Sebastian Preiß
{{short description|German handball player (born 1981)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}}
{{Infobox handball biography
| name = Sebastian Preiß
| image = Sebastian Preiss 01.jpg
| imagesize =
| caption = Preiß in 2008
| fullname =
| nationality = German
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|2|8|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ansbach, Bavaria, West Germany
| height = {{convert|1.95|m|ft|0}} (2005)
| weight = {{convert|100|kg|lb|0}} (2005)
| position = Pivot
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = TSV Stein
| youthyears2 =
| youthclubs2 = HG Quelle Fürth
| youthyears3 =
| youthclubs3 = TSV Zirndorf
| years1 = 1997–2001
| clubs1 = HG Erlangen
| years2 = 2001–2005
| clubs2 = THW Kiel
| years3 = 2005–2013
| clubs3 = TBV Lemgo
| years4 = 2013-2016
| clubs4 = HC Erlangen
| years5 = 2016-2017
| clubs5 = HF Springe
| nationalyears1 = 2002-
| nationalteam1 = Germany
| nationalcaps1 = 145
| nationalgoals1 = 362
| manageryears1 =
| managerclubs1 =
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport | Men's Handball}}
{{MedalCompetition|World championship}}
{{MedalGold | 2007 Germany | Team Competition }}
}}
Sebastian Preiß (born 8 February 1981) is a German retired handball player in the German national team. In 2007 he won the World Championship with the German national team.
Career
Preiß began his Handball-Bundesliga career at THW Kiel, where he won the German Championship twice and the EHF European League twice. From 2005 to 2013 he played for TBV Lemgo, where he once again won the EHF European League twice. In 2013 he joined second Bundesliga team HC Erlangen,{{cite web|url=http://www.handball.de/artikel/sebastian-preiss-wechselt-zur-naechsten-saison-von-lemgo-nach-erlangen-1360145623.html |title=Sebastian Preiß wechselt zur nächsten Saison von Lemgo nach Erlangen|publisher=handball.de |date=6 February 2013|accessdate=6 February 2013|language=de}} Here he was promoted to the Bundesliga in his first season, but relegated again in his second, only to be promoted for a second time in 2015-16.
He then joined HF Springe in the third tier.{{cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-1-1-63-82206.html |title=Transfercoup für Springe - Neuaufbau mit Weltmeister|publisher=Handball World|accessdate=1 May 2022|language=de}}
National team
Preiß debuted for the German national team on January 4, 2002 against Switzerland. He won the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship with the German team, for which he was awarded the Silbernen Lorbeerblatt.{{cite web|url=https://www.focus.de/sport/mehrsport/merkel-laedt-handball-weltmeister-ins-kanzleramt-handball-wm_id_2314337.html |title=Handball – WM: Merkel lädt Handball-Weltmeister ins Kanzleramt|publisher=focus.de |date=4 June 2007|accessdate=5 April 2014}}
Titles
- 2007 World Champion
- EHF European League: 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010
- German Champion: 2002, 2005
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.dhb.de/index.php?id=1863 |title=Das Team für die WM 2011 |publisher=Deutscher Handballbund |language=German}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.tbv-lemgo.de/de/team/mannschaft/spieler-detailansicht/p-15/f-89.html |title=Sebastian Preiß |publisher=TBV Lemgo |language=German}}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.thw-provinzial.de/thw/sp_preis.htm |title=Sebastian Preiß |publisher=THW Kiel |language=German}}
{{Germany squad 2007 World Men's Handball Championship}}
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Category:German male handball players
Category:Sportspeople from Ansbach
Category:People from Langenzenn
Category:21st-century German sportsmen
Category:Handball-Bundesliga players
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