad
19783rd place game4th83232818Squad
1982Final2nd73221716Squad
19863rd place game3rd7331149Squad
19903rd place game4th7502167Squad
19943rd place game4th7241139Squad
19983rd place game3rd75111910Squad
2002Final1st98012411Squad
2006Final1st74301810Squad
2010Final2nd74212412Squad
20145th place game6th63031710Squad
2018Quarter-finals5th4301116Squad
2023Final1st74302613Squad
Total3 titles15/15104602321264154

European Championships

EuroHockey Championship record
YearRoundPosition *
1970Final1st6510142
1974Final2nd7601303
1978Final1st7610276
19833rd place game3rd75022713
19873rd place game3rd7601207
1991Final2nd7700253
1995Final1st7511295
1999Final1st7520308
2003Final1st7610277
20053rd place game3rd5401216
20073rd place game4th5221169
2009Final2nd53111513
2011Final1st5500204
2013Final1st5401189
2015Final2nd53111610
20173rd place game4th53111613
20193rd place game4th53021811
2021Final2nd53202112
20233rd place game4th5221106
Total8 titles19/19112831514400147

FIH Pro League

FIH Pro League record
SeasonPosition *Squad
20196th144553038Squad
2020–213rd105232623Squad
2021–224th168264036Squad
2022–236th166283135Squad
2023–246th165653329Squad
TotalBest: 3rd72281727160141

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

Sultan Azlan
Shah Cup record
YearPosition
19871st
19952nd
19982nd
19993rd
20005th
20011st
20032nd
20044th
Best result: 1st place

Defunct competitions

Champions Trophy

Champions Trophy record
YearPosition
1978did not participate
19802nd64112520
19823rd51311411
19825th51221014
19833rd530299
1984did not participate
19853rd51311312
19861st5320105
19871st7520187
19881st5401115
19893rd5212108
19903rd53111412
19911st5320126
19921st6501178
19932nd65011510
19942nd6330107
19951st633082
19963rd64021711
19971st64111510
19986th6015920
1999did not participate
20002nd63031510
20011st6600178
20022nd64111312
20036th6006725
20045th62131116
20054th61231218
20062nd62311513
20071st86112214
20085th61141317
20092nd63032021
20104th62041315
20115th6411158
20126th63031819
20141st640299
20163rd62311912
2018did not participate
Total10 titles192973857456394

Hockey World League

Hockey World League record
SeasonPositionRound *
2012–137thSemifinal6510225
Final62131714
2014–157thSemifinal7601297
Final51221111
2016–174thSemifinal75112013
Final62221010
TotalBest: 4thFinal37217910960

Team

Current squad

The following 24 players were named for the Pro League matches against the Netherlands and Belgium in Amstelveen, Netherlands from 30 November to 9 December 2024.[2]

Caps updated as of 30 November 2024, after the match against the Netherlands.

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the national team in the last 12 months.

Coaches

YearsCoach
1969–1973 Horst Wein
1974–1990 Klaus Lissek
1990–2000 Paul Lissek
2000–2006 Bernhard Peters
2006–2015 Markus Weise
2015–2016 Valentin Altenburg
2016–2019 Stefan Kermas
2019 Markus Weise (caretaker)
2019–2021[3] Kais al Saadi
2021–present André Henning[4]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The German Times Online – Football Inc. . 21 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141129132008/http://www.german-times.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7694&Itemid=103 . 29 November 2014 .
  2. Web site: FIH Pro League in Amsterdam. hockey.de . . de . 30 November 2024.
  3. Web site: Al Saadi ist neuer Hockey-Bundestrainer . Der Tagesspiegel. 4 November 2019 . de.
  4. Web site: André Henning übernimmt die Honamas . hockey.de . 20 December 2021 . de . 17 December 2021.

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