Carsten Lichtlein (born 4 November 1980) is a former German handball player and goalkeeper. He is a World champion from 2007 with the German national team, a European champion from 2004 and from 2016 and participated on the German team that finished 4th at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Carsten Lichtlein
Personal information
Born (1980-11-04) 4 November 1980 (age 43)
Würzburg, Germany
Nationality German
Height 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior clubs
Years Team
TG Heidingsfeld
0000–2000
TV Kirchzell
2000–2005
TV Großwallstadt
2005–2013
TBV Lemgo
2013–2019
VfL Gummersbach
2019–2020
HC Erlangen
2020–2022
GWD Minden
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2016
Germany 220 (1)
Medal record
World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2007 Germany
Silver medal – second place 2003 Portugal
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2004 Slovenia
Gold medal – first place 2016 Poland

Club player edit

Lichtlein won the EHF Cup in 2006 with TBV Lemgo.

Achievements edit

References edit

  1. ^ DHB profile
  2. ^ "Germany"European Handball Federation (2008) (Retrieved on February 5, 2008)