Christian Schulte

Christian Schulte ( born August 17, 1975 in Neuss ) is a German hockey goalie. He was from 1996 to 2009 a member of the A- squad of the national team. During this time he completed more than 120 international matches.

With the German national hockey team, he became world and European champions in Hall and field. In 2004 he won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Athens. 2006, he reached with the national team to second place at the Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach and was world champion. The title defense was previously yet no nation has succeeded. Also in 2006 he was German field hockey champion with the Crefelder HTC. In this championship, he was elected second time after 2003 "Best Goalkeeper " of field hockey finals. On 11 February 2007, he added, with the Crefelder HTC, whose honor he is a member, his track record, add the title of German Champion Hall, 2007. In the final, scored a historic success: As the only goalie with a German Indoor Championship he remained without conceding a goal.

In May 2007 he won the crown of European club hockey sport. With the HTC Crefelder in the final of the European Champions' Cup managed a 1-0 victory over the Spanish champions ONO Atlètic Terrassa. This result ensured Christian Schulte the German hockey team in the final of the Champions Trophy 2007 in Kuala Lumpur. Germany is the record winner of the prestigious competition ( 9 wins ). Another unique success in Germany Christian Schulte secured with the Crefelder HTC in February 2008, when the CHTC won the European Champions Cup in the hall and thus managed in a Championship cycle after Athletic Terrassa as second European team the double - double.

In March 2008 the German team won with Christian Schulte, the qualifying tournament for the Olympic Games in Beijing, where the employed goalkeeper Ulrich Bubolz and Christian Schulte remained in six games without conceding a goal.

At the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008 Christian Schulte was reported as P- Accredited Deutsche - Men hockey team and once again part of the Olympic team in Germany. He was not used in any game, but took before in all activities of the team and during the Olympic Games in Beijing part. Due to his exemplary dedication, fairness and teamwork, he was the Minister of the Interior of North Rhine -Westphalia, Dr. Ingo Wolf Member of Parliament. , Awarded the prize of the Sports Foundation NRW 2009.

Stations as a player

• Grimlinghausen SC (1980 - 1986)
• HTC SW Neuss (1986 - 1992)
• Crefelder HTC (1992 - 2003)
• FC Barcelona (2003 - 2004)
• Crefelder HTC (2004 - 2012)
• Düsseldorf HC (Hall season 2011 - 2012)

National success as a player

Honors

• 2004 Honorary Member of the CHTC
• 2007 Germany Hockey Athlete of the Year
• 2008 Germany Team of the Year
• 2009 Award of the NRW Sports Foundation for exemplary dedication, fairness and teamwork