Andreas Wolff (born 3 March 1991) is a German

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

player for

THW Kiel THW Kiel is a handball club from Kiel, Germany. Currently, they compete in the Handball-Bundesliga and are the record champion with 22 titles. 2007 and 2012 were the most successful years in the club's history, as THW completed the treble, win ...

and the German national team.

Career

Wolff played until the age of 15 at SG Ollheim/Straßfeld, before switching to HSG Rheinbach-Wormersdorf. His senior breakthorugh came for TV Kirchzell. Wolff's first major club was

TV Großwallstadt TV Großwallstadt is a team handball club from Großwallstadt. Achievements * European Club Championship: 2 **1979, 1980 * Cup Winner's Cup Finalists: 2 **1986, 1988 * IHF Cup: 1 **1984 *City Cup: 1 **2000 * German First League of Handball: 6 ...

, where he played until 2023 before switching to

HSG Wetzlar HSG Wetzlar is a professional handball club from Wetzlar, Germany. Currently, HSG Wetzlar competes in the Handball-Bundesliga, German First League of Handball (Bundesliga) and the DHB-Pokal, German Handball Cup. Crest, colours, supporters Kit ...

. In 2016 he switched to the German top club

. He played here for three years, where he played 102 matches, won the

DHB-Pokal The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga The Handball-Bund ...

twice and won the

EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

in 2019. In 2019 he switched to Polish Handball and Vive Kielce. Here he has won four Polish championships and was in the

EHF Champions League The Men's EHF Champions League is the most important club handball competition for men's teams in Europe and involves the leading teams from the top European nations. The competition is organised every year by EHF. The official name for the me ...

final in 2022, where Kielce lost on penalties to

FC Barcelona Handbol Futbol Club Barcelona Handbol is a Spanish handball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi sports club, and was founded on 29 November 1942. The club competes domestically in the Liga ASOBAL and in the Europe ...

. In 2019 he was appointed the captain of the team.

National Team

Wolff debuted for the German B-team in

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and only a year later he was on the A team. He was part of the German National team, that won the

2016 European Men's Handball Championship The 2016 EHF European Men's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition and was held for the first time in Poland from 15–31 January 2016. Croatia and Norway were the other applicants in the bidding process. Poland was awarded the championsh ...

in Poland. In this tournament he was selected as the best goalkeeper of the tournament.

Achievements

Polish Superliga The Polish Superliga, also known as the PGNiG Superliga for sponsorship reasons, is the top men's handball league in Poland. The current champion is Vive Kielce, the most titled Polish handball club, maintaining its position at the top of the tab ...

: **: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 *

Polish Cup The Polish Cup in football ( pl, Puchar Polski w piłce nożnej ) is an elimination tournament for Polish football clubs, held continuously from 1950, and is the second most important national title in Polish football after the Ekstraklasa title. ...

: **: 2021 *

: **: 2017, 2019 *

EHF Cup The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

: **: 2019

Individual awards

* All-Star Goalkeeper of the European Championship:

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* All-Star Goalkeeper of the World Championship:

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Wolff, Andreas 1991 births Living people German male handball players HSG Wetzlar players THW Kiel players Vive Kielce players Expatriate handball players in Poland German expatriate sportspeople in Poland People from Euskirchen Sportspeople from Cologne (region) 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