Hendrik Pekeler
Hendrik Pekeler | |||
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![]() Pekeler in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
Born |
Itzehoe, Germany | July 2, 1991||
Nationality | German | ||
Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Pivot | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | THW Kiel | ||
Number | 61 | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2002–2004 | ETSV Fortuna Glückstadt | ||
2004–2007 | MTV Herzhorn | ||
2007–2008 | Bramstedter TS | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2009–2010 | THW Kiel | ||
2010–2012 | Bergischer HC | ||
2012–2015 | TBV Lemgo | ||
2015–2018 | Rhein-Neckar Löwen | ||
2018– | THW Kiel | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2024 | Germany | 122[1] | (210) |
Medal record |
Hendrik Pekeler (born 2 July 1991) is a German professional handball player for THW Kiel.[2][3] In 2020 he was selected as the player of the year in German handball.[4]
Career
[edit]Pekeler started playing handball at ETSV Fortuna Glückstadt. In 2004 he joined MTV Herzhorn and in 2007 he joined Bramstedter TS. In 2008 he signed a four year contract at THW Kiel. A year later he joined 2. Bundesliga side TSV Altenholz for a season.[5] From 2009 onwards he played partly for the Kiel Bundesliga team and partly for the Kiel second team in the Regional liga. In 2010 he joined Bergischer HC on a two year deal. In 2011 he was promoted with the team to the Bundesliga. In 2012 he joined TBV Lemgo on a three year deal.[6] In 2014 he replaced Bjarte Myrhol at Rhein-Neckar Löwen.[7] In 2018 he returned to THW Kiel.[8] On the laround of the 2022-23 season he scored his Bundesligagoal no. 1000.
National Team
[edit]Pekeler debuted for the German national team on March 14th, 2012.
At the 2016 European Championship he was part of the German team, that won the tournament, beating Spain in the final 24-17.
At the 2016 Olympics he won bronze medals with the German team. For that he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.[9]
He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship where Germany finished fourth.[10]
At the 2020 European Championship he finished 5th with the German team, and was in the all star team as best defender. At the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo he also represented Germany.[11]
In January 2024 he retired from the German national team, but continued to play at club level.[12]
Achievements
[edit]- EHF Champions League:
- EHF Cup:
Gold: 2019
- Handball-Bundesliga:
- DHB-Pokal:
Gold: 2019, 2022
- DHB-Supercup:
Gold: 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
Individual awards
[edit]- Handball Player of the Year in Germany: 2020[4]
- All-Star Team as Best Defender in EHF Champions League: 2022[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "ABSCHIED AUS DER NATIONALMANNSCHAFT". DHB. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "DHB profile". dhb.de.
- ^ "Hendrik Pekeler". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Dinah Eckerle und Hendrik Pekeler sind "Handballer des Jahres" 2020" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Altenholzer Interesse am Test des THW II gegen die DHB-Auswahl". Kieler Nachrichten. 17 July 2008.
- ^ "TBV angelt sich Junioren-Nationalspieler Pekeler" (in German). kicker.de. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Kreisläufer Hendrik Pekeler wechselt 2015 zu den Badenern" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "Zurück in den Norden: Hendrik Pekeler wechselt 2018 zum THW Kiel" (in German). THW Kiel. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 1 November 2016.
- ^ "2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster" (PDF). competition.ihf.info.
- ^ "Match Team Statistics: Germany vs. Spain" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
- ^ Merle Schaack (2024-01-04). "Hendrik Pekeler tritt endgültig aus Handball-Nationalmannschaft zurück" (in German). Kieler Nachrichten. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
- ^ "EHF Champions League men 2021/22 All-Star Team awarded". EHF. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
External links
[edit]- Hendrik Pekeler at the European Handball Federation
- Hendrik Pekeler at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
- Hendrik Pekeler at THW Kiel (in German)
- Hendrik Pekeler at Olympics.com
- Hendrik Pekeler at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- German male handball players
- People from Itzehoe
- THW Kiel players
- Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
- Bergischer HC players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Olympic handball players for Germany
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in handball
- Handball players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Handball players from Schleswig-Holstein
- 21st-century German sportsmen