# Germany men's national volleyball team

The Germany men's national volleyball team represents Germany in international volleyball competitions. It is governed by the German Volleyball Association. Germany won the gold medal at the 1970 World Championship as East Germany and the bronze medal at the 2014 World Championship.
After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records. Since 1992 they have appeared at the Olympic Games on two occasions, finishing with a ninth place at Beijing 2008 and a fifth place at London 2012. However, Germany have enjoyed some recent success on the continental stage, winning gold at the 2015 European Games and silver at the 2017 European Championship. Before reunification, East Germany finished fourth at Mexico City 1968, before winning the silver medal at Munich 1972. East Germany were also crowned FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship and clinched the FIVB World Cup in 1969.

## Results

By West Germany national team, East Germany national team and Germany national team

### Summer Olympics

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1964 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1968 | 4th place | 9 | 6 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 449 | 374 |
| 1972 | East Germany | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 295 | 256 |
| 1976 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1980 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1984 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1988 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1992 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1996 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2000 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 418 | 440 |
| 2012 | 5th place | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 429 | 463 |
| 2016 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2020 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2024 | 6th place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 397 | 372 |
| Total | 5/16 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 60 | 54 | 1988 | 1905 |

### World Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1949 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1952 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1956 | 12th place | 10 | 8 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 480 | 387 |
| 1960 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1962 | 11th place | 10 | 8 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 480 | 329 |
| 1966 | 4th place | 12 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 15 | 505 | 407 |
| 1970 | East Germany | 6 | 1 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 333 | 358 |
| 1974 | 4th place | 11 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 478 | 446 |
| 1978 | 9th place | 10 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 361 | 437 |
| 1982 | 12th place | 10 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 363 | 439 |
| 1986 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1990 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1994 | 11th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 128 | 193 |
| 1998 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2002 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | 9th place | 14 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 1196 | 1183 |
| 2010 | 8th place | 9 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 659 | 689 |
| 2014 | Third place | 16 | 11 | 5 | 34 | 19 | 1243 | 1136 |
| 2018 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2022 | 15th place | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 291 | 311 |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 1 Title | 122 | 71 | 51 | 238 | 184 | 6779 | 6335 |

### World Cup

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 1965 | 5th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 305 | 301 |
| 1969 | East Germany | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 341 | 237 |
| 1977 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1981 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1991 | 7th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 9 | N/A | N/A |
| 1995 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2003 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2011 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2015 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2019 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2023 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| Total | 1 Title | 22 | 14 | 8 | 51 | 28 | 646 | 538 |

### World League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
World League record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1990 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1991 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1992 | Intercontinental Round | 12th Place | 12 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 35 | Squad |
| 1993 | Intercontinental Round | 8th place | 20 | 9 | 11 | 32 | 42 | Squad |
| 1994 | Intercontinental Round | 10th Place | 12 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 33 | Squad |
| 1995 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1996 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1997 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1998 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 1999 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2000 | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate | did not participate |
| 2001 | Intercontinental Round | 13th place | 12 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 36 | Squad |
| 2002 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 30 | Squad |
| 2003 | Intercontinental Round | 10th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 29 | Squad |
| 2004 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2006 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2008 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2009 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2010 | Intercontinental Round | 9th place | 12 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 21 | Squad |
| 2011 | Intercontinental Round | 11th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 23 | 28 | Squad |
| 2012 | Final Round | 5th place | 14 | 11 | 3 | 37 | 15 | Squad |
| 2013 | Intercontinental Round | 7th place | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 19 | Squad |
| 2014 | Intercontinental Round | 16th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 26 | Squad |
| 2015 | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew | withdrew |
| 2016 | Group Final Round | 26th place | 8 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | Squad |
| 2017 | Group Final Round | 27th place | 8 | 6 | 2 | 19 | 8 | Squad |
| Total | 5th place | 13/28 | 156 | 62 | 94 | 261 | 338 | — |

### Nations League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
Nations League record :
| Year | Result | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | PW | PL | Squad |
| 2018 | 9th place | 15 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 30 | 1299 | 1307 | Squad |
| 2019 | 14th place | 15 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 41 | 1349 | 1470 | Squad |
| 2021 | 13th place | 15 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 1255 | 1360 | Squad |
| 2022 | 12th place | 12 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | 969 | 1103 | Squad |
| 2023 | 11th place | 12 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 28 | 963 | 1036 | Squad |
| 2024 | 11th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 1018 | 1048 | Squad |
| Total | 6/6 | 81 | 26 | 55 | 128 | 191 | 6853 | 7324 | — |

### European Games

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 2015 | Gold | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 665 | 559 |
| 2019 | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held |
| 2023 | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held | Volleyball tournament not held |
| Total | 1 Title | 8 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 5 | 665 | 559 |

