Christopher Zeller

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| birth_place = Munich, West Germany

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| height = 185 cm{{cite web|title=Christopher Zeller|url=http://www.fih.ch/global-stars/profiles/germany/men/christopher-zeller/|website=fih.ch|publisher=International Hockey Federation|accessdate=7 November 2015}}

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Christopher Zeller (born 14 September 1984) is a German national representative field hockey player. As of 2008, his current club is Rot-Weiss Köln. Zeller represented Germany in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Personal life

Born in Munich, he is the younger brother of Philipp Zeller.

Career

Zeller was a member of the Men's National Team that won the gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and scored the only goal in the final. Two years earlier, he also won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup where he scored two goals in the final match and was chosen as the Most Promising Player of the tournament.{{Citation needed|date=August 2023}}

Zeller played in the gold medal match for field hockey at the 2012 Olympics which Germany won.

References

[http://en.beijing2008.cn/ The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]
[http://www.zellerhockey.de/content/view/14/30/ Official website of the Zeller brothers] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100428033614/http://www.zellerhockey.de/content/view/14/30/ |date=2010-04-28 }} {{in lang|de}}