Erhard Wunderlich

Erhard Wunderlich

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1956-12-14)14 December 1956 Augsburg, Germany
Died	4 October 2012(2012-10-04) (aged 55)
Height	204 m (669 ft)
Sport
Sport	Handball
Position	Left back
Senior clubs
Years	Team
0000–1976	FC Augsburg
1976–1983	VfL Gummersbach
1983–1984	FC Barcelona
1984–1989	TSV Milbertshofen
1989–1991	VfL Bad Schwartau
1993	TSV Milbertshofen
National team Years Team Apps (Gls) 1976–1986 West Germany 140 (504)
Medal record Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team World Championship 1978 Denmark Team

Erhard "Sepp" Wunderlich (14 December 1956 – 4 October 2012) was a German handball player.

Wunderlich was born in Augsburg. As a member of the West German handball team, he won the 1978 World Men's Handball Championship and the silver medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics. At the latter tournament he played all six matches and scored 22 goals.

He played club handball for the VfL Gummersbach from 1976 to 1983 when he left to join FC Barcelona. He later returned to Germany to play for the TSV Milbertshofen. During his club career he won four European Cups and two German Championships. In 1999 he was voted German Handballer of the Century.

He died, aged 55, in Cologne of skin cancer. He was buried in his home town Augsburg, as was his last wish, on 10 October 2012.

References

External links

• Erhard Wunderlich at databaseOlympics.com (archived)

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