Germany men's national volleyball team

The Germany men's national volleyball team represents Germany in international volleyball competitions. It is governed by the German Volleyball Association. Germany won the gold medal at the 1970 World Championship as East Germany and the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship.

Germany
Nickname(s)Die Adler (The Eagles)
Die Mannschaft (The Team)
AssociationDeutscher Volleyball-Verband
ConfederationCEV
Head coachMichał Winiarski
FIVB ranking17 (as of 1 January 2023)
Uniforms
Home
Away
Third
Summer Olympics
Appearances4[lower-alpha 1] (First in 1968)
Best resultSilver (1972 (GDR))
World Championship
Appearances12[lower-alpha 2] (First in 1956)
Best resultGold (1970 (GDR))
World Cup
Appearances3[lower-alpha 3] (First in 1965)
Best result (1969 (GDR))
European Championship
Appearances24[lower-alpha 4] (First in 1958)
Best resultSilver (2017)
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German)
Honours
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1972 Munich (GDR)Team
World Championship
Gold medal – first place1970 Bulgaria (GDR)
Bronze medal – third place2014 Poland
World Cup
Gold medal – first place1969 East Germany (GDR)
European Games
Gold medal – first place2015 BakuTeam
European Championship
Silver medal – second place2017 Poland
Universiade
Gold medal – first place1999 Palma de Mallorca

After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records. Since 1992 they have appeared at the Olympic Games on two occasions, finishing with a ninth place at Beijing 2008 and a fifth place at London 2012. However, Germany have enjoyed some recent success on the continental stage, winning gold at the 2015 European Games and silver at the 2017 European Championship. Before reunification, East Germany finished fourth at Mexico City 1968, before winning the silver medal at Munich 1972. East Germany were also crowned FIVB World Champions in 1970 and clinched the FIVB World Cup in 1969.

Results

By West Germany national team, East Germany national team and Germany national team

Germany team in World Championship 2014


Summer Olympics
Main article: Volleyball at the Summer Olympics

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Japan 1964did not qualify
Mexico 19684th place9632212449374
West Germany 1972Silver752168295256
Canada 1976did not qualify
Soviet Union 1980
United States 1984
South Korea 1988
Spain 1992
United States 1996
Australia 2000
Greece 2004
China 20089th place514612418440
United Kingdom 20125th place624614429463
Brazil 2016did not qualify
Japan 2020
France 2024 Future event
United States 2028
Australia 2032
Total4/14271413504615911533

World Championship
Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Czechoslovakia 1949did not enter
Soviet Union 1952
France 195612th place10822410480387
Brazil 1960did not qualify
Soviet Union 196211th place1082259480329
Czechoslovakia 19664th place12842615505407
Bulgaria 1970Champions12111357595378
Mexico 19744th place11652119478446
Italy 19789th place10461520361437
Argentina 198212th place10281024363439
France 1986did not qualify
Brazil 1990
Greece 199411th place413410128193
Japan 1998did not qualify
Argentina 2002
Japan 20069th place1486282411961183
Italy 20108th place9361218659689
Poland 2014Third place16115341912431136
Italy Bulgaria 2018did not qualify
Poland Slovenia 202215th place41349291311
not available 2026Future event
Total1 Title122715123818467796335

World Cup
Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Poland 19655th place8351416342358
East Germany 1969Gold871228410296
Japan 1977did not qualify
Japan 1981
Japan 1985
Japan 1989
Japan 19917th place1073259N/AN/A
Japan 1995did not qualify
Japan 1999
Japan 2003
Japan 2007
Japan 2011
Japan 2015
Japan 2019
Japan 2023qualifield
Total1 Title261796133N/AN/A

World League
Main article: FIVB Volleyball World League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

