Heiner Brand
Encyclopedia
Heiner Brand is a former West German
handball
player. Starting in 1997, he is currently the German national team
's coach.
, both as a player (in 1978
) and as a coach (in 2007
). In 1976, he was part of the West German team finishing fourth in the Olympic tournament
in Montreal
. He played all six matches, scoring twelve goals in the process.
Brand appeared on the cover of the PC game Handball Manager 2008.
He gained fame outside of the handball world in 2009, when after the final whistle of World Championship match between Germany and Norway, he was captured by television cameras rushing towards the referees, turning red and shaking his fist. Brand calmed down after a few seconds and no assault happened, but the event became a well known viral video
on the internet.
à la Friedrich Nietzsche
.
Brand has two older brothers named Klaus (*1942) and Jochen (*1944). Both also appeared for the German national handball team.
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
handball
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
player. Starting in 1997, he is currently the German national team
Germany national handball team
The Germany national handball team is the national handball team of Germany. Germany won the handball world cup in 1938, 1978 and in 2007 as the host of the handball world cup-Achievements:Olympic Games* winner in 1936...
's coach.
Career
Brand is the only person who has won the world handball championshipWorld Men's Handball Championship
The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...
, both as a player (in 1978
1978 World Men's Handball Championship
The 1978 World Championship for men in team handball was the 9th World Handball Championship. It was held in Denmark.-Teams:-:Group B-:Group C-:Group D-: Group 1-:Group 2-3rd / 4th place:* - In Copenhagen-Final:...
) and as a coach (in 2007
2007 World Men's Handball Championship
The 20th World Men's Handball Championship took place from January 19 to February 4, 2007 in Germany. 24 national teams played in 12 German cities.The tournament was won by Germany.-Stadiums:...
). In 1976, he was part of the West German team finishing fourth in the Olympic tournament
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 1976 Summer Olympics featured competition for men and women.On July 26, a Croatian nationalist ran onto the field of play during the men's match between SFR Yugoslavia and West Germany and burned the Yugoslav flag.-Medal summary:...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. He played all six matches, scoring twelve goals in the process.
Brand appeared on the cover of the PC game Handball Manager 2008.
He gained fame outside of the handball world in 2009, when after the final whistle of World Championship match between Germany and Norway, he was captured by television cameras rushing towards the referees, turning red and shaking his fist. Brand calmed down after a few seconds and no assault happened, but the event became a well known viral video
Viral video
A viral video is one that becomes popular through the process of Internet sharing, typically through video sharing websites, social media and email...
on the internet.
Personal life
His trademark since The Seventies is a thick and bushy walrus moustacheWalrus moustache
The walrus moustache is characterized by whiskers that are thick and bushy in nature. Its name derives from the fact that the whiskers usually droop over the mouth, giving an appearance to the human face that is very similar to that of a walrus.-History:...
à la Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Nietzsche
Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche was a 19th-century German philosopher, poet, composer and classical philologist...
.
Brand has two older brothers named Klaus (*1942) and Jochen (*1944). Both also appeared for the German national handball team.