Team Spirit

One for all and all for one! Volleyball is a team sport - all players, whether disabled or non-disabled fight for the ball. Team spirit and athletic excellence are characteristics of the German standing volleyball players. A healthy mix of young and old players, ambition, motivation and enjoying the game are attributes of this team.
The German National Volleyball team of the Disabled currently consists of approximately twelve players and a three-man supporting team.
Since 1983, the squad has been led by National Coach Athanasios Papageorgiou (“Papa“).

Success

Did you know that ......?
The German National Volleyball team of the Disabled is the most successful German sports team over the last twenty years. The team has won the Paralympics four times,
They are three times World Champions, a one time World Cup winner and have been European Champions five times. Thus, it is also the most successful team in the world since the existence of professional volleyball of the disabled.
Passion plays an important role for this volleyball team - also internationally. At the last Paralympics in 2002, the team from Cambodia was supported by the German team financially, but “Papa“ also offered his know-how. This kind of commitment was awarded with the Fair Play Award 2002.

Nowadays

Hard work and dedication - the players love to make sacrifices to maintain the past and current achievements of the German standing volleyball players. Each international player practices with a non-disabled volleyball team and is part of the national association of the German Volleyball Federation (DVV). The players therefore already take responsibility and this service supports the home team. Prepared like this, they play in international tournaments like the World Cup or World Championship at least once a year.

CAMBODIA CELLCARD 2009 WOVD VOLLEYBALL WORLD CUP UPDATE:

Congratulations to Germany: 2009 Cambodia Cellcard WOVD Volleyball World Cup Champions

Congratulations to Elmar Sommer (Captain): 2009 Cambodia Cellcard WOVD Volleyball World Cup BEST SETTER

Congratulations to Martin Vogel: 2009 Cambodia Cellcard WOVD Volleyball World Cup BEST RECEIVER

• Team_Germany_2009.pdf

Name Athanasios Papageorgiou Head Coach Size 179 cm Function. Head Coach Team since 1983 Club(s) Premier League TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Fortuna Bonn City Cologne / Rhodos Town (Greece) Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2nd Place World Cup Canada 2005 3rd Place World Championship Mettmann 2nd Place World Cup 2001 (Puchov/Slovakei) Fair-Play Winner 2001 3rd Place World Cup 2003 (Rhodos Town / Greece) 1st Place Paralympics winner Seoul 88, Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96 and Sydney 2000 Multiple German-, Europ- world Champion 4th Place World championship 2002 Wisla/Polen

Player Name Torben Schieve Size 182cm Number 3 Position Setter Games 22 Category B Team since 2001 Club(s) BSG Saarwellingen City Celle Profession Trader Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2nd Place World Cup Canada 2005 3rd Place World Championship Mettmann 2nd Place World Cup 2001 (Puchov/Slovakei) Fair-Play Winner 2001 3rd Place World Cup 2003 (Rhodos Town / Greece) 4th Place World championship 2002 Wisla/Polen

Player Name Jens Altmann Size 175cm Number 9 Position Universal Games 60 Category C Team since 1993 Club(s) VSG Gelsenkirchen City Leipzig Profession Taxi Driver Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2nd Place World Cup Canada 2005 1st Place International Tournament Zielona Gora (Polen) 2005 3rd Place World Championship Mettmann 2nd Place World Cup 2001 (Puchov/Slovakei) Fair-Play Winner 2001 3rd Place World Cup 2003 (Rhodos Town / Greece) 1st Place Paralympics winner Seoul 88, Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96 and Sydney 2000 Multiple German-, Europe- World Champion 4th Place World championship 2002 Wisla/Polen