World League record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Japan 1990did not participate
Italy 1991
Italy 1992Intercontinental Round12th Place12111935Squad
Brazil 1993Intercontinental Round8th place209113242Squad
Italy 1994Intercontinental Round10th Place12210933Squad
Brazil 1995did not participate
Netherlands 1996
Russia 1997
Italy 1998
Argentina 1999
Netherlands 2000
Poland 2001Intercontinental Round13th place120121136Squad
Brazil 2002Intercontinental Round9th place12482130Squad
Spain 2003Intercontinental Round10th place12482029Squad
Italy 2004did not qualify
Serbia and Montenegro 2005
Russia 2006
Poland 2007
Brazil 2008
Serbia 2009
Argentina 2010Intercontinental Round9th place12752621Squad
Poland 2011Intercontinental Round11th place12572328Squad
Poland 2012Pool play5th place141133715Squad
Argentina 2013Intercontinental Round7th place10552119Squad
Italy 2014Intercontinental Round16th place12571826Squad
Brazil 2015did not qualify
Poland 2016Group Final Round26th place8351516Squad
Brazil 2017Group Final Round27th place862198Squad
Total5th place13/281566294261338—

Nations League
Main article: FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Nations League record
Year Result GP MW ML SW SL PW PL Squad
France 20189th place1578293012991307Squad
United States 201914th place15312234113491470Squad
Italy 202113th place15411223812551360Squad
Italy 202212th place124818299691103Squad
Poland 2023TBD0000000Squad
Total5/55718399213848725240—

European Games
Main article: European Games

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Azerbaijan 2015Gold871225665559
Belarus 2019Volleyball tournament not held
Poland 2023
Total1 Title871225665559

European Championship
Main article: Men's European Volleyball Championship

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

European Championship record
Year Round Position GP MW ML SW SL Squad
Italy 1948did not enter
Bulgaria 1950
France 1951
Romania 1955
Czechoslovakia 19581st Round9th place11922710Squad
Romania 19631st Round9th place1091285Squad
Turkey 1967Final Group4th place10732512Squad
Italy 1971Final Group4th place8531511Squad
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 19751st Round7th place752167Squad
Finland 19771st Round9th place7431313Squad
France 19791st Round9th place725915Squad
Bulgaria 1981Final Group6th place7251117Squad
East Germany 1983Final Group6th place7341015Squad
Netherlands 1985did not qualify
Belgium 1987
Sweden 19891st Round9th place7251119Squad
Germany 1991Semifinals4th place7341214Squad
Finland 1993Semifinals4th place7431315Squad
Greece 19952nd Round8th place725916Squad
Netherlands 1997Groups Round9th place523712Squad
Austria 1999did not qualify
Czech Republic 2001Groups Round9th place514614Squad
Germany 20032nd Round7th place7431412Squad
Italy 2005did not qualify
Russia 20072nd Round5th place8531611Squad
Turkey 20092nd Round5th place8441617Squad
AustriaCzech Republic 20111st Round15th place30339Squad
DenmarkPoland 2013Quarterfinals6th place431105Squad
BulgariaItaly 2015Quarterfinals8th Place52389Squad
Poland 2017FinalRunners-up651168Squad
BelgiumFranceNetherlandsSlovenia 2019Quarterfinals8th Place7341213Squad
Czech RepublicEstoniaFinlandPoland 2021Quarterfinals5th Place7521610Squad
TotalFinal24/321679176323289—

European League
Main article: Men's European Volleyball League

  Champions    Runners up    Third place    Fourth place

Year Result Pld W L SW SL PW PL
Czech Republic 20044th place1486302212181149
Russia 20055th place1257212310251001
Turkey 20065th place1266262210821041
Portugal 20076th place1284282110911048
Turkey 20084th place1486312412611194
Portugal 2009Gold14104371912701173
Total1 Title78453317313169476606

Team

Current squad

The following is the German roster in the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Poland Michał Winiarski

