Julius Kühn (handballer)
German handball player (born 1993)
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Julius Kühn (born 1 April 1993) is a German handball player for AEK Athens.[1][2]
| Julius Kühn | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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Kühn in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 April 1993 Duisburg, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | AEK Athens | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999–2008 | TV Aldekerk | ||
2008–2011 | HSG Düsseldorf | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2011–2012 | HSG Düsseldorf | ||
2012–2014 | TUSEM Essen | ||
2014–2017 | VfL Gummersbach | ||
2017–2024 | MT Melsungen | ||
2024–2025 | SG BBM Bietigheim | ||
2025– | AEK Athens | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014– | Germany | 92 | (294) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 12 July 2024 | |||
Career
Kühn started at TV Aldekerk in 1999, before joining HSG Düsseldorf in 2008. In 2010, he won the German youth championship. In the 2010-2011 season he became a part of the first team.
In January 2012, he joined TUSEM Essen[3] In 2014 he joined VfL Gummersbach on a two-year deal.[4] When that expired he signed a two-year extension. In 2017 he joined MT Melsungen.[5] On March 4, 2021, he scored his Bundesliga goal no. 1000 in a match against HC Erlangen. He finished the season as the second best outfield goalscorer in the Bundesliga with 211 goals. In 2023 he joined SG BBM Bietigheim.[6][7]
Season statistics
| Season | Team | League | Games | Goals | Penalty goals | Outfield Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011/12 | HSG Düsseldorf/TUSEM Essen | 2. Bundesliga | 38 | 105 | 1 | 104 |
| 2012/13 | TUSEM Essen | Bundesliga | 34 | 73 | 0 | 73 |
| 2013/14 | TUSEM Essen | 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 133 | 0 | 133 |
| 2014/15 | VfL Gummersbach | Bundesliga | 36 | 113 | 0 | 113 |
| 2015/16 | VfL Gummersbach | Bundesliga | 32 | 161 | 5 | 156 |
| 2016/17 | VfL Gummersbach | Bundesliga | 26 | 166 | 39 | 127 |
| 2017/18 | MT Melsungen | Bundesliga | 33 | 224 | 9 | 215 |
| 2018/19 | MT Melsungen | Bundesliga | 10 | 62 | 0 | 62 |
| 2019/20 | MT Melsungen | Bundesliga | 26 | 107 | 0 | 107 |
| 2020/21 | MT Melsungen | Bundesliga | 38 | 211 | 0 | 211 |
| 2021/22 | MT Melsungen | Bundesliga | 34 | 157 | 1 | 156 |
| 2022/23 | MT Melsungen | Bundesliga | 21 | 40 | 0 | 40 |
| 2023/24 | MT Melsungen | Bundesliga | 34 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
| 2011–2014 | 2. Handball-Bundesliga | Total | 65 | 238 | 1 | 237 |
| 2012–2024 | Handball-Bundesliga | Total | 324 | 1374 | 54 | 1320 |
| 2011–2024 | Total | Karriere | 389 | 1612 | 55 | 1557 |
Source: Player profile at Handball-Bundesliga[8]
National team
Kühn was called up to the German national team for the first time on 9 September 2014 by Dagur Sigurðsson.[9] He debuted on 20 September 2014 in a home match against Switzerland.[10]
At the 2016 European Championship, he was not initially part of the team but was included for the last match of the main round to replace Christian Dissinger. Germany won the tournament, beating Spain in the final 24–17.[2] Later the same year he was part of the German team that won bronze medals at the 2016 Olympics. For this he was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt.[11]
He also represented Germany at the 2018 European Championship.[12]
At the 2020 European Championship, he had become a key part of the team.[13] At the 2020 Olympics, he also represented Germany.[14]
He played a single game at the 2022 European Championship against Belarus, before he had to leave with a positive COVID-19 test.[15][16]
Achievements
- Summer Olympics:
Bronze: 2016
- European Championship:
Gold: 2016
Private life
Kühn is related to the German handball player Dana Bleckmann.[17]
