André Schmid (born 30 August 1983) is a Swiss retired
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ...
er.
He retired in February 2024.
At the same time he announced that he would be taking over as a head coach of the Swiss national team.
He has the record for both most matches and most goals for the Swiss national team.
He was inducted into the
EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
Achievements
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EHF Cup
The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previo ...
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**''Winner'':
2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
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Swiss Handball League
The Swiss Handball League (SHL) is the name of the professional handball league of Switzerland. It is divided into two divisions:
* Quickline Handball League
* Nationalliga B
Current season
Teams for season 2024–25
* BSV Bern
* GC Amicit ...
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**''Winner'': 2008, 2009
*Swiss Cup:
**''Winner'': 2023
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Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...
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**''Winner'': 2016, 2017
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DHB-Pokal
The DHB-Pokal (English: German Handball Federation Cup) is an elimination handball tournament held annually in Germany. It is the second most important handball national title in the country after the Handball-Bundesliga championship.
DHB-Pokal ...
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**''Winner'': 2018
*DHB-Supercup:
**''Winner'': 2016, 2017, 2018
Individual awards
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Handball-Bundesliga
The Handball-Bundesliga (HBL) is the top German professional handball league. From 2007 to 2012, the league was sponsored by Toyota and was officially called the ''Toyota Handball-Bundesliga''. In 2012 the Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) became t ...
Player of the Season: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
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Swiss Handball League
The Swiss Handball League (SHL) is the name of the professional handball league of Switzerland. It is divided into two divisions:
* Quickline Handball League
* Nationalliga B
Current season
Teams for season 2024–25
* BSV Bern
* GC Amicit ...
MVP: 2008, 2009
* All-Star Playmaker of the
Danish Handball League
The Herreligaen (men's league), formerly known as Herrehåndboldligaen (men's handball league), is the men's top Danish professional handball league. The winners of the Herreligaen are recognised as the Danish men's handball champions. The curr ...
: 2010
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EHF Hall of Fame in 2024.
See also
*List of handballers with 1000 or more international goals
In total, 27 handballers to date have scored 1000 or more goals for their national teams at senior level.
A vast majority of the players who scored at least 1000 goals, are from the modern era of the sport. This is partly because fewer games w ...
References
External links
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1983 births
Living people
People from Horgen
Sportspeople from Horgen District
Swiss male handball players
Expatriate handball players in Denmark
Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Swiss expatriate handball players in Germany
Rhein-Neckar Löwen players
Handball-Bundesliga players
Swiss sports coaches
Handball coaches of international teams
21st-century Swiss sportsmen
Bjerringbro-Silkeborg players
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