Julian Köster (born 16 March 2000) is a German handball player for VfL Gummersbach and the German national team.[1][2]
| Julian Köster | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Köster in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
16 March 2000 Bielefeld, Germany | ||
| Nationality | German | ||
| Height | 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | VfL Gummersbach | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Team | |||
| TuS SW Brauweiler | |||
2015–2018 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
2018–2020 | TSV Bayer Dormagen | ||
2020– | VfL Gummersbach | ||
| National team 1 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021– | Germany | 37 | (70) |
Medal record | |||
|
1 National team caps and goals correct as of 18 January 2024 | |||
Career edit
Club career edit
Having started out at TuS SW Brauweiler, Köster completed his youth team career at TSV Bayer Dormagen, a team he would make his senior handball debut with in 2018, playing in the 2. Bundesliga.[3] In 2020, the German switched to league rivals VfL Gummersbach, signing a contract until 2024.[4] His team earned promotion to the Bundesliga in the 2022 season, one which automatically triggered a one-year contract extension in Köster's contract.[5] He became captain of the team in 2022, and signed on to play for Gummersbach until 2026 following a tenth-placed finish in the 2022–23 Bundesliga campaign.[6][7]
National team edit
Köster made his international debut on the German national team on 21 September 2021. He participated at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in Egypt.[8] Afterwards, Köster took part in the 2022 European Championship, where he played in all seven matches and became Germany's second-highest scorer with 18 goals.[9] He once again became the second-highest scorer for Germany at the 2024 Euros, where his 31 goals helped Germany finish fourth.[10]
Individual awards edit
- Best Defender
- Best Defender of the IHF Men's Youth World Championship: 2019[11]
References edit
- ^ DHB profile
- ^ "Julian Köster - Career & Statistics". eurohandball.com. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
- ^ "Abschied nach sechs Jahren: Julian Köster verlässt TSV Bayer Dormagen". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "VfL Gummersbach verpflichtet Juniorennationalspieler Julian Köster mit sofortiger Wirkung". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ "VfL Gummersbach bindet Nationalspieler Julian Köster langfristig". www.handball-world.news. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
- ^ "Gesamt-Tabelle | HBL Saison 22/23 | LIQUI MOLY HBL". www.liquimoly-hbl.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ WDR (2024-01-09). "Handball-EM 2024: Julian Köster ist der Unverzichtbare". www1.wdr.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ 2021 World Men's Handball Championship roster
- ^ Cumulative Statistics Germany, auf ehfeuro.eurohandball.com, retrieved 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Zahlen von Deutschlands Handballern bei der Handball-EM". handball-world (in German). Retrieved 2024-01-29.
- ^ "2019 Youth World Championship All-star Team". ihf.info. 18 August 2019.