Christian Pampel (born 6 September 1979 in

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) is a retired

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player from

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Career

Christian Pampel started his career in Hochstetten in 1995. After three years in the Volleyball-boarding school Frankfurt, he went to the first division club

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in in 1999, won his first championship in 2000, and made it to the final of the Champions League in 2000. In 2001, he won both the German championship and the

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and took part at the 2001 Men's European Volleyball Championship, European Volleyball Championship in the Czech Republic. In 2002, he won the German championship and cup again. In the following European Volleyball Championship in Germany, he was one of the best players, second in the Top-Scorer Ranking and got elected German Volleyball-player of the year 2003. Then he went to play in Italy. For the second division (A2) club Loreto first, then in the first division (A1) club Vibo Valentia where he made it to the final of the Italian cup and the playoffs. In 2005, he went to the A1-club Semprevolley Padua and got elected A1-player of the month February 2006. For the playoffs he was hired by the Greek powerhouse Olympiacos SFP (men's volleyball), Olympiacos Piraeus but followed his contract with Padova the next championship. He was part of the Germany men's national volleyball team, German National team taking part at the 2006 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship, 2006 World Championship held in Japan (9th rank), as well as in the 2007 Men's European Volleyball Championship, 2007 European Championship in Russia (5th rank). In 2007, he went back to Friedrichshafen and again won the German Cup and Championship. With the national team he made it to the Olympic games in Beijin 2008 (9th rank). After that he played for Gazprom-Ugra Surgut, Gazprom-Jugra Surgut until September and was then hired by the Italian A1-club Copra Volley Piacenza where he won the Italian Championship 2009. After a summer in South Korea, he went to Qatar in December 2009 and won the GCC Cup in 2010. He won the Qatar Championship in 2010, 2011 and 2012. In 2012, he won the 2012 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship with Al-Arabi SC (Qatar), Al Arabi and was Top Scorer of the tournament. In 2010, 2011, and 2012, he participated in the FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship, FIVB Men's Club World Championship. Since 2016 Pampel is Head Coach and Player of TSV Mimmenhausen in the Deutsche Volleyball-Bundesliga, 2nd Bundesliga Germany (until 2018 one League below).

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