No. Name Date of birth Height Weight Spike Block 2022–23 club
1Christian Fromm15 August 19902.04 m (6 ft 8 in)99 kg (218 lb)345 cm (136 in)324 cm (128 in)Greece Foinikas Syros
3Ruben Schott8 July 19941.93 m (6 ft 4 in)89 kg (196 lb)326 cm (128 in)309 cm (122 in)Germany Berlin Recycling Volleys
5Moritz Reichert15 March 19951.94 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)336 cm (132 in)314 cm (124 in)France Tourcoing LM
7David Sossenheimer21 June 19961.93 m (6 ft 4 in)85 kg (187 lb)354 cm (139 in)340 cm (130 in)France Arago de Sète
10Julian Zenger26 August 19971.90 m (6 ft 3 in)80 kg (180 lb)330 cm (130 in)315 cm (124 in)Italy Kioene Padova
11Lukas Kampa (C)29 November 19861.96 m (6 ft 5 in)90 kg (200 lb)335 cm (132 in)320 cm (130 in)Poland Trefl Gdańsk
14Moritz Karlitzek12 August 19961.91 m (6 ft 3 in)91 kg (201 lb)335 cm (132 in)310 cm (120 in)Poland AZS Olsztyn
17Jan Zimmermann12 February 19931.91 m (6 ft 3 in)82 kg (181 lb)340 cm (130 in)312 cm (123 in)Poland BBTS Bielsko-Biała
18Florian Krage11 January 19972.03 m (6 ft 8 in)90 kg (200 lb)343 cm (135 in)331 cm (130 in)Poland Cuprum Lubin
20Linus Weber1 November 19981.99 m (6 ft 6 in)85 kg (187 lb)336 cm (132 in)321 cm (126 in)Poland Projekt Warsaw
21Tobias Krick22 October 19982.10 m (6 ft 11 in)85 kg (187 lb)350 cm (140 in)330 cm (130 in)Italy Modena Volley
22Tobias Brand9 July 19981.93 m (6 ft 4 in)86 kg (190 lb)338 cm (133 in)324 cm (128 in)Germany SWD Powervolleys Düren
25Lukas Maase28 August 19982.08 m (6 ft 10 in)95 kg (209 lb)340 cm (130 in)320 cm (130 in)Germany SVG Lüneburg
45Jakob Günthör21 September 19952.11 m (6 ft 11 in)96 kg (212 lb)339 cm (133 in)320 cm (130 in)Germany Helios Grizzlys Giesen

Coaches history
Years Name
1956–1956 Germany Eberhard Schulz
1957–1958 Germany Werner Lohr
1958–1970 Germany Edgar Blossfeldt
1959–1960 Poland Jerzy Pławczyk
1961–1964 Germany Alexander Mühle
1965–1971 Czech Republic Miroslav Rovný
1971–1971 Czech Republic Josef Stolarik
1971–1971 Japan Akira Kato
1971–1972 Germany Manfred Kindermann
1973–1974 Germany Michael Gregori
1974–1975 Romania Sebastian Mihăilescu
1976–1983 Germany Michael Gregori
1983–1987 Poland Zbigniew Jasiukiewicz
1987–1990 Romania Stelian Moculescu
1990–1994 Slovakia Igor Prieložný
1995–1998 Germany Olaf Kortmann
1999–2008 Romania Stelian Moculescu
2009–2011 Argentina Raúl Lozano
2012–2016 Belgium Vital Heynen
2017–2021 Italy Andrea Giani
2022–present Poland Michał Winiarski

Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Germany national volleyball team.

Period Kit provider
2003–2021 Japan Asics
Italy Erreà
Netherlands Stanno
2021– Denmark Hummel

Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Comdirect Bank other sponsors: ERGO Group, German Sports Aid Foundation and Deutsche Energie.

Notes
  1. by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team
  2. by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team
  3. by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team
  4. by Germany national team, East Germany national team and West Germany national team

References
  1. Daily Bulletin Slovenia
  2. "Team Germany". en.volleyballworld.com. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
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