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Hendrik Pekeler

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Hendrik Pekeler
Pekeler in 2014
Personal information
Born (1991-07-02) July 2, 1991 (age 33)
Itzehoe, Germany
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
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Poland

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

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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

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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

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Individual awards

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  • Handball Player of the Year in Germany: 2020[4]
  • All-Star Team as Best Defender in EHF Champions League: 2022[13]

References

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  1. ^ "ABSCHIED AUS DER NATIONALMANNSCHAFT". DHB. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
  2. ^ "DHB profile". dhb.de.
  3. ^ "Hendrik Pekeler". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Dinah Eckerle und Hendrik Pekeler sind "Handballer des Jahres" 2020" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Altenholzer Interesse am Test des THW II gegen die DHB-Auswahl". Kieler Nachrichten. 17 July 2008.
  6. ^ "TBV angelt sich Junioren-Nationalspieler Pekeler" (in German). kicker.de. 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
  7. ^ "Kreisläufer Hendrik Pekeler wechselt 2015 zu den Badenern" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  8. ^ "Zurück in den Norden: Hendrik Pekeler wechselt 2018 zum THW Kiel" (in German). THW Kiel. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Verleihung des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes" (in German). Bundespräsidialamt. 1 November 2016.
  10. ^ "2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster" (PDF). competition.ihf.info.
  11. ^ "Match Team Statistics: Germany vs. Spain" (PDF). ihf.info. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  12. ^ Merle Schaack (2024-01-04). "Hendrik Pekeler tritt endgültig aus Handball-Nationalmannschaft zurück" (in German). Kieler Nachrichten. Retrieved 2024-01-04.
  13. ^ "EHF Champions League men 2021/22 All-Star Team awarded". EHF. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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