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Andy Schmid

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Andy Schmid
Personal information
Full name André Schmid
Born (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 42)
Horgen, Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre back
Senior clubs
Years Team
2002–2004
 SG Stans/Luzern
2004–2007
 Grasshopper Club Zürich
2007–2009
 ZMC Amicitia Zürich
2009–2010
 Bjerringbro-Silkeborg
2010–2022
 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
2022–2024
 HC Kriens-Luzern
National team 1
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2024
 Switzerland 218 (1094)
Teams managed
2024–
 Switzerland
1 National team caps and goals correct
as of 16 January 2024

André Schmid (born 30 August 1983) is a Swiss handball coach and former player,[1] who is currently the head coach of the Swiss national team. He retired in February 2024.[2] At the same time he announced that he would be taking over as head coach of the Swiss national team.[2][3]

He is considered the best Swiss men's player of all time, and one of the best playmakers of his generation. He holds the record for most goals for the Swiss national team, as well as 4th most matches.[4]

He was inducted into the EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.[5]

Career

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Schmid started at the youth team of BSV Borba Luzern.[6] From 2002 to 2004 he played for the Nationalliga B team SG Stans/Luzern.[6] In 2004 he joined Grasshopper Club Zürich in the top division, where he played until 2007.[6][7]

He then joined ZMC Amicitia Zürich,[8] where he won the Swiss Championship twice. In 2009 he joined Danish side Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.[9] In his only season at the club, he won bronze medals.

In March 2010 he announced that he would join German club Rhein-Neckar Löwen for the 2010-11 season on a four year contract.[10][11] He was a key player for the team, when they won their first title in 2013, the EHF European Cup.[12] In the 2015-16 he was part of the Löwen team, that won their first German Championship.[13] The following season they won the German championship for a second time.[14] In 2018 he also won the DHB-Pokal.

In 2022 he returned to Switzerland and joined HC Kriens-Luzern.[15] In February 2023 he announced that he would retire after the 2023-24 season.[2]

National team

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Schmid made his debut for the Swiss national team on 19 December 2003 in a match against Luxembourg.

In January 2021, at the age of 37, he parcitipated in his first World Championship. The team reached the main round of the tournament, and finished 16th. He had the second most Player-of-the-match awards with 3, only behind Sweden's Andreas Palicka.[16]

At the 2024 European Championship, in the third game in the preliminary round, he scored his goal number 1094 for Switzerland, which made him the most scoring player for Switzerland ever.[17]

Coaching career

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After retiring from playing, he became the head coach of the Swiss national team, and signed a contract until 2028.[2][3]

Statistics

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SeasonLeagueTeamGoalsGamesGoals per Game
2004/05NLAGrasshopper Club Zürich84302,8
2005/06NLAGrasshopper Club Zürich118333,6
2006/07NLAGrasshopper Club Zürich144344,2
2007/08NLAZMC Amicitia Zürich252327,9
2008/09NLAZMC Amicitia Zürich209326,5
2009/10JJLBjerringbro-Silkeborg113244,7
2010/11HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen44311,7
2011/12HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen84342,5
2012/13HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen156344,6
2013/14HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen161344,7
2014/15HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen114363,2
2015/16HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen164325,3
2016/17HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen156344,6
2017/18HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen189345,6
2018/19HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen164344,8
2019/20HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen117254,7
2020/21HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen167384,4
2021/22HBLRhein-Neckar Löwen159344,7
2022/23QHLHC Kriens-Luzern259337,8
2023/24QHLHC Kriens-Luzern3284,0

Achievements

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Individual awards

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Andre Schmid Profile". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Marjanovic, Marko (30 January 2024). "THE END OF A UNIQUE CAREER: Andy Schmid is no longer an active player!". Handball Planet. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 Raphael Bischof (22 February 2023). "Andy Schmid ab Sommer 2024 Schweizer Nationaltrainer" (in German). Swiss Handball Association. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Hall-of-fame". handball.ch (in French). Swiss Handball Association. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  5. 1 2 "New legends of the game inducted into EHF Hall of Fame". European Handball Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 "Handball-Profi Andy Schmid: «In der Schweiz sind Lebenswege wie auf Schienen vorgegeben»" (in German). tagblatt.ch. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Andy Schmid". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  8. ↑ "Regisseur Schmid verlässt Amicitia Zürich" (in German). nzz.ch. 18 December 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "Topscorer er ny forstærkning" (in Danish). TV Midt/Vest. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Andy Schmid wechselt zu den Rhein-Neckar Löwen" (in German). rhein-neckar-loewen.de. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "Schmid wird ein Löwe" (in German). Kicker. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 29 March 2010.
  12. ↑ "Riesenkampf, Riesenherz, Riesenmannschaft – Löwen belohnen sich mit dem ersten Titel" (in German). Rhein-Neckar-Loewen. 19 May 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  13. ↑ "Deutscher Meister 2016!" (in German). Rhein-Neckar-Loewen. 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  14. ↑ "Deutscher Meister 2017!" (in German). Rhein-Neckar-Loewen. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
  15. ↑ "Willkommen zuhause - Andy Schmid wechselt zum HC Kriens-Luzern" (in German). HC Kriens-Luzern. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  16. ↑ "Handball World Championship 2021". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  17. ↑ "Schweiz verliert knapp gegen Nordmazedonien – Schmid bricht Tor-Rekord" (in German). Swiss Handball Association. 16 January 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  18. ↑ "Andy Schmid - Profile" (in German). Rhein-neckar-loewen. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  19. ↑ "Andy Schmid zum MVP gewählt" (in German). blick.ch. 2 July 2008. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
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