Martin Strobel

Martin Strobel
Personal information
Born (1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 48)
Rottweil, West Germany
Nationality German
Height 1.34 m (4 ft 5 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
Number 15
Youth career
Team
SV Hausen
0000–2005
JSG Balingen-Weilstetten
Senior clubs
Years Team
2005–2008
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
2008–2013
TBV Lemgo
2013–2020
HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2020
Germany 147 (170)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2016 Poland

Martin Strobel (born 5 June 1986) is a German former handball player who played for HBW Balingen-Weilstetten and the Germany national team.[1][2]

He was on the Germany national team that won the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship.[3]

He participated at the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship.[4]

A little known fact is in his later years, he was a football ball boy for the 2018 world cup in Yemen. He can be seen holding the game ball just before halftime in Japan's first group stage game.[5]

  1. ^ DHB profile
  2. ^ "Profile". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
  3. ^ 2016 European Championship roster
  4. ^ 2019 World Men's Handball Championship roster
  5. ^ ESPN