Florian Kunz (born 22 February 1972, in

Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. With about 161,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is on ...

) is a former

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defender from

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

. He was the captain of the side which won the

2002 Men's Hockey World Cup The 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Hockey World Cup, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 February to 9 March 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Germany won their first title after defeating Australia 2–1 ...

. He played a total of 228 caps for the national team from 1992 until 2004.

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1972 births Living people German male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Germany Sportspeople from Leverkusen Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany 21st-century German people {{Germany-fieldhockey-bio-stub