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Johannes Golla (born 5 November 1997) is a German handball player for SG Flensburg-Handewitt and the German national team.[1][2]
| Johannes Golla | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Golla in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
5 November 1997 Wiesbaden, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Pivot | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2003-2007 | TG Eltville | ||
2007-2010 | TuS Dotzheim | ||
2010-2012 | SG Wallau-Massenheim | ||
2012–2015 | HSG VFR/Eintracht Wiesbaden | ||
2015 | MT Melsungen | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2015–2018 | MT Melsungen | ||
2018–2026 | SG Flensburg-Handewitt | ||
2026– | MT Melsungen | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Germany | 117 | (409) |
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1 National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2026 | |||
Since 2021, he has been the captain of the German national team, succeeding Uwe Gensheimer.
Career
editGolla started playing handball at the age of 5 at TG Eltville. In 2015 he joined MT Melsungen.[3] In 2016, he debuted for the senior team in the Bundesliga.[citation needed]
At the end of 2017, Golla announced that he wouldn't extend his contract, and at the start of the 2018/19 season, he joined league rivals SG Flensburg-Handewitt.[4][5]
In 2019, he won the German championship and in 2024 and 2025, he won the EHF European League.[6][7]
National team
editOn March 9th 2019 he debuted for the German national team against Switzerland.[8] He played his first major international tournament at the 2020 European Men's Handball Championship.[9][10]
At the 2022 European Men's Handball Championship he was the German topscorer,[11] and made the tournament all star team.[12]
At the 2024 Olympics he won a silver medal with the German team.
At the 2026 European Men's Handball Championship he won silver medals, losing to Denmark in the final.[13] He was selected as the all-star team pivot.[14]
Individual awards
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Melsungen zu Golla-Abschied: "Praktisch nichts unversucht gelassen"" [Melsungen on Golla's departure: "Practically nothing was left untried"]. handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ↑ "Johannes Golla unterschreibt bei der SG Flensburg-Handewitt" [Johannes Golla signs with SG Flensburg-Handewitt]. handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ↑ "Sichtung für Jugendnationalmannschaft" (in German). Rheingau.de. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ↑ "Melsungen zu Golla-Abschied: "Praktisch nichts unversucht gelassen"" [Melsungen on Golla's departure: "Practically nothing was left untried"]. handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
- ↑ "Johannes Golla unterschreibt bei der SG Flensburg-Handewitt" [Johannes Golla signs with SG Flensburg Handewitt] (in German). Handballworld. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
- ↑ "Danish world champions help Flensburg seal back-to-back titles in the EHF European League Men". International Handball Federation. 25 May 2025. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ↑ "Flensburg end 10-year European trophy drought". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
- ↑ "Handballer verlieren gegen die Schweiz" (in German). DHB. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ↑ "Kader für EM-Auftakt steht" [Squad for European Championship kick-off is set]. dhb.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ↑ "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). sportresult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
- ↑ "Cumulative Statistics Germany". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ↑ "Jim Gottfridsson wertvollster Spieler der Handball-EM, Johannes Golla im All-Star-Team" (in German). www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ↑ "Euro 2026 Final - Match Report". European Handball Federation. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ↑ "Deutscher Coup bleibt aus: Dänemark holt ersten EM-Titel seit 2012" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
- ↑ "MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 30 January 2022.
- ↑ "Men's EHF EURO 2026 All-star Team revealed". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. 1 February 2026.
External links
edit- Johannes Golla at the International Handball Federation (archived)
- Johannes Golla at the European Handball Federation (also at EHF Archive)
- Johannes Golla at SG Flensburg-Handewitt (archived)
- Johannes Golla at Olympedia
- Johannes Golla at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Johannes Golla at Olympics.com
- Johannes Golla at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Johannes Golla on Instagram
