Handball: Bitter on call: Prokop appoints twelve European champions in preliminary EC squad

With twelve European champions and a world champion on call, national coach Christian Prokop starts into the hot phase of the mission to defend the European Championship title. The 38-year-old player nominated 20 players on Friday for the 28. Preparations for the European Championship 2018 in Croatia, which will begin on December 12th, 2010 (12. till 28. January). The currently injured goalkeeper Johannes Bitter (TVB Stuttgart) is, as expected, not in the provisional squad, but on call.

“With the nominees for the 20-man squad, the final preparations for the European Championship are on their way,” said Prokop:”Our goal must be to use the time available to us effectively and optimally in order to travel well-prepared and well-prepared to Croatia. In Zagreb on 1 January, he must report the Bad Boys’ team of a maximum of 16 players to the European federation. During the tournament, six changes will be possible with players from the extended 28 players’ squad, in which the former World Champion Bitter stands.

Prokop starts the preparation with a short course on 28. and 29. December in Kamen-Kaiserau. On the second. The DHB team will meet in Stuttgart on 1 January and play two international matches against Iceland (5th place). January in Stuttgart, 7. January in Neu-Ulm).

Germany starts on 13. January in Zagreb against Montenegro. Other opponents of Group C are Slovenia (15. January) and Macedonia (17. January). The first three teams in each of the four groups reach the main round. Possible opponents in the second phase of the tournament, where Varazdin will be staged, could be Spain, Denmark, the Czech Republic or Hungary. ARD and ZDF broadcast the matches of the EM 2018.

Goal: Silvio Heinevetter (Füchse Berlin), Andreas Wolff (THW Kiel) Outside left: Uwe Gensheimer (Paris St. Germain HB), Rune Dahmke (THW Kiel) Rear area left: Finn Lemke (MT Melsungen), Marian Michalczik (TSV GWD Minden), Julius Kühn (MT Melsungen), Paul Drux (Füchse Berlin) Rear area centre: Niclas Pieczkowski (SC DHfK Leipzig), Steffen Fäth (Füchse Berlin), Philipp Weber (SC DHfK Leipzig) Rear area right: Philipp Weber (SC DHfK Leipzig)

Reserve: Johannes Bitter (TVB 1898 Stuttgart), Carsten Lichtlein (VfL Gummersbach), Marcel Schiller (Frisch Auf Göppingen), Maximilian Janke (SC DHfK Leipzig), Tim Kneule (Frisch Auf Göppingen), Franz Semper (SC DHfK Leipzig), Tim Hornke (TBV Lemgo), Erik Schmidt (Füchse Berlin).