Player Name Robert Kampczyk Size 204cm Number 6 Position Diagonal / Main attack Games 59 Category C Team since Nov. 1998 Club(s) BSG Saarwellingen, Deutzer TV, USV TU Dresden City Z.rich Profession Freelance Foto Journalist,Trainee, Software Engineer Internet Website: www.rokam-digital.de EMail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2nd Place World Cup Canada 2005 1. Place int. tournament April 2005 Zielona Gora (Polen) 3rd Place World Championship Mettmann 2nd Place World Cup 2001 (Puchov/Slovakei) Fair-Play Winner 2001 3rd Place World Cup 2003 (Rhodos Town / Greece) 4th Place World championship 2002 Wisla/Polen

Player Name Timo Hager Size 192cm Number 2 Position Middle Block Games 66 Category B Team since 1998 Club TSV Bayer Leverkusen City Wuppertal Profession Teacher/ Trainer Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2nd Place World Cup Canada 2005 1. Place int. tournament Zielona Gora (Polen) 3rd Place World Championship Mettmann 2nd Place World Cup 2001 (Puchov/Slovakei) Fair-Play Winner 2001 1st Place Paralympics winner 2000 Fair-Play winner 2001 3rd Place World Cup 2003 (Rhodos Town / Greece) 4th Place World championship 2002 Wisla/Polen

Player Name Heinrich Treubert Size 181cm Number 13 Position Universal Games 3 Category B Team since 2006 Club(s) TV Unterbohingen, TSV Zizishausen, SKV Unterensingen City N.rtingen Profession Project- Manager Logistics Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia)

Player Name Elmar Sommer Size 183cm Number 10 Position Universal / Captain Games 121 Category A Team since 1983 Club(s) TV Elversberg, BSG Saarwellingen City Spiesen Profession: Employee Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2nd Place World Cup Canada 2005 1st Place International Tournament Zielona Gora (Polen) 3rd Place World Championship Mettmann 2nd Place World Cup 2001 (Puchov/Slovakei) Fair-Play Winner 2001 3rd Place World Cup 2003 (Rhodos Town / Greece) 1st Place Paralympics winner, Barcelona 92, Atlanta 96 and Sydney 2000 Multiple German-, Europe- World Champion 4th Place World championship 2002 Wisla/Polen

Player Name Oliver Gutfleisch Size 183cm Number 4 Position Setter Games 55 (+36 Great Britain) Category B Team since 1998 Club(s) BSG Saarwellingen City Dresden Profession PD Dr. Ing. habil. Oliver Gutfleisch FW Dresden Institute of Metallic Materials Results 2. Place world's championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2.Place world cup Kanada 2005 1. Place int. tournament Zielona Gora 3.Place world's championship Mettmann Paralympics winner Sydney 2000 2. Place world cup 2001 (Puchov/Slovakei) Fair-Play winner 2001 3. Place world cup 2003 (Rhodos Town/Griechenland) 2. Place world's championship (Olstin/Polen) 4.Place world's championship 2002 in Wisla/Polen

Player Name Olaf Hansel Size 199cm Number 7 Position Main attack Games 15 Category B Team since 2002 Club(s) BSG Saarwellingen City Kassel Profession Special Education Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) 2nd Place World Cup Canada 2005 1. Place int. tournament Zielona Gora (Polen) 3.Place world's championship Mettmann 3. Place world cup 2003 (Rhodos Town/Griechenland) 4.Place world's championship 2002 in Wisla/Polen

Player Name Martin Vogel Size 187cm Number 5 Position Middle Block Games 23 Category B Team since 2006 Club(s) BSG Saarwellingen / TG N.rtingen City Esslingen Profession Teacher Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia) 2. Place World Championship 2006 Roermond (Netherlands) Best Player

Physiotherapist Name Birgit Halsband Size 179cm Function. Physiotherapist Team since 2007 City Leverkusen Hobbies Fitness, Motorbiking, Ride, Track- and Fields Events, Hand ball Profession Physiotherapist IAS Club TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen Results 1st Place World Championship 2008 Handlova (Slovakia) 1st Place World Cup 2007 Phnom Penh (Cambodia)