### European Championship

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
European Championship record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | MW | ML | SW | SL | Squad |
| 1948 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1950 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1951 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1955 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 1958 | 1st Round | 9th place | 11 | 9 | 2 | 27 | 10 | Squad |
| 1963 | 1st Round | 9th place | 10 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 5 | Squad |
| 1967 | Final Group | 4th place | 10 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 12 | Squad |
| 1971 | Final Group | 4th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 11 | Squad |
| 1975 | 1st Round | 7th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 7 | Squad |
| 1977 | 1st Round | 9th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 13 | Squad |
| 1979 | 1st Round | 9th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | Squad |
| 1981 | Final Group | 6th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 17 | Squad |
| 1983 | Final Group | 6th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | Squad |
| 1985 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1987 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 1989 | 1st Round | 9th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 19 | Squad |
| 1991 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | Squad |
| 1993 | Semifinals | 4th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | Squad |
| 1995 | 2nd Round | 8th place | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 | Squad |
| 1997 | Groups Round | 9th place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | Squad |
| 1999 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2001 | Groups Round | 9th place | 5 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 14 | Squad |
| 2003 | 2nd Round | 7th place | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | Squad |
| 2005 | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify | did not qualify |
| 2007 | 2nd Round | 5th place | 8 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 11 | Squad |
| 2009 | 2nd Round | 5th place | 8 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 17 | Squad |
| 2011 | 1st Round | 15th place | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| 2013 | Quarterfinals | 6th place | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 5 | Squad |
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | 8th Place | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | Squad |
| 2017 | Final | Runners-up | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 8 | Squad |
| 2019 | Quarterfinals | 8th Place | 7 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 13 | Squad |
| 2021 | Quarterfinals | 5th Place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 10 | Squad |
| 2023 | Round of 16 | 9th Place | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | Squad |
| Total | Final | 24/32 | 173 | 105 | 87 | 339 | 299 | — |

### European League

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 2004 | 4th place | 14 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 1218 | 1149 |
| 2005 | 5th place | 12 | 5 | 7 | 21 | 23 | 1025 | 1001 |
| 2006 | 5th place | 12 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 22 | 1082 | 1041 |
| 2007 | 6th place | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 1091 | 1048 |
| 2008 | 4th place | 14 | 8 | 6 | 31 | 24 | 1261 | 1194 |
| 2009 | Gold | 14 | 10 | 4 | 37 | 19 | 1270 | 1173 |
| Total | 1 Title | 78 | 45 | 33 | 173 | 131 | 6947 | 6606 |

### FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL |
| 2019 | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter | Did not Enter |
| 2023 | Champions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 611 | 493 |
| Total | 1 Title | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 4 | 611 | 493 |

### FIVB Olympic Qualification Tournament - Men's European qualification

Champions Runners up Third place Fourth place Q Qualified to Olympic games
| Year | Result | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | PW | PL | QO |
| 2000 | Pre–qualification Round | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 779 | 760 | X |
| 2004 | 3rd place | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 309 | 324 | X |
| 2008 | 5th place | 7 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 639 | 611 | Q |
| 2012 | 2nd place | 6 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 813 | 729 | Q |
| 2016 | 4th place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 471 | 444 | X |
| 2019 | 2nd place | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 421 | 408 | X |
| Total | 6 Title | 35 | 23 | 15 | 83 | 70 | 3,432 | 3,276 | 2 |

## Team
### Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The roster was announced on 28 June 2024.
Head coach: Michał Winiarski
* 1 Christian Fromm OH
* 5 Moritz Reichert OH
* 6 Johannes Tille S
* 9 György Grozer OP
* 10 Julian Zenger L
* 11 Lukas Kampa (c) S
* 12 Anton Brehme MB
* 13 Ruben Schott OH
* 14 Moritz Karlitzek OH
* 21 Tobias Krick MB
* 22 Tobias Brand OH
* 25 Lukas Maase MB

### Coaches history

| Years | Name |
| 1956–1956 | Eberhard Schulz |
| 1957–1958 | Werner Lohr |
| 1958–1970 | Edgar Blossfeldt |
| 1959–1960 | Jerzy Pławczyk |
| 1961–1964 | Alexander Mühle |
| 1965–1971 | Miroslav Rovný |
| 1971–1971 | Josef Stolarik |
| 1971–1971 | Akira Kato |
| 1971–1972 | Manfred Kindermann |
| 1973–1974 | Michael Gregori |
| 1974–1975 | Sebastian Mihăilescu |
| 1976–1983 | Michael Gregori |
| 1983–1987 | Zbigniew Jasiukiewicz |
| 1987–1990 | Stelian Moculescu |
| 1990–1994 | Igor Prieložný |
| 1995–1998 | Olaf Kortmann |
| 1999–2008 | Stelian Moculescu |
| 2009–2011 | Raúl Lozano |
| 2012–2016 | Vital Heynen |
| 2017–2021 | Andrea Giani |
| 2022–present | Michał Winiarski |

## Kit providers

The table below shows the history of kit providers for the Germany national volleyball team.
| Period | Kit provider |
| 2003–2021 | Asics Erreà Stanno |
| 2021–2023 | Hummel |
| 2023– | Kempa Mikasa |

### Sponsorship

Primary sponsors include: main sponsors like Kempa Sport other sponsors: Mikasa, volleyballdirekt and Kintex.