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The champions team 1997/98:

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picture of team 1997/98 Wolfgang Schwenke Michael Menzel Christian Scheffler Klaus-Dieter Petersen Thomas Knorr Karsten Wöhler Dr. Dirk Büsch Noka Serdarusic Henning Siemens Goran Stojanovic Nenad Perunicic Martin Schmidt Michael Krieter Staffan Olsson Magnus Wislander Roland Breitenberger Rainer Claßen
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back rom from left:
Klaus-Dieter Petersen, Thomas Knorr, Karsten Wöhler, second coach Dr. Dirk Büsch, coach Zvonimir "Noka" Serdarusic, Goran Stojanovic, Nenad Perunicic, Michael Krieter;
front row from left:
official Roland Breitenberger, official Rainer Claßen, Wolfgang Schwenke, Michael Menzel, Christian Scheffler, Henning Siemens, Martin Schmidt, Staffan Olsson, Magnus Wislander;
not on the picture:
manager Uwe Schwenker, team doctor Dr. Detlev Brandecker, physiotherapist Uwe Brandenburg, physiotherapist Andreas Hypa, Henning Brütt

The team:

No.NamePositionDate of birthProfessionSizeWeightNat.Appearances in national teamIn team since
Goalkeepers:
1 Goran Stojanovic goalkeeper 29.01.1966 professional handball player 1,91m YUG 120A for Yugoslavia 1996
12 Michael Krieter goalkeeper 21.08.1963 business man 1,91m 95kg GER 95A 1983
Back area:
Henning Brütt GER 1996
10 Thomas Knorr half left 16.05.1971 student 1,92m 100kg GER 80A 1992
6 Wolfgang Schwenke half left 27.03.1968 student of economics, physiotherapist 1,96m 98kg GER 53A 1987 (1995-1996: VfL Bad Schwartau)
8 Nenad Perunicic half left 01.05.1971 professional handball player 2,03m 106kg YUG 81A for Yugoslavia 1997
2 Magnus Wislander center, pivot, team captain 22.02.1964 handball professional, before post employee 1,94m 94kg SWE 311A for Sweden 1990
3 Henning Siemens half right 02.06.1974 student of economics 2,08m 92kg GER 24A, 4B, 17 junior 1997
19 Staffan Olsson half right, center 26.03.1964 handball professional, before that sales clerk 1,99m 97kg SWE 296A for Sweden 1996
Wings:
13 Christian Scheffler left wing 29.03.1972 merchant of housing sales 1,83m 83kg GER 50A 1991
4 Karsten Wöhler left wing 14.11.1974 wholesaling merchant 1,85m GER 1995
11 Martin Schmidt right wing 22.12.1969 student of economics 1,87m 89kg GER 42A 1991
7 Michael Menzel right wing, from season 2000/2001 on: assistant coach 09.02.1968 sales merchant (former miner) 1,79m 78kg GER 17A 1994
Pivots:
9 Klaus-Dieter Petersen pivot 06.11.1968 energy electronics 1,98m 98kg GER 250A 1993
Coaches:
  Zvonimir Serdarusic coach 02.09.1950 sports teacher, medical techn. clerk 1,86m 121kg GER 72A for Yugoslavia 1993
Manager:
  Uwe Schwenker 24.03.1959 assurance merchant 1,86m 104kg GER 72A 1980

Financial manager:

Organization:

Medical team:

Stadium speaker:

Average age of team:

28,4 years

Average height of team:

1,93m

Leaving players before the season 97/98:

New recruitments for the season 97/98: