TEAM COMPOSITION

GER / Germany - Team Composition

Team manager	Mr. Adrian PFLEGHAR
Head coach	Mr. Vital HEYNEN
Assistant coach	Mr. Stefan HUEBNER
Doctor	Mr. Dr. Dieter HEINOLD
Therapist / trainer	Mr. Oliver KLENK
Journalist	Mr. Thilo VON HAGEN

	No.		Name	Lastname	Shirt Name	Birthdate	Height	Weight	Spike	Block
	1	F	Marcus	Popp	Popp	23.09.1981	192	90	358	338
L	2	F	Markus	Steuerwald	M. Steuerwald	07.03.1989	182	85	340	318
	3	F	Sebastian	Schwarz	Schwarz	02.10.1985	197	94	340	325
	4	F	Simon	Tischer	Tischer	24.04.1982	194	88	346	328
C	5	F	Björn	Andrae	Andrae	14.05.1981	200	92	350	330
	6	F	Denys	Kaliberda	Kaliberda	24.06.1990	193	95	343	314
	7		Stefan	Hübner	Hübner	13.06.1975	200	99	365	345
	8	F	Marcus	Böhme	Böhme	25.08.1985	211	116	360	330
	9	F	György	Grozer	Grozer	27.11.1984	200	102	374	345
	10	F	Jochen	Schöps	Schöps	08.10.1983	200	100	360	335
	11	F	Lukas	Kampa	Kampa	29.11.1986	196	90	335	320
L	12	F	Ferdinand	Tille	Tille	08.12.1988	185	75	338	316
	13	F	Christian	Dünnes	Dünnes	16.06.1984	207	105	350	331
	14		Robert	Kromm	Kromm	09.03.1984	212	102	360	345
	15	F	Max	Günthör	Günthör	09.08.1985	207	93	350	325
	16		Felix	Fischer	Fischer	27.02.1983	203	88	343	316
	17		Patrick	Steuerwald	P. Steuerwald	03.03.1986	180	80	335	315
	18		Lukas	Bauer	Bauer	26.02.1989	202	94	342	328
	19		Sebastian	Prüsener	Prüsener	26.05.1982	196	86	330	319
	20		Ricardo	Galandi	Galandi	18.05.1989	200	103	338	317
	21		Björn	Höhne	Höhne	27.03.1991	192	90	345	330
	22		Philipp	Jankowski	Jankowski	15.10.1991	191	88	328	320
	23	F	Christian	Fromm	Fromm	15.08.1990	204	99	345	324
	24		Sebastian	Krause	Krause	16.10.1989	203	100	342	325
	25		Simon	Hirsch	Hirsch	03.04.1992	204	88	352	344

C=Captain L=Libero F=Players selected for the Finals in Sofia, Bulgaria

Team profile

For 37 years, Germany tried to realise their dream of participating in the Olympics. They finally got there in 2008 after an emotional roller coaster ride, inspirational appearances and a bit of luck. In Beijing, Germany played well but lacked stability, eventually finishing ninth and parting company with coach Stelian Moculescu, who had already announced his retirement, During Moculescu's term, Germany became a world-class side, finishing ninth in the 2006 FIVB World Championship and fifth in the European Championship. The former international player always said that the development of a team needed one or two Olympic cycles.

Former Poland coach Raúl Lozano took over and in his first year celebrated excellent results. After his team won the 2009 European League, they qualified for the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 World League. Sixth place at the European Championships in 2009 was also a positive result (being defeated only by the finalists: Poland and France).

Germany finished 11th in the 2011 World League before registering a 15th place finish at the 2011 European Championships. They come to the 23rd edition of the competition with a new coach in Vital Heynen

Coach profile

Vital Heynen was named Germany men’s coach in February 2012 and succeeds Argentine Raúl Lozano.

The 42-year-old Belgian speaks four languages fluently (English, French, Dutch and German) and turned out for his country 150 times as a player.

He is currently coach of Belgian club Noliko Maaseik.