Julian Köster

Contents:

Personal data | Career in national team | Gallery Deutsche Seite

Personal data

Position:

Left back, center

Date of birth:

16.03.2000

Place of birth:

Bielefeld

Nationality:

German

Height:

2.00m

In club since:

2026

Contract until:

30.06.2030

Clubs:

TuS SW Brauweiler
2015 Bayer Dormagen (youth)
2018 Bayer Dormagen
2020 VfL Gummersbach

Career highlights:

• Silver Laurel Leaf ("Silbernes Lorbeerblatt") 2024
• "Felix" - Sports men of the year 2024 in North Rhine-Westphalia
   
• 6th place WC 2025
• Silver medal Olympics 2024
• 4th place Euro 2024
• 5th place WC 2023
• Silver U-19 WC 2019
• Voted as best defense player into the all star team of the U-19 WC 2019

Miscellaneous:

Handball embassador for the Special Olympics

Wikipedia:

de | en

Career in national team

Appearances in the national team:

69 GER (as at 28.04.2025)

Goals in the national team:

177 (as at 28.04.2025)

First match for national team:

5th November 2021 vs Portugal in Luxemburg

Successes:

• 6th place WC 2025
• Silver medal Olympics 2024
• 4th place Euro 2024
• 5th place WC 2023
• Silver U-19 WC 2019
• Voted as best defense player into the all star team of the U-19 WC 2019

Julian Köster. © Sascha Klahn

Julian Köster in action.