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 (1997-11-05) 5 November 1997 (age 28)
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)
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

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Golla 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

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On 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

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References

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  1. "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.
  2. "Johannes Golla unterschreibt bei der SG Flensburg-Handewitt" [Johannes Golla signs with SG Flensburg-Handewitt]. handball-world.news (in German). Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. "Sichtung für Jugendnationalmannschaft" (in German). Rheingau.de. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. "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.
  5. "Johannes Golla unterschreibt bei der SG Flensburg-Handewitt" [Johannes Golla signs with SG Flensburg Handewitt] (in German). Handballworld. Retrieved 6 February 2018.
  6. "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.
  7. "Flensburg end 10-year European trophy drought". ehfel.eurohandball.com.
  8. "Handballer verlieren gegen die Schweiz" (in German). DHB. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
  9. "Kader für EM-Auftakt steht" [Squad for European Championship kick-off is set]. dhb.de (in German). Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  10. "2020 European Men's Handball Championship squad" (PDF). sportresult.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 January 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2020.
  11. "Cumulative Statistics Germany". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
  12. "Jim Gottfridsson wertvollster Spieler der Handball-EM, Johannes Golla im All-Star-Team" (in German). www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  13. "Euro 2026 Final - Match Report". European Handball Federation. 1 February 2026. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  14. "Deutscher Coup bleibt aus: Dänemark holt ersten EM-Titel seit 2012" (in German). handball-world.news. Retrieved 1 February 2026.
  15. "MVP Gottfridsson leads seven-nation All-star Team". eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 30 January 2022.
  16. "Men's EHF EURO 2026 All-star Team revealed". ehfeuro.eurohandball.com. 1 February 2026.
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