Susann Müller (born 26 May 1988) is a Retired German
handball player and coach
and trains the women's team of
Füchse Berlin.
On club level, Müller played for a number of top teams across Europe, winning league titles in Denmark, Germany
and Slovenia. A German international since her youth, she was bronze medalist at the 2007 World Championship and won the Junior World Championship title in 2008. A prolific left-handed shooter, Müller was the top scorer of the 2013 World Championship and was selected in the All-Star team of the tournament. With her performances, she also earned the Handballer of the Year title in Germany in 2013.
Career
Club
Müller began to play handball at the age of seven by local club ''1.SSV Saalfeld'', before in 2003 she switched to
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...
club
HC Leipzig
HC Leipzig is a women's handball club based in Leipzig, Germany. They play in Handball-Bundesliga Frauen and are often competing in the EHF Women's Champions League, the now defunct EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, which merged with the Women' ...
. Initially, she was part of the youth section of the club and was promoted to the senior team for the 2006–2007 Bundesliga season. She scored over 60 goals in the first part of the season, whereupon she got a contract extension until 2010. During her spell at the club, Müller won two league and two national cup titles, as well as the German Supercup title in 2008.
In 2010, Müller signed to Danish club
SK Århus
SK Aarhus was a Danish women's handball club based in Aarhus. They played in Damehåndboldligaen when the team closed after the 2016-17 season because of financial issues. Aarhus United took over their licence for the league. SK Aarhus has previo ...
to be closer to her partner
Nina Wörz, who played for
Randers HK that time. However, due to Århus' financial difficulties Müller left the club after one season and eventually joined Randers HK. In the 2011–12 season, she led Randers to
Danish league title, being the club's top scorer with 124 goals. In the following year, she moved to Slovenia to play for
RK Krim, but she returned to Leipzig at the end of the season. Müller's second spell at the club lasted for one year, during which period she collected another silverware by winning the German Cup. In the summer of 2014, she was signed by Hungarian top club
Győri ETO KC
Győri ETO KC ( hu, Győri Egyetértés Torna Osztály Kézilabda Club, lit. Concordance Gymnastics Department of Győr Handball Club) is a Hungary, Hungarian professional women's handball club from Győr. Since they are sponsored by Audi, the off ...
as a replacement for
Katarina Bulatović. However, she and the club terminated her contract shortly thereafter.
After a stint in
SG BBM Bietigheim that saw her winning the 2016-17 season of the
Bundesliga
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where she became the league as well as the
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 ...
topscorer, she eventually moved back to the
Danish league for the
2018–19 season to play for
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM
Silkeborg-Voel KFUM is a Danish handball club from Silkeborg and Voel. In the season 2022-2023 it plays in the Danish Women's Handball League.
Arena
*Arena: Jysk Arena
*City: Silkeborg
*Capacity: 3,000
*Address: Ansvej 114, 8600 Silkebor ...
.
National team
Müller was part of the German youth setup since the youngest age categories. In youth handball, she achieved her biggest success in 2008 when she won the
Junior World Championship in Macedonia. With seven goals she was the top scorer of the German team in the final, that stunned favorite Denmark 23–22.
In 2006, she was already selected in the wider 24-man squad for the
European Championship by head coach
Armin Emrich
Armin Emrich (born 16 June 1951) is a former German team handball player, and former head coach for the German women's national handball team. As coach he led the German team to bronze medal in the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship
The 2 ...
, but she was eventually left out from the travelling squad. Müller finally made her full international debut on 18 October 2007 against
Japan. She made it to the German team for the
2007 World Championship; she played six matches at the tournament, scoring two goals and winning the bronze medal. A year later, Müller decided not to participate at the
2008 European Championship, claiming she needs a break after a long and exhausting three-years period behind her.
Müller was back in the German squad for the
2009 World Championship held in China; Germany finished seventh and, with 34 goals, Müller was the second-best scorer of the team behind
Franziska Mietzner. Müller and Germany went to the
2010 European Women's Handball Championship
The 2010 European Women's Handball Championship was held in Denmark and Norway from 7–19 December. It was the first European Championship hosted by two countries. Norway won their overall 5th gold medal, when they defeated first time finalist ...
with medal hopes, however, they suffered a surprise early exit after the group stage.
Müller missed the 2011 World Championship and the 2012 European Championship due to injuries, however, she returned at the
2013 World Championship in great form – with 62 goals she became the top scorer of the tournament and was further elected to the All-Star team.
Germany eventually finished seventh at the championship.
Personal life
Müller is married to fellow handball player and former teammate,
Nina Wörz.
Achievements
Club
*
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 ...
:
**''Runner-up'': 2008-9, 2016–17
*
Bundesliga
The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional association football league in Germany. At the top of the German football league system, the Bundesliga is Germany's primary footbal ...
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**''Winner'': 2009, 2010, 2017
*
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-Bunde ...
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**''Winner'': 2007, 2008, 2014
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DHB-Supercup:
**''Winner'': 2008
*
Damehåndboldligaen:
**''Winner'': 2012
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Slovenian First League of Handball
The Slovenian First League of Handball ( sl, 1. A državna rokometna liga), currently named Liga NLB due to sponsorship reasons, is the top team handball league in Slovenia. It is organized by the Handball Federation of Slovenia (''Rokometna Zve ...
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**''Winner'': 2013
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Slovenian Cup:
**''Winner'': 2013
National team
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World Championship
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**''Bronze Medalist'': 2007
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Junior World Championship:
**''Winner'': 2008
Individual awards
* World Championship Top Scorer: 2013
* All-Star Right Back of the World Championship: 2013
* German Handballer of the Year: 2013
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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 ...
Top Scorer: 2017
*
HTH Ligaen's Player of the Month:
April 2019
References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Muller, Susann
German female handball players
1988 births
Living people
People from Saalfeld
Expatriate handball players
German expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
German expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
German expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia
Győri Audi ETO KC players
German LGBT sportspeople
LGBT handball players
Lesbian sportswomen
Sportspeople from Thuringia