Stéphane Stoecklin

Stéphane Stoecklin
Stéphane Stoecklin in 1996
Personal information
Born	(1969-01-12) 12 January 1969 (age 55) Bourgoin-Jallieu
Nationality	French
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Right back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
1976–1985	CS Bourgoin-Jallieu
1985–1988	Chambéry HBC
1988–1990	Montpellier Paillade SC
1990–1994	USAM Nîmes
1994–1996	PSG-Asnières
1996–1998	GWD Minden
1998–2003	Honda Suzuka
2003–2005	Chambéry Savoie HB
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990-1999	France	238	(898[1])
Medal record Men's Handball Representing  France Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Team Competition World Championships 1995 Iceland Team Competition 1993 Sweden Team Competition 1997 Japan Team Competition

Stéphane Stoecklin (born 12 January 1969) is a French handball player.

He was voted World Player of the Year 1997 by the International Handball Federation.[2]

With the French national team, he won a bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the medals at the World Championship: silver in 1993, gold in 1995 and bronze in 1997. In the meanwhile, he has been awarded best right back at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta

With clubs, he won two French Championship in 1991 and 1993 and one Coupe de France in 1994 with USAM Nîmes. Lately he has been Bundesliga top scorer in 1998 as a GWD Minden player. The same year, he decided to go in Japan where he played 5 seasons for Honda Suzuka and won 5 times the Japan League.

References

1. "Salle des légendes, Stéphane Stoecklin". ffhandball (in French). Fédération française de handball. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
2. Previous World Handball Players Archived 2009-06-22 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on January 26, 2008)

External links

• Stéphane Stoecklin at the European Handball Federation
• Stéphane Stoecklin at Olympedia (archive)
• Stéphane Stoecklin at Olympics.com