Germany national volleyball team
men's national volleyball team representing Germany
The Germany men's national volleyball team is the national team of Germany. It is governed by the DVV (Deutscher Volleyball-Verband). It takes part in international volleyball competitions. Germany won the gold medal in World Championship 1970 under East Germany. It won the bronze medal in the 2014 World Championships.
Nickname(s) | Die Adler (The Eagles) Die Mannschaft (The Team) | |||
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Association | 'Deutscher Volleyball-Verband | |||
Confederation | CEV | |||
Head coach | Andrea Giani | |||
FIVB ranking | 15 (as of May 31, 2021) | |||
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Summer Olympics | ||||
Appearances | 3 (First in 1972) | |||
Best result | 5th (2012) | |||
World Championship | ||||
Appearances | 6 (First in 1956) | |||
Best result | (2014) | |||
World Cup | ||||
Appearances | 2 (First in 1969) | |||
Best result | 7th (1991) | |||
European Championship | ||||
Appearances | 12 (First in 1963) | |||
Best result | (2017) | |||
www.volleyball-verband.de (in German) | ||||
After German reunification, West Germany (1949–1990) was renamed Germany and they absorbed East Germany (1949–1990) with the records.