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Lukas Windfeder

Lukas Windfeder

German field hockey player


Lukas Windfeder (born 11 May 1995)[1] is a German field hockey player who plays as a defender for Uhlenhorst Mülheim and the Germany national team.[2]

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Personal life

Windfeder was born in Mülheim, Germany and plays his club hockey for HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim.[3] He also has a sister, Katharina, who has represented the German women's national indoor team.[4]

Career

Junior national team

Windfeder has represented the junior national team on multiple occasions, accumulating 23 caps for the team, and also winning two Junior World Cup medals.[5]

Senior national team

Windfeder debuted for the senior national team in 2014, in a test series against South Africa.[6] Since his debut, he has been a regular inclusion in the German team. In 2018, he was named in the German team for the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[7] On 28 May 2021, he was named in the squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the 2020 Summer Olympics.[8] He scored two goals in the tournament as they won the silver medal after they lost the final to the Netherlands after a shoot-out.[9]


References

  1. "Team Details Germany". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. "Lukas Windfeder". Deutsche Sporthilfe. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  3. "WAZ: KATHARINA AND LUKAS WINDFEDER - THE SIBLINGS HOCKEY". Andreas Berten. Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  4. "DHB-Herren: Das Team für Olympia steht (fast)". hockey.de (in German). 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  5. Sinnige, Clarinda. "Netherlands win final after late 'german' equalizer". Retrieved 12 June 2021.

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