Sybille Gruner
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| Sybille Gruner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
May 18, 1969 Erfurt, East Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1979-1983 | UT Erfurt | ||
1983-1990 | SC Leipzig | ||
1990-2002 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Germany | 135 | (296) |
| Teams managed | |||
2002-2006 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen (assistant) | ||
2013-2018 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen youth team | ||
2018- | TuS Königsdorf | ||
2020-2021 | Germany U17 | ||
Medal record | |||
Sybille Gruner (born 18 May 1969 in Erfurt, East Germany) was a member of the German women's national handball team between 1989 and 1995. In 1993 the team won the world championship in a very close game against Denmark.[1] One year later, during the European championship final in Berlin, they played the Danish team again and lost.
At the Olympic Games in Barcelona in 1992 the team had high hopes of a medal but placed a disappointing fourth. In the play-off for the bronze medal they lost against the odds-on favourite, Russia.
Gruner attended Kinder- und Jugendsportschule in Leipzig, a special school for athletically talented children. At the age of 14 she moved to SC Leipzig.[2] At the age of 16 she was a member of the senior SC Leipzig team that won the European cup.[3] She has also won several national titles with SC Leipzig followed.
In 1990 she moved to Leverkusen and played for Bayer 04 Leverkusen for the next 12 years.[2] After the birth of her first daughter and winning the national cup she ended her active career as a handball player.[3]
National team
She played 133 national team games for the German national team.[2]
