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Oliver Roggisch

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Oliver Roggisch
Oliver Roggisch (2018)
Personal information
Born (1978-08-25) 25 August 1978 (age 46)
Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany
Nationality German
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Pivot
Senior clubs
Years Team
1998–2000
TuS Schutterwald
2000–2002
Frisch Auf Göppingen
2002–2005
TUSEM Essen
2005-2007
SC Magdeburg
2007-2014
Rhein-Neckar Löwen
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002-2014
Germany 205 (48)
Teams managed
2014–2016
Rhein-Neckar Löwen (assistant)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
World championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Germany Team Competition

Oliver Roggisch (born 25 August 1978 in Villingen-Schwenningen) is a retired German team handball player and coach. He is the sporting director for the Löwen and the German national team. Roggisch is a World champion from 2007 with the German national team. He participated for the German team that finished fourth at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.[1]

Club player

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Roggisch started his career at TuS Schutterwald. He then played for Frisch Auf Göppingen and TUSEM Essen. In 2005 he joinedSC Magdeburg, where hewon the EHF Cup in 2007. He following summer he joined Rhein-Neckar Löwen on a three year deal. He played at the club until his retirement in 2014.[2]

With 497 suspensions he has the second most in Bundesliga history only trailing Volker Zerbe.

In 2007 he won the 2007 World Championship, for which he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.[3]

Coaching career

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After he had announced his retirment Roggisch became the assistant coach to Nikolaj Bredahl Jacobsen the following season.[4] He stopped in this position in March 2016.[5]

In addition to his position at RNL position he has also been the team manager for the German national team.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Germany"European Handbal Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 5, 2008)
  2. ^ "Nach dieser Saison: "The Rogg" wechselt die Seiten" (in German). handball-world.com. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Handball – WM: Merkel lädt Handball-Weltmeister ins Kanzleramt" (in German). focus.de. 4 June 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Die Löwen von A bis Z: Oliver Roggisch" (in German). Rhein-Neckar Löwen. 20 June 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Rhein-Neckar Löwen befördern Roggisch" (in German). sport1.de. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Karriereende: Roggisch wird Teammanager der Handball-Nationalmannschaft" (in German). Der Spiegel. 4 February 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2014.