Christian Dissinger
| Christian Dissinger | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Dissinger in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
15 November 1991 Ludwigshafen, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Kazma SC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1997–2009 | TSG Friesenheim | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2008–2011 | TSG Friesenheim | ||
2011–2013 | Kadetten Schaffhausen | ||
2013 | BM Atlético Madrid | ||
2014–2015 | TuS N-Lübbecke | ||
2015–2018 | THW Kiel | ||
2018–2021 | RK Vardar 1961 | ||
2021–03/2023 | Dinamo București | ||
03/2023–06/2023 | Al Duhail | ||
10/2023–12/2023 | PLER-Budapest | ||
01/2024–2025 | MOL Tatabánya KC | ||
11/2025–2026 | Győri ETO-UNI FKC | ||
2026– | Kazma SC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Germany | 19 | (42) |
Christian Alexander Dissinger (born 15 November 1991) is a German professional handball player who plays as a left back for Kuwaiti club Kazma SC. He represented the Germany national team, winning the 2016 European Championship and a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level, he won the 2018–19 EHF Champions League with Vardar.
Club career
[edit]Dissinger started his career at the German club TSG Friesenheim and played there until June 2011. After TSG Friesenheim was relegated he changed to the Swiss club Kadetten Schaffhausen.[1] In March 2013, he gave his debut for Germany men's national handball team. In the Summer 2013 he moved to the Spanish club Atlético Madrid BM which announced their departure from Handball competitions in July 2013.[2] After a long recovery from his second cross ligament rupture (May 2013) he came back for his new club TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke in April 2014. In the summer of 2015, he signed a contract for THW Kiel. He extended his contract in January 2016 until June 2020.[3] In October 2018, Dissinger's contract was dissolved on mutual consent; later on he signed a contract with RK Vardar.[4]
After leaving Vardar in 2021, Dissinger joined Dinamo București. He later played for Al-Duhail, PLER-Budapest, Tatabánya KC and Győri ETO-UNI FKC. In 2026, Dissinger moved to Kuwaiti club Kazma SC.[5]
International career
[edit]Dissinger won the 2011 Men's Junior World Handball Championship with Germany. He was named the tournament's most valuable player and best left back by the International Handball Federation.[6]
He later represented the senior German national team. He was part of the German squad that won the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship and subsequently won bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[7][8]
Achievements
[edit]Domestic competitions
[edit]European competitions
[edit]
Winner: 2018–19
Other competitions
[edit]
Winner: 2018–19
International
[edit]- Summer Olympics:
Bronze: 2016
- European Championship:
Gold: 2016
- World Junior Championship:
Gold: 2011
References
[edit]- ↑ "NZZ: Feinschliff für Nachwuchstalent". Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
- ↑ Official statement bmatleticodemadrid.com, July 9, 2013
- ↑ "Dissinger's escape from a rollercoaster of bad luck".
- ↑ "Christian Dissinger wechselt zu Vardar Skopje". kn-online.de (in German). 11 October 2018.
- ↑ "Christian Dissinger hat einen neuen Klub". handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "All Star Team: Best scorer plays for Team Iran". International Handball Federation. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Christian Dissinger: „Jetzt bin ich hier"" (in German). Deutscher Handballbund. 5 January 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Der Europameister gewinnt Bronze" (in German). Deutscher Handballbund. Retrieved 18 August 2026.
External links
[edit]- Christian Dissinger at Olympics.com
- Christian Dissinger at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Christian Dissinger at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Ludwigshafen
- Handball players from Rhineland-Palatinate
- German male handball players
- THW Kiel players
- CS Dinamo București (men's handball) players
- Tatabánya KC players
- Handball-Bundesliga players
- Olympic handball players for Germany
- Handball players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
- Olympic medalists in handball
- German expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland
- Liga ASOBAL players
- German expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia
- German expatriate handball players in Romania
- Expatriate handball players in North Macedonia
- German expatriate handball players in Hungary
- German expatriate handball players in Spain
- German expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- TuS Nettelstedt-Lübbecke players
- Expatriate handball players in Switzerland
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- Recipients of the Silver Laurel Leaf
- German handball Olympic medalist stubs